Customer Reviews

Murder Mystery Party - Pasta, Passion and Pistols

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This is the second murder mystery game we've played and while we had fun, we thought this one could have been better. The story line was fine, the menu was good, and the decorations were easy to make or buy. We had fun playing the game and we didn't think the mystery was unsolvable (even though only one person guessed correctly). We had a good time with our horrible accents and people did a good job with their costumes.

The part we were disappointed in was the "Extra Players" part. This game is actually for 6 players, even though it says you can invite 8. We invited 3 other couples to the party, and the couple that played the extra parts (Father Alfredo and Clair Voyant) felt very left out. They had very few lines, weren't suspects in the mystery, and their parts were pretty lame. I felt this game could have included them more if they had better parts, even if they still weren't suspects in the mystery. I would suggest that if you have friends who aren't likely to get into the game to give them the extra players' parts. They can easily sit by the wayside and not do much and still enjoy what the other players are doing.

Overall it was fun and I enjoyed the Italian/New York theme, but just keep in mind that it's really a game for 6.

My husband and I played this game with our Gourmet Club. Everyone came dressed as their character with props and all. I used chalk to trace the "dead" body on my kitchen floor and placed the pistol in a ziploc bag and sealed it with "Evidence" tape I had accuired from a detective friend. I also used the tape to make my napkin rings. I did use the included menu created by Sandra Gluck and it was delicious!! Each guest brought one of the items on her menu (Garlic Roasted Bean Dip, Onion Topped Boboli, Baked Ziti, and Mocha Cake with Ricotta Cream). We played the CD "Mob Hits" from amazon.com, had lit candles, Chianti in the basket bottles and plenty of fun. The party lasted 4.5 hours, so not too bad! You and your friends will laugh sooo hard, just don't invite party poopers!

We invited 3 of our couple friends to be the guests for the evening. We played Italian music in the background-- the theme from The Godfather was perfect! All of our guests took time to dress up; one of our guests (in his vinter role) even brought his own wine glass and stained his fingers a purplish color! We had each couple bring a pizza and a bottle of wine; we served appetizers and dessert! What a blast. Took photos and mugshots (a line up of all the suspects against the wall). It DID take a lot more work to host and play a role, but it was a delight for everyone! We spent hours playing the game, but it was a lot of laughs and the ending was a great surprise! Just relax and invite friends who love to let their hair down!

My guests arrived in their designated costumes, and all had a great time in just the preparation of their characters. The guests chose to help me out by preparing some of the dishes. We went straight out of the book. The mushroom salad was not enough to feed the eight I had in attendance. The green beans needed to be cooked longer than the book suggested. The onion topped Boboli was a hit!! No one knew if the roasted peppers were to be served as an appetizer, salad or main course...we live in Texas.
The character books need to be written in first person,(the you's need to be replaced with I's), as the guests were very dependent on their scripts. We didn't get in to the challenging very well until the third round and only because one of my guests had been to a mystery dinner before.

This was our 1st time hosting and participating in a murder mystery. We had 8 people. Had I known that the 2 extras wouldn't have much of a part, I would not have invited 2 people to play those parts. They weren't able to participate much in the questioning or the dialogues. I would recommend playing with only 6 people unless the host wants to take an insignificant role so they can take care of the dinner. Even though the extras didn't have much of a part, they still claimed to have fun. It took us about 3-4 hours to play. I served dinner in between dialogues and I think that is how to drag it out to 3-4 hours.

The only issue I have with this game is the cost. If someone could come up with a murder mystery game that changed the murderer and the plot up a little every time, I think it would be worth the $30 I paid for it. As it is, $30 for one time is a bit much for a game. However, it was fun and you'd probably spend that much going to out to eat. This way, you get to eat and solve a mystery.

My friends and I had such a blast playing this game. We all were in costume/character all evening and had a wonderful 5 course meal. We did lots of decorating as well. One of the funnisest was, The "victim" is the twin brother of one of the characters so we enlarged a photo of the guy coming as the twin and hung it on the wall. We surrounded it with candles as sort of a vigil to the dearly departed. The hostess had a T-shirt made that said "I Killed Pepi Roni" to give as a gift to the "murderer". They had a chalk outline on the sidewalk in front of their house with yellow "caution" tape wrapped around it. Since we stayed in character, ate our meal between scenes, and just had fun in general, it took us several hours to complete. A very fun evening.

I used this for my daughters 12th birthday party and I had to change quite a bit to make it appropriate for her age. The girls had a lot of fun, but were unable to solve the mystery in the end. I reccommend this game for adults.

This is the second Murder Mystery game I have purchased from this company. As usual, the recipes were awesome and fairly easy to prepare for an experienced cook (don't worry, they do have an instant menu for those with a fear of kitchen utensils.)

The only drawback is the game caters to an even number of men and women. I work with all males, and we used this game as a farewell dinner for one of the guys. It was entertaining watching men play the female parts, but your guests may not have such a carefree spirit. Also, the game really is for 6 players. The two additional players have very small roles in the game. I had 10 people show up for the dinner--I adjusted the recipes to accomodate--and the extra guests had fun just listening to the dialogue and stirring the proverbial pot when they could.

I did order the Mob I, II, and III CDs which added a wonderful ambience. I saved the game disc and the music discs to my IPOD and took the show on the road. I also ordered an Italian theme party pack which allowed me to decorate the room to resemble an Italian restaurant.

All-in-all, it was a great night of good food, good conversation, and good friends.

Pasta was our 4th mystery. As others have said, it is a nice Mystery for decorations and costumes. I was able to use decorations from around the house, including a memorial to Pepi Roni, and everyone was able to make their costumes from what they had in their closets. This is a great plus.

Dinner was a bit excessive. I cooked the entire thing myself. I was exhausted, but luckily I prepared most of the it the day before. The Ziti, Boboli, Garlic dip, and Mocha Cake were the best. I would just stick to those to make it simple. You don't want to end up exhausted!

No one guessed the murderer, but we still had a great time. Everyone enjoyed themselves, even the non-suspects. We had played other games with non-suspects before, so we knew what to expect. Even though, I think I will leave those roles out in the future.

This is an easy mystery to throw together and probably a good one for beginners. It is 100% scripted, you just have to change "you" to "I" which some people seem to have a lot of trouble with! Making your own accents was a lot of fun! "Rocco" sounded like the Godfather. For music I had Sinatra. Overall it was a great time, but these mysteries only do so much. The rest is up to your guests.

Rather than prepare the suggested menu, everyone was assigned a dish with an Italian theme, that took alot of work off of the hostess. We all dressed in costume. Some people had real problems translating the third person descriptions into first person. If anyone wears reading glasses, make sure that they bring them! Overall, we had a great time, and are planning another one, looking for the Lethal Luau version for next time.