Chocolate Tasters Wanted? Am I Dreaming?

Okay, so this may be completely off-topic, and you may wonder what chocolate has to do with Murder Mystery Games. Aside from inspiring some amazing mystery party game ideas, the answer is nothing. I may be a business owner who plots murder for a living, but I’m also a woman and I love 3 things more than everything else: Coffee, Shoes and Chocolate. Particularly truffles. Which is why I actually had a physical reaction when I read about this truffles tasting event. It was a shiver – a... 

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Get drunk by noon, all in the name of Saint Patrick

Most people think that St Patrick’s Day is just about green and beer (not to mention green beer). The truth is that most people, including me and the contributors of Wikipedia, have no idea what St Patrick’s Day is really all about. Is it the birthday of Guinness beer? Is it the celebration of leprechauns? Is it an excuse to drink (the answer to that is, of course, yes, but there is bound to be more to it). As always, we are here to enlighten you. Well, sort of. Saint Patrick was the... 

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Video: The Crisis Companion

Shot In The Dark Mysteries’ Mystery Maiden, Leigh Clements, explains what a crisis companion is and why you need one when planning a party, or hosting a murder mystery party. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Video: The Crisis Companion", url: "http://www.shotinthedarkmysteries.com/blog/video-the-crisis-companion/" }); swfobject.embedSWF("http://www.youtube.com/v/evESyOG_D4U&rel=0&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=0", "vvq-1070-youtube-1", "425", "344", "9", vvqexpressinstall, vvqflashvars,... 

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Custom and Personalized Mystery Games – What’s it all about?

I had planned to blog today about custom mysteries, what they mean and the process it takes to create a custom mystery. Before I did though, I thought I would pop by some of my competitor’s websites to see what take they use when creating a custom mystery, and see where our differences lay. What I found absolutely shocked and astounded me. From the sites I browsed, I only found one other murder mystery games company that writes custom mystery games – and their website said they charged... 

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Video: When Good Guests Go Bad part 6: The Destructo-Guest

You can read the rest of this series at the following links: Part 1: The No-Show Guest Article Part 1: The No-Show Guest Video Part 2: The Surprise-Show Article Part 2: The Surprise-Show Video Part 3: The Lush Article Part 3: The Lush Video Part 4: The Never-Ending Guest Article Part 4: The Never-Ending Guest Video Part 5: The Can’t-Be-Wrong Article Part 5: The Can’t-Be-Wrong Video Part 6: The Destructo-Guest Article SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Video: When Good Guests Go Bad part 6:... 

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Video: When Good Guests Go Bad Part 5

Read the rest of this series at the following links: Part 1: The No-Show Guest Article Part 1: The No-Show Guest Video Part 2: The Surprise-Show Article Part 2: The Surprise-Show Video Part 3: The Lush Article Part 3: The Lush Video Part 4: The Never-Ending Guest Article Part 4: The Never-Ending Guest Video Part 5: The Can’t-Be-Wrong Article Part 6: The Destructo-Guest Article Part 6: The Destructo-Guest Video SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Video: When Good Guests Go Bad Part 5", url: "http://www.shotinthedarkmysteries.com/blog/video-when-good-guests-go-bad-part-5/"... 

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When Good Guests Go Bad part 6: The Destructo-Guest

When Good Guests Go Bad Part 6: The Destructo-Guest This is the final article in our six-part series entitled, “When Good Guests Go Bad”. Today we look at the “Destructo-Guest”. If you’ve never had to deal with a destructo-guest, you’re lucky! The destructo-guest is careless in their everyday life, and brings that carelessness into your home when you entertain. This guest moves around a bit like a hurricane, leaving a path of destruction in their wake. When one... 

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When Good Guests Go Bad part 5: The Can’t-Be-Wrong

Welcome to the second-last article in our six-part series on “When Good Guests Go Bad.” Unfortunately, at every gathering there always seems to be one person who has an opinion on everything, and even when they’re wrong they’re right! These are the kind of guests who bring up topics just to argue them, and if there is nothing to argue they will conjur something out of thin air. Not only do they create uncomfortable situations at every turn, they also tend to offend people,... 

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Video: When Good Guests Go Bad part 4: The Never-Ending Guest

You can read and watch the videos for the rest of this series at the following links: Part 1: The No-Show Guest Article Part 1: The No-Show Guest Video Part 2: The Surprise-Show Article Part 2: The Surprise-Show Video Part 3: The Lush Article Part 3: The Lush Video Part 4: The Never-Ending Guest Article Part 5: The Can’t-Be-Wrong Article Part 5: The Can’t-Be-Wrong Video Part 6: The Destructo-Guest Article Part 6: The Destructo-Guest Video SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Video: When Good... 

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Video: When Good Guests Go Bad part 3: The Lush!

You can read and watch the videos for the rest of this series at these links: Part 1: The No-Show Guest Article Part 1: The No-Show Guest Video Part 2: The Surprise-Show Article Part 2: The Surprise-Show Video Part 3: The Lush Article Part 4: The Never-Ending Guest Article Part 4: The Never-Ending Guest Video Part 5: The Can’t-Be-Wrong Article Part 5: The Can’t-Be-Wrong Video Part 6: The Destructo-Guest Article Part 6: The Destructo-Guest Video http://www.shotinthedarkmysteries.com/blog/video-when-good-guests-go-bad-part-6-the-destructo-guest/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({... 

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