{"id":6726,"date":"2016-11-18T11:37:32","date_gmt":"2016-11-18T11:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6726"},"modified":"2024-07-16T11:47:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T11:47:18","slug":"what-are-some-of-the-basics-of-a-murder-mystery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6726","title":{"rendered":"What are some of the basics of a murder mystery?"},"content":{"rendered":"

To start with you need three\u00a0characters. <\/strong><\/p>\n

First you need the murder victim.\u00a0And with this character, by default, you need the murderer. Unless your denouement shows it was all\u00a0an accident or suicide.<\/p>\n

And the third character you need is the person (or persons) searching for the murderer.<\/p>\n

You’ll need to keep your audience guessing<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Murder Mystery should be solvable…….but only at the end.<\/p>\n

It’s great to\u00a0guess \u2018who done it\u2019, but you don’t want to make it too easy. \u00a0You also don’t want to make it so hard that no-one knows what’s going on and hasn’t the faintest idea who did it.<\/p>\n

Throw in a few secrets and plot twists. Keep people on their toes until the conclusion.<\/p>\n

Everything must be explained at the conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes this is really important.<\/p>\n

Everything should be explained at the end. There is satisfaction of finding out the answer, whether you got the right answer or not.<\/p>\n

There will have been secrets withheld by the author, but at the end, all must\u00a0be explained.<\/p>\n

Fancy a murder mystery evening?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Visit ITM Games <\/a>to get your next Murder Mystery Party Game<\/p>\n

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