Who Dunnit?
I remember being young and being captivated by the board game Clue. Scoping out who killed who, where it went down and what weapon dealt the final blow. It was like an old-school version of CSI. Sadly, I am grown up and that good ol’ board game doesn’t hold the same weight in my crime fighting and crime solving book. However, I recently attended a birthday gathering that became my interactive, modern-day Clue game: a murder mystery dinner/party.
Here in Denver, I know there are various “playhouses” offering this type of evening on the town. I actually attended one with my family for my 30th birthday. I can say, it was a good time – essentially watching a slue of actors act out a murder mystery while the audience looks on and tries their hardest to solve the crime.
Yet, this recent gathering/party was different. I received an invitation yet, this invite was very different than the typical party I attend. After confirming I would be there, I received a notification of my character…Cindy Butt. All of us that RSVP’ed were given characters, a general description of what our character was like and the general scenario of the party, along with the victim – the individual murdered. We were also given suggestions for attire as the party itself had a theme – ours was set in the 20s. The host of the party coordinated all of this and was the only one who was aware of who was who and who committed the crime.
Dressed up with my character in tow, we all gathered for the party. As we arrived, we were given money (play money) and another description of what to focus on in the first scene. The money was to be used to buy things…bribe people…blackmail…etc. We then all mingled in character; striving to determine who had killed the individual in the original invitation. Yet, someone at the party was killed that night as well, which placed the biggest twist, figure out who killed the person at the party.
Long story short, we roamed around for quite some time in character. Acting within the constraints of our character, striving to figure out who was the culprit. We laughed, ate, drank and had fun in a way that was slightly different than any other evening I have participated in. At the end of the night, we cast our votes; gauging who was guilty. Everyone did a good job in character, as only one person actually guessed the true guilty party.
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