Guest Instructions for Halloween Murder Mystery Night

Dear visitors,

If you've been directed to this blog, you may have been invited to the Three Horseshoes Pub (Ben's house) for a Halloween Murder Mystery Night.

Here's some info on how to play the game, and what your character role is. Read and enjoy....

Playing the Game
To play one of our murder mysteries requires no special props or acting abilities, just a willingness to have fun and immerse yourself in the character. Guests do not need to study or memorize any scripts or other information about the scenario. The mystery game is designed so that the individuals who are playing will mingle around asking questions about each others character and perhaps about any other information that the players may have gathered so far. As the game progresses each player will gather more and more information and at the end of the allotted time they need to sift through what they think is fact and what they think is fiction to make
their choice on who they think is the true murderer.

Guest Instructions
During the party, each of you will be given clues. The clues provide all the information required to unlock the mystery. Each clue is designated as a clue to be CONCEALED or a clue to be REVEALED. Clues to be CONCEALED are generally information about your character that you conceal until directly challenged. You should then use the information to defend yourself. However, the clue to be CONCEALED might also contain information that you need to conceal completely until instructed
otherwise. Clues to be REVEALED are generally accusations you make against other characters or questions you need to ask of other characters. Follow the instructions on each clue, listen and have fun.
As the game progresses, you will gather more and more information and at the end of the game you will need to sift through fact and fiction to decide who is the murderer.

The characters can be played to suit the comfort zone of each player. If you like the spotlight or enjoy role playing, immerse yourself in your character’s persona and live the night as you think they would. You may even decide to exaggerate your character’s personality for even more effect. While ad-libbing (to an
extent!) is encouraged, a straight reading of the clue is also perfectly acceptable.
There are only a few simple rules to follow when playing our games.
1. Stay in Character. (Costumes are highly recommended)
2. Hide/Stretch the truth, but don't lie!
3. When accused, defend yourself and then shift attention away from yourself.
4. Interrogate others.
The game takes approximately 3 hrs to play, depending on the number of people playing.

Our Pumpkins await your presence,
The Governor