Murder Mystery Games in Houston

Beware: there’s a killer in your midst

Someone playing this game with you is a bit of a Jekyll and Hyde. His or her good side knows nothing about the evil side—and the evil side has challenged you to prevent your own murder. Everyone in your group has been poisoned, and the clock is ticking down on your time left to live. To reveal the killer’s identity, you’ll have to complete a series of photo challenges, solve interlocking puzzles, decipher coded text messages, and more. If you succeed, you get the antidote. If you fail…well, you know.

If you love escape-room games, you’ll love this murder mystery scavenger hunt. But even better, you won’t be locked in a room for an hour: this game can be played almost anywhere. 

An in-person murder mystery for any location!

We have a variety of versions, depending on where you want to play. Such as…

• A city, town, or neighborhood
• A science, history, or entertainment museum
• A zoo or aquarium
• An office
• A school or campus
• A botanical garden or park

A murder mystery scavenger hunt perfect for team building

Here’s a game that will help you solve the mystery of how to entertain a diverse group of people while boosting morale and teamwork. It’s perfect for any private party or a corporate team-building outing of any size. Our clients who have enjoyed this game include T-Mobile, TD Bank, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Michigan in Washington, and others too numerous to mention.

If your group is stuck in a conference room, check out Murder by Team Building! This game is ideal for corporate groups that enjoy stories and interlocking puzzles, and that have limited space. A virtual version is also available for far-flung teams.

The hunt’s afoot! Contact us to learn more—and find more team-building fun anywhere!

Nature gets wild at the Houston Museum of Natural Science

Take your group on an unusual adventure that uncovers the museum’s secrets, surprises, and treasures. Your team will follow a trail of clues through the galleries as you collaborate to answer fun and funny questions about what you find.

You’ll see the best of such exhibits as the Hall of Paleontology—so vivid you might swear you feel the hot breath of a looming dinosaur—and the new Hall of the Americas.

But even if you don’t know a dino bone from a donut, you’ll enjoy this hunt. The emphasis is on teamwork and laughter. No previous knowledge about science or the museum is necessary to win: you just need a sharp mind, comfy shoes, and a sense of adventure.

You also might find…

• A prehistoric fish that got all choked up
• An Inuk warning to travelers at the Toronto airport
• A pig that does cleanup work for a dirty job
• A deadly dandelion made by Fabergé
• The elemental reason your potato chips don’t break

Your team could track down answers to such questions as…

• In the Hall of Paleontology, find a couple of guys who don’t look like they know how to use the sharpest tools in the shed (or cave). However, what nickname for one implies that he might actually have been pretty good with a wrench? Answer: Among models of the earliest humans, Homo Habilis is known as “Handy Human.”  
• In Africa, what predator is most likely to “hail” a Chevy namesake that’s hanging around? Answer: A leopard on a branch is closest to an impala caught in the tree.

Couldn’t answer those questions? Don’t worry! They’re designed so you can answer them only when you are standing in the right spot in the museum, when all becomes clear.

Museum scavenger hunt options to suit your group

If your group could use more of a challenge consider the Murder Mystery Edition, which features the highlights of the main hunt but adds a whodunit for you to solve.

The International Edition is perfect for groups with participants whose first language is not English.

The Kids Edition makes the fun available for youngsters ages 7 and up, as they collaborate with adults.

If you’ve been looking for an out-of-the-box activity for a diverse group, your search is over! This group game is great for corporate outings, birthday parties, social-group gatherings, school field trips—you name it.

Contact us to learn more about the Houston Museum of Natural Science scavenger hunt—and find more team-building fun in Houston!

Solving a murder is not a trivial pursuit

We need your help to catch a killer. Shortly after writing a trivia quiz, a Watson Adventures staffer was murdered. Before he died, he drew a star on the ground with his own blood. What does this mean? It turns out that he lived a dangerous double life. Can your team of sleuths piece together the puzzle he left behind in time to head off an international incident with catastrophic consequences?

To crack the case, you’ll need to get into teams and work your way through the dead man’s trivia quiz. Our entertaining host will guide you through several rounds of captivating questions, which often have ways for you to figure out the answer even if you don’t know it at first. The unusual array of challenges includes a music round, a movie-stills challenge, and even a scavenger hunt.

Along the way, you’ll discover how the answers point to a cryptic code. You won’t just solve a crime—the fate of the free world might depend on your ability to work together!

This devilish trivia game can be played pretty much everywhere—conference rooms, special-event spaces, private rooms in restaurants or bars, even your home. You just need enough chairs for participants to sit together in teams. Leave the rest to us.

Have any non-trivial questions about the Killer Trivia Game? Contact us to learn more—and find more fun wherever you need a bit of mystery!

The murder-mystery game you can play anywhere

Terrible news! A Watson Adventures host, David Park, was on his way to lead your team-building activity today, but he was found dead in the parking lot. We need you to go through David’s backpack of game materials and see if you can figure out who would want him dead and why.

On teams, you’ll play the game that David created, answering trivia questions, solving fun puzzles, and—spoiler alert!—uncovering secret messages that reveal that David was leading a double life. There might even be a spy in your group!

We’ll send you the backpack full of game materials, and a Watson Adventures host will get the game started, then answer questions (and offer hints) as you go along.

You can choose whether you would like our Host to lead your group remotely, via Zoom or a similar platform, or you can opt for an in-person host, live in your office.

The game requires one hour and can be played in any room where you need to provide a break for your group, ramp up the fun, and get people to bond and work together in a whole new way. It’s perfect for corporate events and office parties for groups who like stories and interlocking puzzles.

A Teens Edition is also available.

Similar Murder Mystery Games

Need a hybrid solution to bring together players working from home and in the office? Check out the Murder by Team Building Game: Virtual Edition.

If you have more room to roam and prefer a game with photo challenges as well as puzzles, consider Murder Mystery Mayhem. 

Contact us to learn more about this murder mystery game—and find more fun!

Is someone on your team a double agent?

Shocking news: we have information that someone in your group is a spy for some enemy country. Your mission: to reveal who the traitor is. How can you do it? Someone seems to have embedded secret codes in a scavenger hunt, and there’s reason to believe that if you solve all of its puzzles and other challenges, the name of the spy will be revealed. Are you up to the task?

Along the way, teams must take unusual photos, answer trivia questions, find hidden words, and crack a mystery message. Our Hunt Host will set you up at the start with the game in any phone’s browser (no app to install), meet you for a bonus challenge, and if you’re lucky, drop hints along the way.

Chase a spy almost anywhere

This spy scavenger hunt can be played in a number of places, such as…

• a science, history, or pop culture museum
• a neighborhood
• a zoo
• a park or botanical garden
• an aquarium

The game brings out the various skills of everyone on the team, with each person getting a chance to shine. The game typically takes 75 to 90 minutes, depending on the location.

Ready to track down a spy? Contact us to learn more or explore all our scavenger hunt locations—and find more fun on your next company outing or private event!

You can escape a room, but can you escape a vintage game store?

As part of his acclaimed new book, The Puzzler, best-selling author A.J. Jacobs (The Year of Living Biblically, The Year of Living Constitutionally) partnered with Watson Adventures to create a devilishly fun murder mystery game packed with puzzles. In his book he describes the experience of creating the game—now it’s your turn to play the game! But first…

Shocking news! The owner of a local board-game store has been murdered! Authorities are baffled by the mysterious killing, and they have called in you and your team of expert puzzle-solvers to crack the case.

The killer has hidden clues to their identity in games scattered around the store. It’s up to you to solve a series of puzzles and piece together the name of the murderer. Clearly the murderer loves to play games—but in a gaming store, that doesn’t narrow things down much!

On teams, you’ll tackle up to 10 mini-games that are inspired by classic games—but with humorous twists. Each challenge you solve will lead you a step closer to unmasking the murderer. Can your team unravel this mystery, catch the culprit, and show the villain that they toyed with the wrong people?

What players are saying about the virtual puzzles game

A 5-star review on Google: “Fun and engaging game for our remote team. The host was energetic and kept everyone participating. I will definitely book them again for another corporate event.”

Contact us to learn more about this online murder mystery game—and find more virtual fun!