"Who Done It?" Dinner Party

On Saturday, Jake and I hosted a murder mystery dinner party. My parents got us the game kit for Christmas and it was a lot of fun! There are several different versions of the game with different themes - ours was 'The Class of '54'. The evening took place in August of 1959 - we were all friends from high school hanging out at a malt shop right after our 5 year class reunion having a good time, but then we were suddenly trying to figure out which one of us committed the crime!

There were 8 characters, so we had 3 couples over to play the game. Each person was assigned a character and dressed the part (the game even includes costume suggestions for each character).  Even though Jake and I were hosting the game, it is set up so you don't know who the killer is and can play along with the guests. We all had a blast, but we definitely are not very good actors! haha!

We started the night out with appetizers and then played all 4 rounds of the game, including dinner and dessert. I love entertaining, so I had fun setting the table with my cloth napkins, preparing the pot roast and dessert, and setting up the secret clues!

  

Since it was a 50's themed party, I thought it was appropriate to serve old-fashioned cokes in glass bottles. The ones that are bottled in Mexico are made with real sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup (At least that makes it a little better for you...right?).

Dave was the rebellious tough guy, Noel was the three-sport letterman jock, Jake was the nerd who earned his social success in high school by playing pranks on school administration, and Andy was the prep that graduated from a major eastern university after high school!

And the girls...Elissa was the one that grew up on the wrong side of the tracks, Erin was the former cheerleader, I was the teenage party girl-turned house wife, and Andrea was the studious senior class president and valedictorian!

We had a tasty dinner!

I was so excited because I have had my Grandma's hot pink pleated skirt from when she was in high school hanging in my closet for a few years. I finally had an excuse to wear it!