Murder Mystery parties are one of the best themes you can ever choose. The reason? It’s plain simple. People go to parties because they want a break from their regular work schedule. But, even parties have become boring. How many have you visited? Were they all more or less the same?
I bet that people have become used to such parties. It’s no longer an electrifying experience. That’s the reason, you’re smart if you’ve chosen murder mystery as a theme for your dinner party. It’s a kind of party where everyone gets to participate. People will be talking about it with everyone they meet. Don’t be surprised if you become popular after throwing a mystery party.
As the name suggests, mystery parties have a plot, like you see in mystery novels. There is a host, which is normally you, and some suspects, which you pick up beforehand from the guest list. All other guests are sleuths, who use their knowledge and mastery to uncover what happened.
You could very well write a plot of your own. But, that’s a lot of work. You might not even know if your plot would be successful in the party, regardless of how it looks on paper. Also, the preparation of “props” might be difficult and requires a lot of creativity.
Fortunately, you can download mystery party scripts online. They are written by professionals, and come with all instructions you ever need to know. They also come with clues, the “roles” of the suspects, and how you should go about hosting it. And these scripts can handle about 40 to even 100 guests, depending on which one you choose. I’ll talk about this in a moment.
You normally inform your guests who act as suspects in the party beforehand, giving them their “background information”. This is so that they can understand and memorize their role.
Dinner can be served while everything is going on. Since the plot can go on for an hour or two, people can enjoy their dinner while the story unfolds.
What happens in the end is that, you’ll have lots of satisfied guests, raving about your party everywhere. Because it is one of those parties where they got to participate, not just chatting business with someone they know.
Ever seen kids’ birthday parties? I’m sure you have, at least your own! See how much fun they have. You bring the same excitement to an adult’s party by throwing a murder mystery party. This gives everyone a break from routine job and even “routine parties”.
And last but not the least, I previously promised to tell you more about murder mystery party scripts. I know you might be thinking what they are and where you can find them. I’ve compiled a list of them, with some basic information (i.e. no. of suspects and amount of guests you can accommodate) for easy viewing. Click here for the list of mystery party scripts.