"Oh, it's been SO long since we've had a MURDER!", sighed my mother-in-law recently. "We should get together for another one."
And so, soon after this rather eye-brow raising remark (at least outside of my family), I was invited to another (I think this might be the fifth) Murder Mystery Dinner Party .
The guests cheerfully sit around the supper table pretending to be embezzlers, wealthy low-lifes, snobs with something to hide, and other ne'er-do-wells. Then, following a loose, highly ad-libbed script from our character manuals, all eight guests enthusiastically hurl calculated accusations back and forth over a four-course meal.
If you've never tried out this form of evening entertainment, I do recommend it. Meet new people, accuse them of heinous crimes....
I got to play the character of the rich, flashy, bitchy businesswoman who played watchdog for the public relations of her family's company.
I had at least two people figuring I was the one who did it! It was quite a lot of fun. And, just to add extra entertainment value, one of the evening's guests was the family's female pastor who was playing a suspicious character who happened to be heavily pregnant. Her waddling was very convincing. . :)
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I love murder mystery parties. They are sooooooooo much fun!
I think my sister sent my parents on a Mystery Train ride once.
The same idea as your play at home version with some minor differences; a troupe of actors played some of the main characters, and guided the plot along. They pulled in various diners as either witnesses or suspects, and I believe someone thought my father was up to no good on the train. He probably wasn't, knowing him, but that doesn't mean he killed somebody.
I didn;tknow you could do it from home too. Glad you ahd fun.
And here I thought I was weird to hang out with people who like to "kill your friends, not hurt them", and who brag about armour bite and chainmail sunburn on Monday mornings...
LJ
Since I met my husband at a murder mystery, I have a deep and abiding fondness for them -- nothing like playing the part of the merry widow to catch a guy's eye!
Ooo! Me! Me! I want to play, too! I've heard of these but never known anyone who actually did them. How delightful.
I haven't been on one of those in years. They're great fun, but only if everybody stays in character.
Ian
OOooooooh FUN!
I love events like that,love them:)
never done one of these but they look fun.
I do love those! I havent been to one in years!
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