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Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Whodunnit???

Michael and I found something wonderful at DI a few weeks ago:
How to Host a Murder Mystery Dinner Game!
The best part: it only cost us $1.50
Bahahaha. They are typically like $40, and once you play it once, you know who the killer is and it just isn't as fun anymore. Which is why it is so troubling to pay $40 for a one-use game.
The game even had all the original stuff in it, too.

In case you don't know what this is, I'll explain:
The game gives you the descriptions of 6 characters (3 male and 3 female). They all play a role in the life of someone who just got murdered and are for some reason sitting down to eat dinner and figure out whodunnit.
The host will send out invites to friends telling them what character they are for the night. The guests then show up in costume and throughout dinner act out (read from a script) the dinner conversation. Each character is given a clue to reveal at a certain time and insight into who may have done it and why. They are also told how to explain themselves when someone accuses them of wrong-doing. After all is said and done, the guests then conjecture about who the killer is. The narration tape is played, explaining who the real killer is.

Michael and I have been wanting to do one of these for some time, and we finally had our chance!
It was the fortune-cookie murder, so we made a bunch of chinese food, dressed in costume (thanks, again, DI!), and set the scene with a few decorations and a nice table setting.
Chris and Melissa Borget, Rena Adair, and Rylie Twitchell all came as our guests. We had such a fun time laughing and eating and accusing each other of murder. ;)

We really want to do it again sometime soon, but need to find another deal like this one!

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