Today we join our Hostess, Angela, as she uses Casino: Dead Money to create the perfect night of gambling and murder.
Our hostess chose classic red, white, black and gold for her casino decorations. She also purchased a slot machine mural to use as a photo station.
I loved that this party allowed for extra last minute guests with generic characters. A lot of other companies required you have a pretty firm number of guests and order kits by that number. Playing with Murder was much more flexible and why I chose this party over another.
Angela hosted Casino: Dead Money as a New Year's Eve party. She says,
Many of our guests didn’t know each other and with everyone in character, you’d never know it.
The evening fare was set up buffet style and consisted of steamed shrimp, meatballs, chicken strips, a sandwich platter and any extra cuisines the guests brought. Angela also made an alcoholic beverage from vodka, cranberry, mango, and passion fruit juice with orange Cointreau. She calls this drink, The Gambler. There was also a keg of beer as well as wine. Numerous types of spirits flowed thanks to Regina the Bartender and Bette the Waitress.
Though our hostess and her guests enjoyed their evening, Angela stated,
I thought the scripts for the hostess were a little confusing. I prefer scripts be pre-recorded on an audio download. From script 2-3-4, it got confusing as to what takes place before/after so if the scripts were an audio clip and in order, it would clear up questions with timeline. Of course, having alcohol involved things tend to get a little more confusing.
Everyone enjoyed Casino: Dead Money and 2 people successfully solved the mystery even though there were 2 red herrings with more votes!
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