Murder 101: Types of Murder Mystery Parties.

Most people who are familiar with the term "Murder Mystery Party" understand that such an event is a story-run game where participants play detective to solve the big mystery. (And if you aren't familiar with the term, you will benefit from reading "Murder 101: What is a Murder Mystery Party Anyways?". Don't worry, we'll wait here until you catch up!) However, the average party-goer may not know that "Murder Mystery Party" can be a somewhat vague description of what exactly you will spend your night doing.

Under the category "Murder Mystery Party", there are three sub-typess:

1. Interactive
2. Turn-Based
3. Dinner Theater

Blog Carnival Feature: Carnival of Video Game Bloggers

Hello, all!

Party Until You Drop Dead's post, "Murder 101: What is a Murder Mystery Party Anyways?" was just featured in the May 2013 edition of the Blog Carnival "Carnival of Video Game Bloggers" over at Gaming My Way!

Click here to see the post!


Additionally, Gaming My Way has some awesome articles featuring game reviews, tips, and funny tidbits. I am currently enjoying "How to Successfully Run a High Powered Roleplaying Game" as I work on my various to-do lists in preparation for my still-pending murder mystery event at FanimeCon 2013. It's great to see some tips from similar hobbies that can carry over into the murder mystery world! (murder mysteries are, after all, role playing games themselves!)


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Fanime 2013 Event: "LoZ MurderMystery: Hero Wanted"

With FanimeCon 2013 just around the corner, it was about time for me to turn in my panels application so that I could host another convention murder mystery panel.

However, just before turning the app in, I noticed that there was this wonderful addition to the website for "Fan Events", which allows guests to run their own non-panel format event.

Fantastic!

I submitted the application just before the deadline.

"LoZ Murde Mystery: Hero Wanted" is now pending to be a fan event at FanimeCon 2013!

Keep tuned for updates, as the date and time will be posted once I get approved!



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Till' Death Do We Pinterest: A Formal Affair

Already picked out a formal murder mystery and looking for theme assistance?

Window shopping for a swanky event to get your friends together and need an excuse to re-wear that expensive ball gown you bought for that one party that one time?

Well, look no further! We've got you covered in this post with plenty of inexpensive decor, diy, or just idea fodder for your high-class event.

One of the most commonly used themes for a murder mystery party is to create a world of elegance, usually that of a fancy cruise, a Hollywood party, a charity banquet, and so much more! Formal themed murder mysteries are the perfect excuse to get all dolled up and bring out your finest silverware. From getting ready for the party together with your friends like you would before high school prom to putting on a posh accent and sweet-talking your friends with a fake $100 bill, formal murder mysteries are arguably more exciting than actually living the high life. Or, at least that's what I tell myself. ;)

You can see the complete Pinterest board (No account required!) here.

Typically formal events are defined by the use of high-class materials such as crystal, with the primary decor color being either white or black, often with an accent color of purple, deep red, silver, or gold. For this set-up, we will be using black as the primary color, and gold as the accent color. The black represents the mystery and scheming present at the event, and the gold represents the relative wealth of the characters.

Segments: Decor | Food


Decor:

Attach golden balloons to golf tees to line your guests' grand entrances.

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Murder 101: What is a Murder Mystery Party Anyways?

“Murder is always a mistake – one should never do anything one cannot talk about after dinner”

-Oscar Wilde

In my many days of hosting murder mystery parties, I've found that each party has a few common threads:

First, a murder.

Second, a host.

And third, a newbie who just doesn't get it.

And that's perfectly okay! Everyone has to start somewhere, and as this isn't a very 'mainstream' method of entertaining, new players abound.

As a host, however, gathering the right words to explain what exactly a murder mystery party is can be a daunting task. I've stumbled over things like, "Well, there was a murder, there's food. uh. good luck?" "Someone in the room just murdered this guy and I can't say if it was you or not but you would know if you did it unless you didn't read your packet right, but sometimes you don't know, but I'm not sure, but your goal is to solve the murder - go!" and my all-time favorite, "This guy was murdered, and READ YOUR PACKET OH MY GOODNESS. THERE'S AN INFORMATIONAL PAGE RIGHT THE-oh. There isn't? Whoops. Heh. Here, let me get you one. . ."

So, then, what exactly is a murder mystery? I shall now explain it to you to the best of my ability:

A murder mystery party is an event planned by a host, most often through store-bought game, and carried out by the guests. The guests take on the role of a 'detective' to solve the party's main mystery, usually a murder, and any other mysteries that take place surrounding it.

Murder 101: Blog Introduction

mur·der mys·ter·y par·ty:

Noun.

A social event in which people make friends by lying, backstabbing, and murdering their enemies. Usually accompanied by cheesy costumes and decor.

It was a dark and stormy night. Despite the gloomy weather, the annual Blogger Gala proceeded quite cheerily inside Google Manor. Dancing, merriment, and the finest dresses abounded, when suddenly. . . VWOOMP! the lights were cut and Google Manor was left pitch black! Curious chatter filled the air as the lights almost immediately fizzled back to their bright settings. Turning around to find the source of the noise, Lady Blogspot found quite the shocking sight - Sir Google Plus had been murdered! At Lady Blogspot's shocked screech, the event's host stepped up to the microphone. . .