How to Host a Mystery - Star Trek: The Next Generation
How to Host a Mystery - Star Trek: The Next Generation was a special edition of Decipher's How To Host A Murder series of boxed party game sets. Released in 1992, it allowed a group of eight players (more could be included as "unnamed crewmembers") plus a "Party Host" to enact a "lost episode" of , all in the confines of a dinner party setting.

Summary 
STARDATE 47729.25: An eight-member away team from the  has found the legendary Orb of Knowledge. However, later at a celebratory banquet, Captain Jean-Luc Picard discovers that the Orb has disappeared, and several of the personnel guarding it have been assaulted. A brief investigation leads to the fact that only someone in the away team could have committed the assault and subsequent theft of the Orb. But which one could it be – Commander William T. Riker, Dr. Beverly Crusher, Lt. Cmdr. Data, Counselor Deanna Troi, Lt. Worf, Ensign Ro Laren, Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge or Ten Forward hostess Guinan?

Game components 

 An audio cassette tape which reveals the details of the mystery
 A diagram of the USS Enterprise-D
 A Host's Guide and Instruction Booklet
 Eight Guest Invitations and envelopes
 Eight Player Clue Manuals with secret info for each player
 An Investigation Report
 A booklet containing nine "Secret Clues"
 "Crewmember" Nametags
 Optional Dinner and Costume Suggestions to give the party more flavor (pun not intended)

Background information
 The Orb of Knowledge is not one of the Bajoran Orbs.
 Based on its stardate, the story is set between  and .

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