Regardless of whether you’re about to participate in an online or in-person murder mystery, one of the most important components to enjoy yourself and create ambiance for the people around you is to find a costume appropriate for the scenario.
One of my favorite childhood activities and first experiences with roleplaying was getting together with friends and playing an impromptu game, which we simply called “murderer”.
So, this Halloween is pretty special. It falls on a Saturday, is during a full moon, and also occurs on daylight saving time. That is a pretty huge trifecta that is hard to ignore.
It’s that time of year again. Time to unpack those moth-eaten sweaters and put away the flip-flops. Autumn is officially here, and there couldn’t be a better time to cozy up on a chilly evening with a PSL and a Dastardly Deeds Murder Mystery game! Well, at least one of those things.
As the popularity of online murder mystery games has increased exponentially over the last six months, one of the biggest questions I’ve gotten from my friends is how exactly do I prepare for a murder mystery game?
As someone who’s been a long time PC gamer, I don’t think of online party games the way most people nowadays do. When I think of online party games, I still can’t help but think back to the old days and spending hours trying to get your game to show up over a local area network on your friends’ computer. Then, after all that time…
Let me start by saying that the traditional murder mystery dinner is something that I tend to have a lot of hang-ups about. On paper, the concept behind most murder mystery dinner parties sounds solid.
Have friends across the globe that you miss? Bored af sitting at home in quarantine? At Dastardly Deeds Murder Mysteries, you can play games remotely with friends from the comfort of your couch! (Or bed, or wherever, we don’t judge.) Our online murder mysteries are the perfect ticket to a fun evening party that you can host from anywhere.
Online murder mystery games have been increasing in popularity over the last few months for a variety of reasons. First, there’s the obvious elephant in the room that’s forcing many of us from fun times and face to face partying with our friends. An increase in viable software for video chats has also exponentially increased the potential for online murder mystery games.
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