New Years Eve Party Game Printable, Murder Mystery for Adults, NYE Detective Game, 5 Cases with Answers

NEW YEAR'S EVE MYSTERIES: Five Parties, One Night, Five Cozy Murders.
Five printable murder mystery logic puzzles for grown-ups, from easy to medium, in one short New Year's Eve story. Instant download, answer key included.

Five New Year's Eve parties, five bodies before midnight, and a jewel thief called the Magpie. Collect one letter from every culprit and find out where the Magpie will strike at twelve.

Every case has exactly one solution, checked by computer with two different methods, and can be solved by logic alone. No guessing, no gore: cozy crime, the murders happen off the page.

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WHAT'S INCLUDED
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✔ 5 murder mysteries, each one a little harder:
• Case 1 Champagne at the Gala: easy, 4 suspects, about 10 minutes
• Case 2 The Resolution Jar: easy, 4 suspects, about 10 minutes
• Case 3 Fireworks over the Pier: medium, 4 suspects, about 15 minutes
• Case 4 Countdown on the Rooftop: medium, 5 suspects, about 20 minutes
• Case 5 Twelve Grapes at Midnight: medium, 5 suspects, about 25 minutes
✔ Casebook (14 pages): how to play, the story, the case board, all 5 cases with grids, the final question and a certificate
✔ Answer key with the full solution and a short explanation for every case
✔ Hints file: Tip 1 and Tip 2 for every case
✔ Tablet edition: tap a case, then Tip 1, Tip 2 or Reveal
✔ Every printable file in color and in ink-saver black & white
✔ US Letter, A4 and iPad

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SCOPE: WHAT THIS IS (AND IS NOT)
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• A small pack of 5 pen-and-paper logic puzzles: read the clues, mark the grid, name the culprit
• Solve alone, as a couple or in teams: print one copy of a case per player or team
• It is NOT a murder mystery party script with roles, costumes or character booklets
• It is NOT a physical item: you print it yourself or play it on a tablet
• Want 100 cases? See our Detective Academy: 100 Murder Mysteries in four levels, in our shop

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HOW IT WORKS
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1. Read the story, the suspect cards and the numbered clues.
2. Mark the grid until only one culprit is left. Fill in your verdict.
3. Write the culprit's letter on the case board. After Case 5, the five letters answer the final question.

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PERFECT FOR
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• The hours before midnight: one case per team, the winners pop the first bottle
• A quiet New Year's Eve at home for one or two
• Fans of logic grid puzzles, whodunits and cozy crime novels

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FORMATS
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• US Letter (8.5 × 11 in) and A4, Color + Ink Saver
• Tablet edition (landscape PDF) for iPad and other tablets, works in any PDF app
• 3 ZIP files: US Letter, A4, Tablet. Start with START-HERE.pdf.

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INSTANT DOWNLOAD, NO PHYSICAL ITEM
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This is a digital download. Nothing will be shipped. After payment, Etsy gives you access to the files on the purchase page and by email. Colors may look slightly different depending on your screen and printer.

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USE
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✔ Personal use: print as many copies as you need for yourself, your household and your own party guests
✘ Please do not resell, share or upload the files, and do not sell printed copies.

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FAQ
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How hard is it?
Case 1 is a gentle start with 4 suspects. Cases 4 and 5 have 5 suspects and a bigger grid. If you have never solved a logic grid before, the how-to page and the hints file get you going.

How many people can play?
One person, a couple, or as many teams as you like. Each team needs its own printed copy of a case.

Are the solutions included?
Yes: an answer key with explanations, plus a hints file with two tips per case.

No AI images are used in this listing; the photos show the real pages from the files. The puzzles and texts were created with the help of AI tools.