Ever Been to One of Those Murder Mystery Things?
@JamesHxstatic (29256)
Eugene, Oregon
April 19, 2023 7:38pm CST
I haven't, but here where we live, there is a club house and we have different things there like monthly breakfasts, card games, guest speakers, etc.
Some one came up with the idea of a "Murder Mystery" dinner. It will take place (supposedly) on a cruise ship. A murder has taken place, there are six suspects, acted out by people who live here in our park.
I am from Texas and can put on that corny accent quite well, so I play Bill "Texas Holdem." Anne will be "Amelia Reckless," a phony writer. There are four other "suspects" and we have to go around to each table, make six statements (we can read them) and the audience has to guess who the killer is.
We had a dress rehearsal and this thing takes place this Friday night starting at 5. Dinner is lasagna and I hope it doesn't go on until 10 PM. I'm taking wine.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
20 Apr 23
I've only read about this type of murder mystery but it definitely sounds like a lot of fun. I hope you all enjoy yourselves.
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@JamesHxstatic (29256)
• Eugene, Oregon
20 Apr 23
Thanks, I thing it will be. There will be around 90 people there.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
20 Apr 23
@JamesHxstatic Oh, wow! That's a good sized audience...
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@JamesHxstatic (29256)
• Eugene, Oregon
20 Apr 23
@DaddyEvil Right, all suspects have to go around to each table and read some statements to give clues. I'll wear a cowboy hat.
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
20 Apr 23
We did go to one in a country house for the weekend.
But we all got very drunk the first night and the organisers gave up.
I was so glad about that
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
20 Apr 23
@JamesHxstatic
It was great fun.
Don't think the who dunnit thing was my gig anyway.
We only went as our neighbours dragged us along
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@snowy22315 (170140)
• United States
20 Apr 23
No, but I would enjoy going to something like that The closest thing was Shear Madness in DC which is a whodunit kind of play where the culprit changes every night.
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@JamesHxstatic (29256)
• Eugene, Oregon
20 Apr 23
That sounds similar, yes. Even the suspects don't know who the murderer is.
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@LadyDuck (458530)
• Switzerland
20 Apr 23
@JamesHxstatic - I would like to play the part after all. We planned to go again and then Covid started. I hope they will resume those events.
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@JamesHxstatic (29256)
• Eugene, Oregon
20 Apr 23
@LadyDuck I think it will be fun this Friday evening.
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@JamesHxstatic (29256)
• Eugene, Oregon
20 Apr 23
It is odd that even we who are playing the parts don't know who the killer is until the end. There is a "confession" the killer will read.
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@Scrapper88 (5957)
• United States
20 Apr 23
It sounds like fun. It kind of sounds like the board game Clue. I like that game.
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@RebeccasFarm (86772)
• United States
20 Apr 23
I have not James. Are you going?
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@RebeccasFarm (86772)
• United States
20 Apr 23
@JamesHxstatic Oh James, I missed that haha silly me..well wish I could be in the audience.
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@JamesHxstatic (29256)
• Eugene, Oregon
20 Apr 23
I have to, I'm playing "Bill, Texas Hold 'em" & Anne is "Amelia Reckless."
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@JamesHxstatic (29256)
• Eugene, Oregon
20 Apr 23
@RebeccasFarm That would be fun. I'll put on my native Texas
accent.
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@RasmaSandra (73538)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Apr 23
Best of luck to you and Anne and it sounds like a lot of fun, Let us know how it went and enjoy,
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@JamesHxstatic (29256)
• Eugene, Oregon
21 Apr 23
Thank you, I think it will be.
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@JudyEv (325966)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Apr 23
These can be great fun. We've really only done it at a dinner party for a small number. They have great names for the characters. Ours was set in a vineyard.
