Murder Mystery Party

Categories: Society & Culture
    • Length: 2 to 3 hours
    • Works best for groups of 7 or more
    • Pre-packaged games are available for groups as large as 100
    • Guests can be assigned characters prior to arrival
    • Guest roles: Sleuths, Suspects, Murderer

  • A murder mystery party is a party at which guests act out a murder mystery. Typically, one of the guests is secretly designated the "murderer." The other guests must figure out who among them is the criminal.

  • Murder Mystery Parties in a Box

    Murder mystery parties can range from elaborate, costumed affairs to simple dinner parties at which a "murder mystery" game is played. If the host does now want to come up with the murder mystery scenario him or herself, boxed sets, which contain character descriptions and pre-written narratives, can be purchased at most game and hobby stores.

  • Murder Mystery Game Variations

    1. Turn-based games: Information is released over the course of the evening
    2. Interactive game: Each player has the details of his or her character, but must interact with other guests over the course of the evening to solve the crime
    3. Suspects and sleuths: Only 8 to 10 guests are suspects with detailed backgrounds; everyone else is a sleuth who must interrogate the suspects
    4. Murder mystery theater: Guests attend a live show which includes audience participation; the audience collaborates to solve the crime

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