Yes. There are three ways to have a murder mystery dinner in Johannesburg with Murder Mystery Guide: fly me up from Cape Town to host it, host one of my Print & Play games yourself, or have me write a game for your group and train you to run it. All three work anywhere in […]
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When it comes to milestone birthday party ideas, every big birthday hits the same wall: you want it to feel special, but you’ve all been to the same dinner, the same bar, the same “let’s just do drinks” a hundred times. The problem isn’t the venue. It’s that everyone already knows how the night goes. […]
It’s that time of the year when your colleagues start floating their year-end function ideas. But what are you actually going to do at this year’s year-end function? If the honest answer is “the same restaurant, the same speeches, the same three people who always talk” — your team already knows how the night goes […]
Looking for the best murder mystery dinner in South Africa? There are more options than you’d expect… What turns a murder mystery dinner into the night people still quote a year later — and how do you avoid booking a flat one? A great one can turn a table of colleagues, friends or near-strangers into […]
Murder Mystery Guide has been named a 2026 African Excellence double winner — Best African Entertainment Brand and Murder Mystery Dinner Experience of the Year. It’s official — Murder Mystery Guide is now an award-winning murder mystery dinner. Two of them, in fact, and I’ve read the certificate about four times to make sure it’s […]
The best networking event idea I’ve ever seen isn’t networking at all. Here’s how a four-word brief — “write it around Braai Day” — became a top-secret government summit, a room full of suspects, and the newest tradition rolling out to the Lekker Network’s “tenth province.”
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Scripted vs Improvised Murder Mystery: Why We Threw Away the Script (And Never Looked Back)
Picture this. You’ve arrived at a murder mystery dinner. Someone hands you an envelope. Inside is a card with your character’s name, a paragraph of backstory, and three lines you are supposed to say out loud in front of a table of people you barely know. You read line one. You stammer. You wonder if […]
The right murder mystery dinner company depends on what kind of night you want. Book actors if you’d like to watch, a scripted kit if you’d like to save money and read along, or a guest-improvised murder mystery if you’d like your guests to be the show. Then check four things before you book: who […]
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The Ultimate Guide to Hosting a Murder Mystery Dinner Party
Hosting a murder mystery dinner party sounds complicated. It isn’t. What it requires is a little advance organisation, a willingness to keep people on their toes, and the confidence to hold the room when things get chaotic — which they will, and that’s entirely the point. I’ve been hosting these evenings for fifteen years. Here’s […]
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Murder Mystery Box Sets vs Improvised Games: What’s the Difference?
If you’ve ever Googled “murder mystery dinner party,” you’ve probably landed on one of two things: a murder mystery box set shipped from Amazon, or a company offering to send professional actors to your home. Both have their place. But neither is what I do — and if you’re trying to figure out which kind […]