Ai-Q Labs
Printable murder mystery party games written in the Japanese "murder mystery" style. Every clue is a document the players read — a corrected page proof, a radio log, a weather record — so there is nothing to cut out and nothing to assemble. They print in black and white on ordinary A4 or Letter paper, and they run as well over a video call as around a table. Eleven titles so far, for 2 to 8 players, 60 to 180 minutes. One of them needs no game master at all, so nobody has to sit out.
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The Eve, 20:00 | Japanese-Style Murder Mystery for 8-16 Players + Host | Printable PDF | 150-180 min
$13.99THE EVE, 20:00 — a Japanese-style murder mystery for 8–16 players and 1 host. 150–180 minutes. Printable PDF. Tsuzuri is a town of thirty houses along a river. Tomorrow is its festival, and tonight...$13.99 -
First Light, 03:00 | Japanese-Style Murder Mystery for 3-6 Players + Host | Printable PDF | 90-120 min
$8.99FIRST LIGHT, 03:00 — a Japanese-style murder mystery for 3–6 players and 1 host. 90–120 minutes. Printable PDF. Mount Fuji, the eighth station. Three thousand metres up, three days before the...$8.99 -
Terminus, 05:00 | Japanese-Style Murder Mystery for 7-14 Players + Host | Printable PDF | 150-180 min
$12.99TERMINUS, 05:00 — a Japanese-style murder mystery for 7–14 players and 1 host. 150–180 minutes. Printable PDF. The night sleeper express Reimei. Out of a northern port town at 22:00, into Tokyo at...$12.99 -
The Tea Room, 14:00 | Japanese-Style Murder Mystery for Exactly 3 Players, No Game Master | Printable PDF | 60-75 min
$8.99THE TEA ROOM, 14:00 — a Japanese-style murder mystery for exactly 3 players, with no game master at all. 60–75 minutes. Printable PDF. Kyoto, the northern edge of the city, where the mountains begin...$8.99 -
The Guest Book, 21:00 | Japanese-Style Murder Mystery for 3-6 Players + Host | Printable PDF | 90-120 min
$8.99THE GUEST BOOK, 21:00 — a Japanese-style murder mystery for 3–6 players and 1 host. 90–120 minutes. Printable PDF. A small hot-spring inn, high in the mountains. A main house, and three detached...$8.99 -
The Eulogy, 15:00 | Japanese-Style Murder Mystery for 4-8 Players + Host | Printable PDF | 90-120 min
$8.99THE EULOGY, 15:00 — a Japanese-style murder mystery for 4–8 players and 1 host. 90–120 minutes. Printable PDF. The back room of a funeral hall. The service begins at three. It is 13:20 now. The...$8.99 -
The Ballot, 22:00 | Japanese-Style Murder Mystery for 6-12 Players + Host | Printable PDF | 110-140 min
$8.99THE BALLOT, 22:00 — a Japanese-style murder mystery for 6–12 players and 1 host. 110–140 minutes. Printable PDF. A town gymnasium, serving as a counting centre for one night. Polling day for the...$8.99 -
Curtain Up, 19:00 | Japanese-Style Murder Mystery for 5-10 Players + Host | Printable PDF | 100-130 min
$8.99CURTAIN UP, 19:00 — a Japanese-style murder mystery for 5–10 players and 1 host. 100–130 minutes. Printable PDF. A sixty-seat theatre. A company that has been going for fifteen years, playing the...$8.99 -
On Air, 25:00 | Japanese-Style Murder Mystery for 4-8 Players + Host | Printable PDF | 90-120 min
$8.99ON AIR, 25:00 — a Japanese-style murder mystery for 4–8 players and 1 host. 90–120 minutes. Printable PDF. A late-night listener-mail show that ran for ten years ends tonight. It airs from 24:00 to...$8.99 -
FREE - Last Contact, 04:00 | Japanese-Style Murder Mystery for 2-4 Players + Host | Printable PDF | 60-90 min
$0.00LAST CONTACT, 04:00 — a Japanese-style murder mystery for 2–4 players and 1 host. 60–90 minutes. Printable PDF. On a winter ridge, one of three people went off it and died. The two who walked down...$0.00 -
The Deadline, 23:00 | Japanese-Style Murder Mystery for 3-6 Players + Host | Printable PDF | 90-120 min
$8.99THE DEADLINE, 23:00 — a Japanese-style murder mystery for 3 players and 1 host. 90–120 minutes. Printable PDF. Tonight at 23:00, a novel goes to print. At 21:50, its author is found dead in the...$8.99