The Black Box Murder Mystery

Jubensha - Who at the table is the murderer?

Black-Box Murder Mysteries: What

Put your detective hat on and get ready for an evening of intrigue and mystery! The Black-Box Murder Mysteries is a unique experience that combines the thrill of an escape room with the challenge of a murder mystery.

Black-Box Murder Mysteries: Hoe

In this interactive experience you the detective! Play together with friends or colleagues and dive into a story full of puzzles, role-playing and intrigue. In a true 'Who dunnit' style you go:

  • Reading your role: Discover your character and the secret that you must unravel with your fellow players.
  • Asking and confronting questions: Use your deductive skills to identify the killer by interrogating other players and confronting them with pieces of evidence.
  • Vote: After the accusations are made, indicate who you think is the killer. The final reveal of the story will keep you on the edge of your seat!

 

Are you the killer? Then try with all your might to talk the suspicions away from you, because lying and deceit are not alien in this exciting setting.

Black-Box Murder Mystery: Waarom

  • Playing detective yourself: Feel the adrenaline of solving the murder case in one of several (contemporary) Murder Mystery Stories.
  • Discover the killer at the table: With strategic thinking and teamwork you get closer to the solution.
  • Special location: Play in the beautiful Maarten Maartenshuis in Doorn, the home of one of the Netherlands ' first detective writers.

 

Organiseer een gezellige middag of avond vol spanning en plezier! Daag jezelf en je vrienden uit om de waarheid achter de moord te ontrafelen. Klaar om de uitdaging aan te gaan? Reserveer nu voor een onvergetelijke ervaring!

"Because your brain runs overtime, you get into 'flow', a special sensation..."

Summarize

3 hours

4, 5, 6 or 7 (8 to 14 also possible: 2 games simultaneously)

vanaf 35 p.p.

Maarsbergen Estate, De Grote Werf Utrecht, or at your own location

Also available in Dutch

The Black-Box Murder

Maarten Maartens, author of one of the Netherlands' first detective novels, 'The Black-Box Murder', which appeared shortly after the first Sherlock Holmes stories, is looking for detectives. New Black-Box Murderies have appeared from the Far East and he wants to know how they work. Accompanied by his butler Willem Kirpestein, you will discover for yourselves who the murderer at the table is. Open the black boxes and play one of the (contemporary) scenarios. Through Willem, give Maarten the answer to that one question: who is the perpetrator?

Standard (3 hours)

(Click on the image for more information about the Black-Box Murder Mystery scenario.)

Theresa Goodbye

4 players

210 euro

The Secret Tribe

5 players

215 euro

The Death of a Pocket Knight

6 players

225 euro

The Time Triplets

7 players

245 euro

Practical

Each Black Box Murder Mystery (also known as a 'jubensha') is written for a specific number of players. Make sure your team is complete, or bring a substitute if someone drops out at the last minute.

Our locations

The Black Box Murder Mystery is performed at two unique locations: in Utrecht (De Grote Werf, Oudegracht 201) and at landgoed Maarsbergen (including recordings of Heel Holland Bakt), Maarnsegrindweg 30 in Maarsbergen (+50 euros).

The game can also be played at your place on your own locationPlease take into account additional travel costs outside the municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug.

The game supervisor/butler Willem Kirpestein is present to guide you through the experience and give you hints if you are reasoning in the wrong direction.

Consumptions

Coffee/tea and water are included in the price. You can order non-alcoholic drinks during the game, which you can pay for afterwards by debit card only. For business groups, it is possible to invoice the drinks based on actual consumption.

Reviews

Theresa Tot Ziens (UK Version)

4 August 2025

Very good story, after playing it. You still want to figure out what all the details are. Worthy and nice choice with friends/family

Shilin

Theresa Tot Ziens (UK version)

4 August 2025

Very nice and original. Friendly host.

Anton

The Death of a Pocket Knight

23 March 2025

Geweldige ervaring om zo te spelen. Goeie begeleiding en een tof en interessant verhaal.

Patrick

Drieluik van de Tijd

10 March 2025

Had a really fun evening with our group! This game concept is surprising, just a little bit different, but very interactive. You have to think about your own game goals, work together with the other characters to solve mysteries (or hide them), and you are regularly led astray. In a good way! Fortunately, we were very well guided by the game leader, and above all, we had a lot of fun.

Renske

Theresa Goodbye

10 November 2024

Fun role-playing game. Everyone is a suspect. At the beginning, you don't even know if you did it yourself. Quite a difficult story.

Mariëlle