Gameplay: All our mystery games play in the same general format. Players receive a character who they will roleplay. Using social deduction they will determine clues and and eliminate red herrings, ultimately deciding on a guess as to the culprit's identity. The guilty party is not determined randomly and is tied to each mystery's plot; the victim(s) are never eliminated from game play. Criminals do not know their guilt until the game's end--every player should suspect even themselves!
 
Destroy this Book: This game book includes everything you need to run the game with friends. The book is meant to be cut apart with pages distributed to different players. It is constructed in such a way that players can work through this mystery with or without a host who knows the outcome. There are spoiler warnings on pages to prevent ruining the mystery for players choosing to run this game without a host.
 
Theme:
Every year, the residents of Wellington Neighborhood gather for their annual Ugly Sweater Soiree. But this year, the tinsel isn’t the only thing tangled with drama. As the eggnog flows and the carols blare, old rivalries unravel like a poorly knit scarf.

When one guest is found strangled with a string of holiday lights halfway through the festivities, the rest must untangle the clues amid the glitter, garland, and gaudy knits to find the killer in their cozy community… and perhaps a method of removing blood stains from wool?

The only thing uglier than the sweaters… is the murder.

Ugly Sweater Soiree: Tinsel and Tragedy is a Christmas-party-themed murder mystery party for 8-18 players by Christopher D. Schmitz.
 
The license included in the game is for private groups. To run this game commercially or for a nonprofit, you will need to purchase an additional license good for one year, available at https://www.authorchristopherdschmitz.com/category/murder-mystery-commercial-licenses.