Murder Mystery Dinner Party Games

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Dinner parties are more interesting when you have a murder mystery party game.

Dinners will never be the same: A popular type of mystery game to buy and play is the mystery party game. Mystery party games are interactive, role-playing games for a small group of people (usually 6-10 players). Each participant assumes a persona, learns about a crime, becomes a suspect, and interviews the other characters to solve a mystery. Each game involves a different storyline or script, and quite a few take players to exotic locations and distant times. Murders play out in ancient Rome, in Chicago during the roaring twenties, in small-town America during the '50s, and in pre-World War II British country estates to name just a few settings.

While the plots and scenery vary (and the dinners), the core elements of these games remain constant. All allow for great costumes, amateur theatrics, and careful sleuthing. Mystery party games unfold in layers or rounds of play, with key information released as the game progresses. Players try to solve the whodunit at the end, but the real pay-off is all the fun participants have along the way. Some popular mystery party games with and without menus for dinners include University Games' "Mystery Party Games" and Decipher's "How to Host a Murder" series. Decipher also makes a series of "How to Host a Murder" games for teenagers.

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