Murder a La Carte Pasta Passion And Pistols

It's a very 1980's thing to do, to host a murder mystery party. But then I was a teenager in the 1980's so obviously fell for the myth, and finally got round to this last year... The idea is simple - inside the rather lovely box, is an apparently disappointing selection of invitations, menu cards, clues and a cassette tape... you choose your guests and select characters for them to play, they turn up in the appropriate costumes (from grieving widow, to Catholic priest, to well-dressed gangster), you cook food, they provide wine, and together you solve a mystery. The theme of this one is a mafioso style killing in America - and you're encouraged ...

These games are really not worth the money but providing you are not expecting huge amounts from the game you will probably have a lot of fun. You do need to get everybody's 'buy-in' and try and encourage evryone to dress up and use fake accents. The menus that are suggested are far too complicated for most people so I would stick to a basic Italian three course meal. This range of games is basically an idea for an evening with friends. You each have a part and you have to read various scripts from your books in front of you and open certain clues during the course of the evening. I have a feeling that in order to allow you to relax and eat at ...