Murder Mystery Game: The Demise of the Downhome Dealers

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Major Country and Western stars Dixie Diver and the Downhome Dealers have come home to Mossy Bottom, Texas to announce the signing of their new contract with Good Ole Boys Records. No singing required (unless you want to).

How Our Large Group Mystery Games Work: Our games are designed for parties with 20 or more guests. You'll need to select people willing to take part in the mystery as the primary suspects (including victim(s), detective and killer). They'll have full knowledge of the script, which means they'll know whodunit*. The rest of your guests will take on the role of detective and it will be their job to actively solve the case (by examining the evidence and questioning, eavesdropping on and following the suspects for example). Essentially, everyone will have a crucial part in the mystery.

*PLEASE NOTE: If you don't want your prime suspects to know whodunit you can add a narrator to your game. Have the narrator read the script as if telling a story. Your suspects will need to act out what he or she says. You'll give them their characters descriptions ahead of time but not the script itself. We're slowly adapting all our mystery games to include a "know it all version" and a "narrator version" but we're not there yet. If we have adapted a game you'll see it noted in the description.

For ALL the details on how our games work (including number of players, length of mystery and pre-event prep time) and answers to your most frequently asked questions, please go to How Our Games Are Played.

What's included with our mystery games.

Download a script sample.

THE STORY AND THE CHARACTERS:

THE YEAR: Any. We’ve set it in modern day.

STORY: Major Country and Western stars Dixie Diver and the Downhome Dealers have come home to Mossy Bottom, Texas for a special concert and to announce the signing of their new contract with Belle Buford and Good Ole Boys Records. NO SINGING REQUIRED (UNLESS YOU WANT TO).

EIGHT PRIMARY SUSPECTS (these are the folks who will have full knowledge of the mystery; you’ll give them a complete script):

1. DIXIE DIVER: The lead singer. She’s talented and beautiful and wants the world to revolve around her. She did something last night that most of the band members aren’t gonna like.
2. DAVE DIVER: Dixie’s brother and fellow band member. He’s been pressing her to be the “Donny and Marie” of the new millennium with him, much to her embarrassment. He’d give up the band in a heartbeat if she’d only agree to his plan.
3. DAN DAWSON: Dan plays the guitar and sings. He is a moody, arrogant bad boy through and through.
4. DICK DELANEY: Another band member. Not the smartest man. Okay, he’s slow and stupid. He’s also madly in love with Dixie but it’s entirely unrequited.
5. BELLE BUFORD: She works for Good Ole Boys Records. She’d still be selling vacuum cleaners door to door if it weren’t for the band. Of course, Belle remembers it differently: The Dealers would be nowhere without her, despite their musical talent. She is sure they’ll sign a new contract with Good Ole Boys. They’d better.
6. SAVANNAH RANDALL: Savannah, since being dumped by Dan Dawson 2 months ago, has become a fledgling Hollywood agent. She’s here to sign her cousin Dixie to a 3-picture movie deal. Yes, it’d break up the band but it’d also be sweet revenge on Dan.
7. MERCY BLOOMER: Dixie’s personal assistant. Nerdish, eager to please, much abused by Dixie and the band but that doesn’t stop her from giving 110% to her job. The question is: how far can she be pushed before she breaks?
8. BUBBA McCOY: The band’s security man. Very tough except when it comes to Mercy for whom he has a protective soft spot.

SECONDARY SUSPECTS: Remember, EVERYONE will be actively involved in this mystery because it will be their job to solve the case and because you’ll be encouraging them to come in costume and in character.  Use any or all of these secondary suspects if you have “extra” cast members you want to use or if you have some guests who want to take on a character but not take on the full responsibility of a primary suspect.  Give them their secondary suspect instructions (included) and let them run with it. ***FOR LARGE GROUP MYSTERIES (75 OR MORE): I'd definitely suggest you cast your secondary suspects. During the mystery it will be the secondary suspects' "job" to act as general support for the primary suspects. They'll roam the room "gossiping" about the goings-in, quiet the audience down during a main action, answer questions, bring primary suspects to tables for questioning and make sure your guests have seen the physical clues that have been revealed.

1. Dan’s female groupie(s): They can hang all over him to further prove he’s a louse.
2. The other band members’ groupies: It’d be fun to have them fight over who’s the cutest, etc.
3. Charlie Daniels: Owner of Good Ole Boys Records.
4. Lola Jennings: A magazine writer, writing a story on the Dealers.
5. Otis Cochran: The Dealers’ lawyer: He can run interference between the band and Belle.
6. Peter Dragon: Savannah’s boss. He’s here to make sure Savannah gets the deal signed.