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Each party will be different
and will depend on the host or hostess when during the evening
they want to start the actual game. For the game itself,
we suggest you be seated in such a way that you can hear
all the questions and the answers. You will not be moving
around during the game. The games usually last about 2 to
2 1/2 hours, depending on how many people are there.
Are There Any Hard and Fast Rules
About Playing the Game?
We have only one rule: You must always tell the truth
unless you are the villain. One of the ways you can
catch the villian is if you catch him in a lie. Also, you
must answer direct questions. If you don't know the answer
(quite often they aren't in your part as we can't anticipate
every question that will be asked), try to answer it in
a way that would be appropriate for the character you are
playing. This would not be considered a lie.
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Do Clues Only Come Out During the
Questioning?
There is usually other information that comes out during
the party. They come out in autopsy reports, newspaper articles,
maps, Memory Joggers, etc. Memory Joggers are clues that
are handed out that the characters read. They are facts
that they just remembered that may help solve the mystery.
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What Kind of Questions Should
I Ask?
The first questions should be ones that get you acquainted
with the characters and what their parts are in the mystery.
You could say things like "What was your relationship with
the person who was murdered?" or "How long did you know
him?" Make sure that all of the characters are questioned
and that you understand something about them, and what their
relationships are to each other. What you are looking for
are motives, opportunities, alibis, and how the murder was
committed. Some of the questions you will ask depend on
what kind of clues are in your part. Everyone will be asking
questions, so listening and deductions are a big part of
the game too.
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How Do You Find Out Who Committed
the Murder?
At the end of the party when the host/hostess decides the
time is up or that everyone has asked all the questions
they can think of, everyone gets to vote on who they think
did the murder. Then the murderer reveals his identity and
tells how and why he did it. Every game is different, and
whether most people solve the mystery depends on how the
questioning went and how well the murderer played his/her
part. The most important thing is, not if everyone solved
the murder, but if they had a good time.
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