Product Description

Pepi Roni served up a mean plate of pasta until someone did him in. Now there's big trouble in Little Italy. Comes with a complete party planner, invitations, costume and menu suggestions, clues and more! Mystery dinner party game for 6 to 8 players.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1581 in Toys & Games
• Brand: University Games
• Model: 33201
• Released on: 2002-03-01
• Dimensions: 3.00" h x 8.70" w x 11.10" l, 1.80 pounds

Features

• Party planner with recipes and menu by Sandra Gluck
• Character booklet for all suspects including roles and background information
• Compact disc included with introduction and solution to the crime
• Socially engaging and fun
• Recommended for ages between 18 - 99 years

Editorial Review
Put on your own mystery dinner theater: murder's on the menu, and everyone's a suspect in this grownup game for six to eight players. The game includes everything you need to serve up mystery, murder, and fun: a shopping list, menus, and recipes by cookbook author Sandra Gluck; eight party invitations and envelopes; place cards; secret clues; and, best of all, a murder mystery to solve. Invite your friends to dress up and play the roles of the devious suspects (each with his or her own character booklet with roles and background info): Rocco Scarfazzi, Mama Rosa, Marco Roni, Bo Jalais, Angel Roni, Tara Misu, Father Al Fredo, and Clair Voyant. Serve up a meal or light snack, play the (included) cassette tape with its introduction, summary of events, and solution to the crime. Find out who killed New York restaurateur Pepi Roni, and why. --Rebecca Hughes

From the Manufacturer
Everyone's a suspect when murder is on the menu. The aroma of home cooked pasta is drifting from New York City's most popular Italian eatery, but something else is heating up the kitchen as the Restauranteur has been shot. Family and friends will gather to pay their respects, but one of the guests won't be shedding any tears. This mystery dinner party game for adults includes recipes, a shopping list, invitations plus a tasty murder mystery to solve. Each player dresses up and plays the role of a suspect to the murder.

Customer Reviews

Extra guests left out
This is the second murder mystery game we've played and while we had fun, we thought this one could have been better. The story line was fine, the menu was good, and the decorations were easy to make or buy. We had fun playing the game and we didn't think the mystery was unsolvable (even though only one person guessed correctly). We had a good time with our horrible accents and people did a good job with their costumes.

The part we were disappointed in was the "Extra Players" part. This game is actually for 6 players, even though it says you can invite 8. We invited 3 other couples to the party, and the couple that played the extra parts (Father Alfredo and Clair Voyant) felt very left out. They had very few lines, weren't suspects in the mystery, and their parts were pretty lame. I felt this game could have included them more if they had better parts, even if they still weren't suspects in the mystery. I would suggest that if you have friends who aren't likely to get into the game to give them the extra players' parts. They can easily sit by the wayside and not do much and still enjoy what the other players are doing.

Overall it was fun and I enjoyed the Italian/New York theme, but just keep in mind that it's really a game for 6.

The Best Night!
My husband and I played this game with our Gourmet Club. Everyone came dressed as their character with props and all. I used chalk to trace the "dead" body on my kitchen floor and placed the pistol in a ziploc bag and sealed it with "Evidence" tape I had accuired from a detective friend. I also used the tape to make my napkin rings. I did use the included menu created by Sandra Gluck and it was delicious!! Each guest brought one of the items on her menu (Garlic Roasted Bean Dip, Onion Topped Boboli, Baked Ziti, and Mocha Cake with Ricotta Cream). We played the CD "Mob Hits" from amazon.com, had lit candles, Chianti in the basket bottles and plenty of fun. The party lasted 4.5 hours, so not too bad! You and your friends will laugh sooo hard, just don't invite party poopers!

Needed a bit more instruction
My guests arrived in their designated costumes, and all had a great time in just the preparation of their characters. The guests chose to help me out by preparing some of the dishes. We went straight out of the book. The mushroom salad was not enough to feed the eight I had in attendance. The green beans needed to be cooked longer than the book suggested. The onion topped Boboli was a hit!! No one knew if the roasted peppers were to be served as an appetizer, salad or main course...we live in Texas.
The character books need to be written in first person,(the you's need to be replaced with I's), as the guests were very dependent on their scripts. We didn't get in to the challenging very well until the third round and only because one of my guests had been to a mystery dinner before.