This is a round-up of some top 1950s murder mystery party games. With 3 top murder mystery boxed games kits for adults. And 3 printable detective games available to download online.
These include 1950s murder mystery scripts for large gatherings. And a theatrical interactive version.
For more decade party games round-ups including 1920s, 1930s and eighties, see my list of posts below.
6 Top 1950s Murder Mystery Party Games
1. Murder Under the Big Top
From: Broadway Murder Mysteries | Number of Players: 4 to 20 | Age rating: 13+ | Format: USB Loaded with Printable Game Files.
Plot: It’s 1952, and P.U. Barnhum’s world-famous three-ring circus has come to Podunk! The town is overwhelmed by the excitement, the lights, the animals, and the… dead body of the ringmaster! Yes, there lies Rhett Coate, shot to death right in the center ring…
For more details of this 1950s circus themed murder mystery party game. See my post: Murder Under the Big Top – 50s Mystery Game.
2. A Murder on the Grill
From: University Games | Number of roles/players: 8 players | Age rating: 18+ | Format: Boxed dinner party game kit including bonus CD | Theme: 1950s BBQ/barbeque themed outdoor dinner party game. Perfect for a summer party.
Description: Everyone’s a suspect when murder is on the menu. Hey guys & dolls, it’s a cookout with a twist as you go back in time to 1959 for this mystery. Rock & Roll is here to stay until Tom Dooley is iced over his hot grill, and you may be a suspect. [Source: Amazon]
For more details of this boxed 1950s murder mystery party game. See my post: A Murder on the Grill, a 1950s BBQ Themed Mystery Game.
3. The Atomic Bombshell, A Murder-Free Mystery Game
From: Red Herring Games | Number of roles: Available in 4 different sizes. For 6, 8, 10 or 12 players. With an optional role for an extra guest to play the Inspector | Age rating: 13 years and up | Format: Boxed dinner party game kit | Setting: 1950s Cold War America.
Plot: America is in the grip of the cold war and atomic bomb research and manufacture is top of every nation’s agenda. At long last the blueprints for “The ultimate weapon”? are in the final stages and the project is nearing it’s goal. Imagine the shock when the blueprints are found to be missing from Dr Van Der Boom’s study. [Source: Amazon]
For more details of this 1950s murder mystery party game kit. See my post: The Atomic Bombshell, A Non-Murder Mystery Party Game.
4. Murder Plays a Sour Note
From: Mysteries on the Net | Number of roles: 8 suspects with 4 men and 4 women characters. But up to 80 people can also join in and play detective! Perfect for a large group gathering or event | Format: Printable detective games download.
Setting: 1955 New Year’s Eve, at the Pitz – the city’s most infamous supper club!
Description: Everyone in the gregarious group of rarefied revelers hoists a glass of champagne and readies their noise makers preparing to celebrate the arrival of the year 1955. As the clock strikes midnight, Lou Gumbardo and his band, The Loyal Geraniums, begin the familiar strains of Auld Lang Syne… Suddenly, without warning, the club is in darkness and, amid the rumbling of the assembled guests, three shots ring out… [Source: Mysteries on the Net]
*For more details of this 1950s murder mystery party game, visit: Mysteries on the Net.
5. The Red Rose Murders
From: Paul Lamond Games | Number of Players: 6 to 8 players | Age rating: 13+ | Format: Boxed dinner party game kit | Setting: 1950’s Hollywood.
Description: In Red Rose, it’s 1950s Hollywood there’s only room for one top-dog! And he’s the cigar-chomping agent to the stars, Rich Toad. So when he’s found dead in suspicious circumstances, floating face-down in the swimming pool of his mansion. Surrounded by a hundred scattered red roses, the whole film world is shocked to its core!… Fortunately the famous Inspector McClue is on hand to assist your investigations. [Source: Amazon]
This is part of the Inspector McClue games series. For more games see also Inspector McClue Games on Amazon US and UK.
6. Murder is on the Air
From: Mysteries on the Net | Number of roles: 8 actors. This is a printable interactive theatrical murder mystery play. To be performed in a theatre by a troupe of actors | Format: Murder mystery theater interactive script, available to download online | Setting: On the set of a hit 1950’s American TV sitcom. Inspired by the popular I Love Lucy Show!
Plot: It is 1957. Poodle skirts and Elvis are all the rage and Dwight Eisenhower has just started his second term as President of the United States. TV is replacing radio as the entertainment medium of choice, and the top-rated show on the air is The Lizzie Show, a weekly sitcom starring Lizzie Bell, and co-starring Macie Dixon.
The show puts Lizzie and Macie in awkward situations resulting in predictable, but amusing outcomes… [Source: Mysteries on the Net]
*For more details of this 1950s murder mystery theater script, visit: Mysteries on the Net.
And for another interactive murder mystery script for a theatre group. See my post: Murder Mystery Interactive Scripts Online – Art Gallery Themed Script.
More Decade Themed Mystery Games
For more decade-themed murder mystery party games, you might also like to checkout: 7 Top Twenties Mysteries | Thirties Themed Murder Mystery | WWII and 40s Games | 60s | Seventies | Eighties | 1990s Mystery Game
See also my latest: Decade Party Games.
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Host your own Murder Mystery Weekend with Hunt a Killer Box Sets! on Amazon UK and US.
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