Murderous dinner party
Murderous Dinnerparty is a German crime series that is owned by Blaubart Verlag . The publishing house and the series were founded in 2005 by Christiane Fux and Alain Fux in Munich .
So far ten crime games have been published in German and English.
Gameplay
The games are played in a round by six to eight people. Usually a previous murder has been committed and the other players are the suspects. The aim of the game is to find the culprit. There is always a clear, logical solution. The voice of an investigator is played on a CD (recently also available as an MP3 download) at the beginning and after the individual rounds of the game. This gives information about the crime and the suspects. In the end, the investigator resolves the case.
Two roles (one male and one female) are optional and do not necessarily have to be filled. The publisher also provides two additional roles for rounds of ten people. These are out of the question as suspects.
The other players receive costuming suggestions with their invitation, but otherwise do not need to prepare for the game. At the beginning of the game, all players receive role booklets with information about their role and instructions for the individual game rounds. Some text suggestions are included in the booklets, but they do not have to be presented verbatim. Half of the game scenes are improvised on the basis of information received. The murderer (or the murderess) only finds out towards the end of the game that he was the culprit.
The game is accompanied by the host as a moderator, but he can also take on a role himself. The host has a party planner available for orientation and also to prepare for the game. This also includes menu suggestions and recipes. They are tailored to the respective case and designed so that the cooking processes are compatible with the game.
Titles published so far
| title | author | illustration | publication | Number of players | Age | language | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The voice from beyond | Christiane Fux | Aki Röll | September 2005 | 6 to 8 players | from 16 years | German | ISBN 9783981047806 |
| Death on the London Express | Christiane Fux | Aki Röll | March 2006 | 6 to 8 players | from 16 years | German | ISBN 9783981047813 |
| Murder in Shanghai | Christiane Fux | Aki Röll | October 2006 | 6 to 8 players | from 16 years | German | ISBN 9783981047820 |
| The Curse of the Green Lady | Christiane Fux | Aki Röll | October 2008 | 6 to 8 players | from 16 years | German | ISBN 9783981047837 |
| Dance of Death on the Titanic | Christiane Fux | Aki Röll | August 2010 | 6 to 8 players | from 16 years | German | ISBN 9783981047844 |
| Deadly alpenglow | Christiane Fux | Aki Röll | June 2012 | 6 to 8 players | from 16 years | German | ISBN 9783981047851 |
| The godfather of Chicago | Christiane Fux | Aki Röll | November 2014 | 6 to 8 players | from 16 years | German | ISBN 9783981047868 |
| The Curse of the Green Lady | Christiane Fux | Aki Röll | August 2015 | 6 to 8 players | from 16 years | English | ISBN 9783981047875 |
| The riddle of the bloody scissors | Christiane Fux, Alain Fux | Aki Röll | October 2016 | 6 to 8 players | from 16 years | German | ISBN 9783981047882 |
| Gallop to death | Christiane Fux | Aki Röll | September 2018 | 6 to 8 players | from 16 years | German | ISBN 9783981047899 |
| The curse of the pharaoh | Christiane Fux | Aki Röll | October 2019 | 6 to 8 players | from 16 years | German | ISBN 9783948403003 |
| The Portrait of Lady Violet | Christiane Fux | Aki Röll | May 2020 | 4 players | from 16 years | German | ISBN 9783948403010 |
For all games there are two additional roles for other players who are not suspicious but can still actively participate.