An Evening of Murder Game: A Feast to Die For Party Game

this was my first murder party and the guest enjoyed it. I invited extra guest just to make the night even more excited. My guest kept talking about it even after 2 months. A must have!

This was the third murder mystery game me and friends have played. Two by Max Haines. I loved the Max Haines games. They keep you involved in the game and not to much reading to yourself that other game had. With the interaction going on it made it really fun. We had a blast and will be purchasing more Max Haines games.

I recently used this game, and it was a huge success. I really liked all the characters. They were all unique enough that you could really create and character that would be fun and interesting, but they were also realistic enough to be believable, unlike the characters in some of the other mystery party games. The fact that the characters were more realistic also made it easier for everyone to be comfortable in their parts.

The game went well, although it was just barely two hours long, and that was with taking short breaks between scenes and with people embellishing a bit on their information. But the story is well written and all the parts are interesting. Everyone there agreed that 8 people was a perfect number, and we liked that the murderer DOES know that they're the murderer.

All in all a great time, that's pretty simple for a first-timer. If you're hosting this party, my one suggestion is to make sure you have wine charms on the wine glasses- it's not specifically mentioned in the instructions and it becomes kinda important to the plot. Also, we took a break inbetween scenes during which everyone read their information for the next scene. That way they weren't just reading the info and they could feel more comfortable in their characters.

I'm definitely planning on buying the other game by this company.

Character profiles were incomplete, been waiting for one week already for confirmation from manufacturer for replacement...

This game was a very fun night for me and my friends. We really got into the game and had lots of fun improvising and accusing each other. There are many surprising twists as the night goes on. If you just go with it, you will have lots of fun! We laughed quite a bit and enjoyed the mystery a great deal.

However, the enclosed CD really doesn't add very much to the game. It has one track that sets up the situation and lets you hear the murder. But the scene is already set up on the invitations and they make you think you are hearing evidence, but the sounds of the murder never come into play again.

Also, DON'T LOOK AT THE CHARACTER BOOKLETS BEFORE THE GAME. A friend and I were trying to decide what characters we wanted to be and were looking in the booklets at the background information. But, we found out who the murderer was because it told us on the first page of one character's book. It didn't make any difference in the game, as we were scripted to accuse other people, but it still ruined the surprise. So be aware that the booklets contain sensitive information. The solution, however, is sealed.

Finally, this game can only be used once. There is only one solution, so unless you don't mind playing it again knowing the answer, you can only use it one time.

Overall, this was a great night! Find people that aren't afraid to get a little crazy, and you'll have fun! I played this with a group of theater people and we really got into it. Highly recommended!