murder mystery dinner party

06 October 2014

When we were in France for Christmas last year, we had a Murder Mystery dinner with friends that was a huge amount of fun. Knowing we loved it, the two friends who came up with the idea gave us a proper box set of a MM game for our Christmas present!

We finally found a good time to gather 6 unsuspecting friends back in London recently to host our own MM party. If you don't know what it's all about, it's basically a game where the guests are given roles to play prior to the party, are given suggestions for costumes, and over the course of the dinner you "act out" (= reading out the given script/prompts) the story and you all guess who the murderer is at the end. A bit hard to explain, but it's not complicated!

E and I were determined to recreate the dinner/meal combo we enjoyed in france, which was Raclette - a meal where you melt raclette cheese on spatulas and top potatoes and meat with the melted goodness. After much deliberation, we settled on this raclette machine with a stone slab top for grilling meat and vegetables on, and we're pretty pleased with it!










Everyone put in such an effort for their costumes, I wish I could show you - but I'm not sure that they'd appreciate being introduced on the blog dressed as fat peasants/rich German guys/cuckoo vintage hippies! It was so great that we all got into the spirit.

Although it may not be the most intellectual/creative of games, it's a quirky and different thing to do with friends for a night of silly fun and much laughter. I had to practise a Scottish accent for my part, and I kind of miss it...

If you want to host your own or give it as a gift to a friend who might enjoy it, there's a selection available on Amazon, but you can alternatively also find downloads on the internet that are just as good.

Have you ever been to a MM party? Any other off-the-beaten-path dinner party ideas?



13 comments:

  1. What a fantastic idea for a dinner party, I love it! I've always wanted to go to a MM party so maybe I should think about getting myself one of these sets then I can throw my own :D

    Chloe x
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  2. This looks like so much fun! I'm ordering one now... for a dinner party yet to be determined. :D

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  3. This MM party sounds fun! You always have to greatest
    dinner party's and event Miho c: The food sounds +
    looks great! Xx

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  4. AMAZING. I would love to do this sometime, although hopefully I wouldn't have to practice a Scottish accent because it barely sounds like they're even speaking English to me it's so hard for me to understand haha. But I freaking love raclette, we had a raclette party one night when I was in France and of course it was to die for. I mean who doesn't love melted cheese?!

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  5. i LOVE this idea! it must've been loads fun!

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  6. Oh I'm in love with the idea! Now im awfully curious about your guests costumes (must resist!!), I'm glad you've had fun!!

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  7. oh wow this idea sounds fabulous!
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  8. I went to a murder mystery party once and my character was a priest!!

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  9. Oh wow, I've heard about murder mystery dinners but have never been part of one! I was a lover of drama back in school. That cooking stone plate device you 've got is freaking amazing. I would love to have it! Glad to hear you guys had so much fun and stayed in character!

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  10. This sounds like SO much fun! <3 xxx

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  11. I love that idea! When I was a teenage I used to get together with friends and play these games. I haven't played since then but would love to do a dinner party-style murder mystery!

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  12. Sounds like such a fun dinner party idea - I love that you had to put on an accent for the duration of it! That slab for grilling at the table also looks awesome - reminds me of a Chinese hot pot or shabu shabu - so fun when you're with a group! And lastly, raclette is one of my favourite things in the world, the perfect thing to eat when the weather's becoming cold like this! x

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  13. Haha, I would've loved to of heard your Scottish accent!

    This looks like so much fun - I've never done one myself, but always wondered if they'd be good.

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