Betrayal at the Block Party: Murder Mystery Party Game

This was a great pack for our party of 30 people. Instructions and suggestions were easy to follow. I had a friend help me stuff envelopes so I could play. We had a fantastic night of figuring out who the killer was. Everyone showed up in character with props - I added clothing suggestions in the mailed invitations. We made lots of themed drinks and food to help set the mood. Great party!

Had been searching for a while to find the right murder mystery game! Completed this game with a group of 17 and everyone had a great time. I did unfortunately find out who the murderer was when organizing the paper work but was still fun!!

I did this with a group of 8 people and we had SUCH a fun time! I was worried about whether or not people would get into character, but with everything this product provided, it was hard not to! We had a really great time and learned a lot... we definitely want to do another one again!

I will mention, I had a friend who couldn't come do a lot of the organizing of the cards in envelopes for me. I was really thankful for that, because it would have been difficult to cut out and place each person's round 2 and 3 cards in their envelopes without anything being ruined. If the host is planning on playing, I recommend finding someone to do this for you!

I hosted my first murder mystery party with a bunch of friends and family.. it was 20 people so all of the characters were played. I’m honestly surprised at how much fun everyone had. I sent out the character roles 2 days prior to the party and I told everyone it was optional to dress in character but the majority of my guests dressed up which was awesome. Everyone really got into the game and played they’re characters well. I was nervous about making someone a victim but the person who played the victim really loved it. I hosted it but I also played a character. I will be purchasing another game because I have a lot of people telling me how they want to do this again.

The use of this game during a birthday party was perfect. We have 4 different groups of people, total 20+ guests and no one just sat around board. Everyone was busy talking to one another, like they have always known each other. Perfect icebreaker.

As the hostess, this was a hard story to follow. We had 32 people RSVP and I had to expand the players but as the party day came around 10+ people cancelled. It was hard for me to reassign the characters to make the party flow. With all the rearranging, it was still hard to follow at times. Hosting a mystery party was fun but its is not fun to be unaware of some of the things to come. I wanted to also participate in the game so I didn't read everything, therefore I was a bit confused when the confessing part came around. I felt the explanations were a bit hard to follow at times.

Im glad it worked out in the end and people had fun. I do plan on hosting another party but I will keep it to a minimum number of people next time.

We threw this together in about 24 hours - It still worked out great. We even did the pre -game Texts. That was so fun because we had things to talk about as the guests arrived from the second I opened the door as the host. We did the block party in the winter but still did Hamburgers and Block party type food and stated that due to the inclement weather we had to move the party inside. We decorated Tiki Bar type decorations. I feel like it is super important to set the stage and stay in character. It made all the difference. The game is super easy to follow and clear and concise directions. I was the host and still played - I did not look at any of the cards and I had no idea who the murderer was~! I would do this again and buy another game for sure!

These are put together very well, which makes it easy to host a mystery. We have had nothing but great comments from attendees.

This is my second "My mystery party" kit and I really enjoyed it. I downloaded the PDF, and did my own props. I loved that it was a block party, because I made it a potluck to make hosting easier on myself. Everyone got really into it, and we ran it for exactly 3 hours, just like my last one. That included mingling for ~45 minutes while eating finger food, then we started dinner and got round 2 cards shortly after. There was another hour of intense conversation as people interrogated each other after the victim reveal. Then we had a dessert "break" during which people wrote out their accusations. We compiled them, then did the round 3 wrap up, ending exactly 3 hours after we started. We didn't do the mini games, and I had about 13 people, but it was a great number for people to be easily interacting throughout the event and sharing what they needed with each other.

Interestingly, our victim was nearly 40 minutes late, so we spent a while realizing that many people did not like them-- and by the time the victim arrived, the characters were all ramped up!

We were a little disappointed that the complete motive behind the murder was something related to an optional character. I wish that character had been required so we would have had a clue what was going on there, rather than just getting the timeline correct.

This was our first hosted event so we were a little wet behind the ears. I found the story to be not only interested, but there were some surprising character revelations that I didn't see coming. The game was humourous and well-liked by all. There were a few times when someone almost spit out their drink from something said and there were plenty of laughs. We ran this game twice and it was interesting to see how it was played a bit differently by the characters for each one.
I would highly recommend this game.

This was a great time!

I was a little nervous as to how things would play out. I have never hosted a murder mystery party this size. Added to my stress was the number of players who didn't/couldn't commit to coming. Most of our guests were also surprisingly nervous.... until they got there.
It was easy to host, easy to participate and SO easy to accommodate any last minute person who decided to show up and still be a part.

We ended up with around 28 characters. (added the expansion pack) and LOVED it.
We would do it again.