Murder at Hollyfield Hall

A printable Christmas murder mystery party game for 6 to 8 players. Instant download: 50 pages in A4 and US Letter. Plays in about three hours with dinner.

Snowed in. One cracker too many.

It’s Christmas Eve at Hollyfield Hall. The road is closed, the phone line is down, and the old toymaker Augustus Fairweather has just been found dead in his library, a paper crown on the floor beside him. One of your guests did it.

Every guest plays a suspect with secrets of their own. Over three rounds, with dinner, the clues come out, the secrets surface, and everyone tries to work out who killed Augustus, how and why.

What’s included

• Host guide with the evening’s running order
• Opening scene and rules to read aloud
• 8 invitations and 8 character profiles to send before the party
• 24 round cards, three for each player
• 9 clue cards
• 8 name tags
• Accusation sheets
• The solution, to keep sealed until the end

Players, printing and delivery

• Plays 6, 7 or 8. Every part can be played by anyone, and the names work for any gender.
• Every guest also gets a private goal, scored apart from the murder.
• The host can play too: a friend sets it up, so you don’t see anyone’s cards or the solution early.
• There’s nothing gory in it. Best for adults and older teens.
• Digital download only. Print at home or at a print shop, in colour or black and white.

How it was made

The story, clues and page layout were written with help from Claude, an AI assistant, and the paintings were made with Nano Banana Pro, an AI image tool. The clues were checked with AI play-tests, so that a careful table can solve it fairly.