Murder Mystery Party - A Murder on the Grill

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Product Features

• Party Planner with recipes and menu by Sandra Gluck
• Character Booklet for all suspects including roles and background information
• Compact Disc included with introduction and solution to the crime
• Socially engaging and fun

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.8 x 3 inches ; 1.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00000J01D
• Item model number: 33204
• Manufacturer recommended age: 18 years and up
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #6,640 in Toys & Games (See Bestsellers in Toys & Games)

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• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

Product Description

Editorial Review

Could it be Ivan Spudnik, the Russian rocket scientist, or maybe Chubby Cheddar, the hit rock 'n' roll musician with a secret? Somebody put a barbecue fork through car dealer Tom Dooley, and that somebody is at your dinner party. Bepuzzled's popular Murder à La Carte series makes your home the scene of the crime with a complete 1950's murder mystery that places your guests as the chief suspects. Only one of them knows for sure who put the fork in Dooley. Six to eight friends play roles from a sexy divorceé to greaser Johnny Angel, with plenty of scripts and suggestions on how to ham it up. The set includes an audiotape guide, background booklets for each player, special clues (including mysterious checks and blackmail letters), and anything else you need for an evening of unpredictable fun. There are even party invitations and tasty recipes. --Paul Hughes

Product Description

Rock & Roll is here to stay until Tom Dooley is iced over his hot grill. Everyone's a suspect when murder is on the menu. Just invite 6 to 8 of your friends to dress up and play the roles of the devious suspects, serve up a meal or light snack, and you're ready for some drop dead fun! Comes with a complete party planner, invitations, costume and menu suggestions, clues and more! Mystery dinner party game for 6 to 8 players.

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Customer Reviews

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64 of 66 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Murder Party for Adults, January 12, 2003

By	"iu_fanatic70" (Indianapolis, IN) - See all my reviews

Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

The box says this is for "Adults", especially since the game contains some flirty statements and descriptive accusations in the script. At the end of each script or dialogue each person had to accuse others of being the murderer, based on facts in their script booklet. The party planner's book gives great suggestions for props, music and food. We checked out a 50's CD from the library and played it all night long. We also had a hula hoop, 50's book and a 57 Chevy prop to go with the theme. The end had quite a twist, which made it fun and interesting. Overall, a fun game! Requires about three hours to play game. Note to Party Planner: Read through the first dialogue of the part you play to better understand how the dialogue should go. This will help you better explain to others. Have fun!

25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Party Ever, January 9, 2005

By	Jane Dough "Michelle" (Ohio) - See all my reviews

Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

I saw one of these Murder Mystery games at a bookstore, and thought they looked interesting. This was my first Murder Mystery game I have ever hosted, and it was a blast!!!! Everyone come over dressed up in character, we had 50's music playing, and barbecue food. All of the guests got into the parts more than I thought they would!!! This was an extremely fun game, although I don't have any other mysteries to compare it to. Now we are planning to get together once a month for a Murder Mystery night! This game was just a blast!

IMPORTANT: Even though this game says 6-8 players (there are 2 non-suspect parts), I would highly reccomend there only being 6 players. The other two guests really had no part in any of the action. They just sort of sat there and watched. They aren't in any of the scripted parts, and people don't have replies to their questions. It should only be for 6 players!!!

10 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Murder on the Grill - A Killer of a Fun Time, July 25, 2005

By	Katharine Alexander (Tallahassee, FL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This was our first murder mystery party and it was a good one for novices. It was 100% scripted and included six guests. There can be up to 8 characters, but the two extra guests have no lines so we just had six. All the guests were into their character so this made it fun. Do not invite someone who is not really interested in taking on their role. After getting drinks and snacks, we began and decided to play through before eating dinner so it took us about an 1-1.5 hours and the murderer was a complete surprise. We did enjoy dressing up in the 50's theme and played 50's music, but the story is not so era sensitive that you could not change the theme/era. There are equal male/female roles and we had five females and one male, so we switched the parts around and our lonely boy had a girl's role while all three male parts were played by girls. The necessity of drag added another layer of fun. We enjoyed it throughly!