Cold Ledger Games · Season 4

Season 4 Bundle

One family Christmas. Two mysteries for different nights.

The Christmas Letter is the party game: a yearly family letter, and a paragraph nobody admits writing. No Letter This Year is the cold case: thirty years of letters and card lists, and the one year nothing was mailed.

Party: 8–20 playersCase: 1–2 detectivesAges 12 and upOne format, both games $37.99

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Season 4 Bundle cover from Cold Ledger Games

Solve a quiet case alone or together, then gather a family table for a different mystery. Each game stands on its own.

Inside the game

The complete printable and digital galleries, each led by the selected cover film and a look inside.

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The selected Season 4 cover animation, with paper, winter light and snow. Inside the printable edition: what arrives, actual PDF pages with all text blurred, and the family promise for ages twelve and up. The Cold Ledger Games bundle cover: Season 4, the cold case and the party game, in one download. No Letter This Year's cover beside The Christmas Letter's, on navy fading to white. Above: One family Christmas. Two mysteries for different nights. Below: printable, 1 to 2 detectives, 8 to 20 players, instant download. A Cold Ledger bundle: two games, one price; at regular prices, the two bought apart are $41.98. The first page of each of No Letter This Year's four PDFs, then of The Christmas Letter's four, titles showing and text blurred, and its character packs zip. One zip file, instant download, US Letter. One family, two mysteries. Play either first: each stands alone, and neither gives away the other's answer. The cold case: its case file's first page, the one year nothing was mailed. The party: The Christmas Letter's own invitation, this year's letter on Christmas Eve. Both games, two different nights: one for a quiet evening, one for the family. No Letter This Year: 1 to 2 detectives, 60 to 90 minutes, 12 exhibits, print or screen. The Christmas Letter: 8 to 20 players, about 3 hours or 90 minutes, the host plays too. Ages 12 and up, no acting experience needed. No Letter This Year cover: a Cold Ledger case file. Thirty years of Christmas letters; one year, nothing was mailed. 1 to 2 detectives, ages 12 and up, printable or on screen. Twenty-nine went out: thirty years of a family's Christmas letters and card lists, and the one year nothing was mailed. Below, the case file's cover page, and: a death in the family's past, accepted as an accident. Was it? The first page of each of the four PDFs: Start Here, the case file cover, the graduated hints and the sealed solution's warning page. Everything needed is in these pages; a record can be accurate, and still mistaken. Three hint pages, Tier 1 nudges, Tier 2 points and Tier 3 nearly answers, each showing only its objective and tier line, the hint itself blurred. Hints carry no penalty. The Christmas Letter cover, a murder mystery party game from Cold Ledger Games: cream and gold type on a midnight blue ground inside a thin gold frame, above a sealed cream envelope with a red wax seal. A family tradition. A paragraph nobody admits writing. 8 to 20 players, ages 12+, 90 minutes or a full evening. Four killers, one file. Someone rolls a die and tells the host only the number; the host prints that one and plays too. The host materials' picker page, four numbers each naming the pages to print, beside a die. Unless your own sealed card tells you that you did it, you find out at the reveal. Three stay sealed. Four PDFs and a zip, instant download; only the host prints. The first page of each, titles showing, text blurred: Start Here, 1 page; Host Materials, 72; The 90 Minutes, 98; Evidence Pack, 14. The character packs zip: the print pack, and the twenty guides one to a file for phones. How the night runs, about three hours: arrival, 30 minutes, everyone reading their own guide; the reading and the call, 8; four waves of documents, 18 to 22 minutes each, then a private hint; a table conference, 8; accusations and a private ballot, 15; then the reveal. Twenty-six minutes held in reserve. Got a hard stop? 90 minutes, its own version of the case, nothing to read ahead. The clock: welcome and intro at 0:00, your role, on the record, three rounds of lines, documents and talk, the recap and the hint, the table conference, accusations and the vote, the reveal at 1:18, awards at 1:22. Good to know: only the host prints for the party, the shared pages and one 17-page version picked blind, black and white is fine; guides on a phone or on paper; for the case, a printer or a screen; ages 12 and up; for families: nothing graphic, no drinking, the death off-stage; the digital bundle is also here.
The selected Season 4 cover animation, with paper, winter light and snow. Inside the digital edition: what arrives, actual game frames with private fields blurred, and the family promise for ages twelve and up. The Cold Ledger Games digital bundle cover: Season 4, Digital editions, the cold case and the party game, in your browser. The two games' covers side by side. Above: One family Christmas. Two mysteries for different nights. Below: nothing to print, 1 to 2 detectives, 8 to 20 players, one order opens both. Actual browser game screen beside the website delivery steps: checkout, purchase email and game link. One family, two mysteries. Play either first: each stands alone, and neither gives away the other's answer. Two phones: the cold case's opening page, names and some words blurred, and a player's screen in The Christmas Letter's room, the character and guide blurred. Each opens from its own link. Both games, two different nights: one for a quiet evening, one for the family. No Letter This Year: 1 to 2 detectives, 60 to 90 minutes, 12 exhibits, one shared file. The Christmas Letter: 8 to 20 players, about 3 hours or 90 minutes, and you play too. Ages 12 and up, no acting experience needed. No Letter This Year digital edition cover: the title on a letter card with a Digital edition plate and Play the cold case on your phone, beside a phone showing the case's page. Thirty years of Christmas letters; one year, nothing was mailed. 12 exhibits, 1 to 2 detectives, ages 12+, 60 to 90 minutes, no printer needed. No Letter This Year digital edition: a phone showing the case's opening page, beside what it does: no printing, nothing to install, play together on one link, progress saves as you go, hints one tier at a time, twelve exhibits and four questions. Along the bottom: 1 to 2 players, 60 to 90 minutes, ages 12+. How long it takes: one evening or two. 60 to 90 minutes, and your progress saves with your copy. A phone showing the case's pacing note: two detectives follow a starting bundle each, or one reads in order and can take a break partway. A phone showing the hints page: each of the four questions with a button to open its next hint tier, three tiers each. The Christmas Letter digital edition cover: a cream envelope with a red wax seal under the title on a midnight-blue card in a double gold frame, a Digital edition plate, and a phone showing the game's host page. A family tradition. A paragraph nobody admits writing. 8 to 20 players, ages 12 and up, on everyone's phones, nothing to print. You can play too: players join free and the room does the rest. Players join with a link and buy nothing; the room picks the version and never says which; each phone keeps its own guide private; evidence at your tap; a secret vote counted by the room. Unless your own sealed card tells you it was you, you find out at the reveal. One phone each: players open the link or type the code, and you cast them as they arrive. Two phones: the room's door with its QR code blurred, and the host's player list, each guest's character blurred. Characters 1 to 8 are required; 9 to 20 join in order. How long it takes: about three hours, or 90 minutes with a fixed end time, chosen when you start a room. Two phones: the host page's choice of format, and a 90-minute night's clock, from the welcome to the awards, in round 1. The 90 minutes is its own version: nothing to read ahead. Good to know, what you need: nothing to print, nothing to install. Any current browser on iPhone, Android, iPad, Mac or PC; online while you play; your players never buy anything; ages 12 and up; for families: nothing graphic, no drinking, the death off-stage; the printable bundle is also in this shop.

Made for your Christmas mystery night

The party game

The Christmas Letter: 8 to 20 players, and the host plays too. Choose its own 90-minute version with nothing read beforehand, or a full evening of about three hours.

The cold case

No Letter This Year: one or two detectives, 60 to 90 minutes, optional graduated hints and a separate sealed solution.

Save at regular prices

Both games cost $41.98 separately at regular prices. The bundle is $37.99 in either printable or digital format: a saving of $3.99.

Choose paper or browser

Printable — $37.99

Both printable games, with a separate download page for each on the site. The party files include the host-blind versions, character guides and evidence. The cold case is four PDFs, with hints and solution kept separate.

Digital edition — $37.99

Both browser editions: a host link for The Christmas Letter and a separate case link for No Letter This Year. The party runs on the players’ phones; the case has its own worksheet, hints and sealed solution.

Bought separately: $41.98. Bundle: $37.99.

Instant delivery after purchase. Nothing physical ships. For personal use.

Your questions, answered

What is in the family Christmas mystery bundle?

The Christmas Letter party game for 8–20 and the No Letter This Year cold case for 1–2. The printable bundle or the digital bundle is $37.99 at regular prices.

How much does the bundle save?

At regular prices, the games are $34.99 and $6.99 separately: $41.98. The $37.99 bundle saves $3.99 at regular prices. A dated sale also discounts the separate games.

Do all the games need the same number of players?

No. Play the cold case alone or with one other detective; gather 8–20 people for the party. Both come in the $37.99 bundle at regular prices.

Is the bundle suitable for a family Christmas?

Yes: both games are ages 12 and up, with nothing graphic, no drinking and the death off-stage. Either bundle format costs $37.99 at regular prices.

Does one purchase include printable and digital?

Choose one format at checkout. At regular prices, the $37.99 printable bundle includes both printable games; the $37.99 digital bundle includes both browser editions.

Will one game spoil the other?

The games have separate answers. Both stand alone; their public connection is the family archive of Christmas letters. At regular prices, both are included for $37.99 in your chosen format.

What if I need a refund?

Each game follows the 14-day refund policy. The printable becomes final on first download; the digital case becomes final on first opening and a party room on its first start. A faulty file or edition is fixed or refunded. See the refund policy for the full terms.

Refund policy

Each game on its own

The Christmas Letter, the party for 8 to 20, and No Letter This Year, the cold case for one or two, are each sold on their own too.

The Christmas Letter — $34.99 No Letter This Year — $6.99

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One family Christmas. Two mysteries for different nights.

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