Many people hear about murder mystery games and think, "Surely that's not for me. I don't have a big house or any actor friends. Plus, I don't have any time to do the preparation work for a murder mystery game party! I'm so busy!" Believe it or not, putting on a murder mystery game party actually easier than hosting a regular party for a few distinct reasons. First, your theme is already set. Second, the murder mystery game provides the entertainment, taking the pressure off you, the host, to encourage people to mingle or to set up the teams to play charades. Outlined below are the steps to putting on your murder mystery game. Read on and realize how easy it can be!
Step 1: Pick your game
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This is one of the most exciting parts of the murder mystery game process. You first decide what kind of game you want. Adult? Kids? Forensic? Themed? You can find all types of games at Shot In The Dark Mystery Games.
Step 2: Download your game
Shot In The Dark Mystery Games offers all games in a PDF format, also known as Adobe Acrobat. Most people already have Adobe Acrobat's free Reader, but if you don't, it's easy to download. When the download is complete, your game will pop up on your screen and you can save it to your computer, or print it off straight from there.
Step 3: Print your game
The amount of pages you will need will be noted in the first few pages of your murder mystery game package. That way, you won't have to print off unnecessary pages and can save paper and ink. The average game uses between 30-50 pages.
Step 4: Cut the clues
This is the hardest part of hosting a murder mystery game, my friends: cutting the clues. First, you must own a pair of scissors, or borrow a set from a friend. The text of each clue is in a box, and you simply cut between the borders. The danger (aside from using non-safety scissors, of course) is peeking at the clues. We suggest cutting the clues while watching television so you won't be tempted to read ahead.
Step 5: Invite your guests
How you invite your guests is up to you. There are many great invite websites that send your invitations electronically via email (such as evite.com). You can also phone them or send out your invitations via mail.
Step 6: When your guests arrive, follow the instructions in your murder mystery game package.
Each section (called "Chapters") begins with a section entitled "Instructions" or "Directions", which instruct you what to do. There are two types of clues: Share and Hide. The "Share" clues must be shared with the group, and the "Hide" clues must be hidden from everyone. Some games also contain Super Secrets clues, which advises the recipient of one person with which they can share their clue. See how easy this is? When you have completed all of the chapters, each guest must accuse a character of the murder. Then, the murderer confesses or the detective solves the crime, and the game is over!
Step 7: Charge the battery on your cordless phone
This step is essential, because your battery could go dead with all of the phone calls you'll receive the next day from guests telling you how much fun they had. But you're not off the hook yet, there's one more step to hosting a murder mystery game.
Step 8: Send Shot In The Dark Mystery Games pictures from your party.
Send us your shots for our photo gallery - not only can you be famous on a page on our website, your guests will love to check out the pictures you took on the Internet!
Easy? Indeed! Anyone can host a murder mystery game party, and you don't have to be rich with a big house or a group of actors on your guest list. By following these easy steps, your next party could be one your guests will never forget!
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Mystery Maiden writes and facilitates murder mystery, general mystery, forensics and custom mystery games for Shot In The Dark Mystery Games. For more party host tips, quizzes and more, visit http://www.shotinthedarkmysteries.com The Mystery Maiden can also be reached via email at mysterymaiden@shotinthedarkmysteries.com
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