- With Murder A La Carte you have everything you need to serve up the perfect murder mystery dinner party
- Choose which of your friends will play which character, and who will be the murderer
- Contains party planner, game rules, recipes, place cards, invitations and envelopes, plus 6 secret clues
- Also includes character booklets for each character including their roles, background and a few tasty secrets
- It comes with a CD with an introduction, scene setter, summary of events and solution to the crime
- It comes with a CD and cassette (although box states only cassette included).
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Model Number100067Q
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Murder a la carte--serve up mystery, murder and fun for you and your guests. For 8 - 10 players.
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42 of 42 people found the following review helpful
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I have completed 5 murder mysteries of this sort and this would rank as the worst: in others that I have done, information is provided and prompts are given (such as "ask Joe Bloggs where he was at lunchtime" or "when asked, tell Joe that you last spoke to Bill last night") to the characters to keep the discussion on track, but the conversation can flow freely. In this game, characters are following a script, which makes it much like a play read-through. The conclusion was somewhat of an anticlimax too.
My advice: buy a different game. The ones produced by BV Leisure (rather than Paul Lamond Games) are in my experience better thought through and more fun.
My advice: buy a different game. The ones produced by BV Leisure (rather than Paul Lamond Games) are in my experience better thought through and more fun.
236 of 242 people found the following review helpful
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If you've never held a murdery mystery party before - here's your perfect opportunity to give it a go! The essential ingredients to make it go with a bang are: this game kit (obviously!), a yummy yet easy buffet (as the game is best played over the course of a dinner - but you don't want to spend your whole evening in the kitchen), a generous supply of drinks (to get everyone loosened up and relaxed into their character roles) and lots of enthusiastic guests in costume! NB: You'll need to give your guests a bit of notice when arranging this so that they can get themselves set up with fitting and hilarious outfits - and don't forget the camera!
The theme for this particular party is champagne, gangsters and lots of 60's stuff. Me & my guests had a fantastic evening with this one. As long as everyone is enthusiastic and willing to let their hair down you don't have to be great actors or actresses to have fun as there's no right or wrong way to 'play' the game. Ironically, the best thing is not to even try to take it seriously and work out 'whodunnit' - there are so many red-herrings it is impossible to work out - but I can guarantee you will definitely have tons of fun trying!!!
I would definitely recommend this as an excellent alternative way of celebrating New Years Eve, a birthday or anniversary - or for no other reason than you enjoy getting together with friends for hilarious & memorable evenings! My guests haven't stopped asking when the next party will be!!!
ENJOY! (I know you will)
92 of 98 people found the following review helpful
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This was my very fisrt murder mystery and it was great fun. The plot is hilarious with all kinds of unexpected twists. The tape is really helpful with a summary after each round. This one is set in London, 1967 with gangsters, actors and singers.
All the guests had a fantastic time. It's the sort of thing that's fun whether it's taken seriously or not, as it is possible to work out who dunnit.
I would recommend this to anybody over the age of 16.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
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What product, after one month of ordering the product, where is it? Where are the reply emails from The Party Mill where the order was originally placed to assure me that they have... Read more
Published 13 months ago by colleenmilne
more of a group game
I played this with my wife over dinner last night.
Next time, I think we'll invite more people.
Next time, I think we'll invite more people.
Published on 7 Jan 2010 by Mark Pollak
Murder a la carte dinner party game
This game could have been soo much more fun than it was. Followed all instructions, invited geusts, hired fancy dress for a new year's eve with a difference. Read more
Published on 18 Feb 2009 by M. Chantler
champagne murders
Great fun, we had a really good new year party.
Only had 8 people in the end. Not sure if the other 2 guests had turned up
they would have felt involved enough in the... Read more
Only had 8 people in the end. Not sure if the other 2 guests had turned up
they would have felt involved enough in the... Read more
Published on 7 Feb 2009 by Mrs. Wendy Brown
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