![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
Oct. 8th, 2005
Curse of the Pharaoh
Oct. 8th, 2005 10:37 amLast night we hosted a murder mystery dinner for our neighbors, fellow TAs, and other assorted friends.
Last year our downstairs neighbors invited us to Honky Tonk Homicide, which was a riot (pictures here). This year I wanted to host one, and I decided to do something a little more complicated -- an unscripted, freeform murder mystery where the characters pursue their goals in whatever way they see fit (lying, blackmail, murder) rather than following a more scripted plot. So we did Curse of the Pharaoh from Freeformgames.com.
Somehow I only just noticed the part that says "Curse of the Pharaoh is one of our more complex and intricately plotted games, and we don't recommend it if you're new to this kind of murder mystery party game. On the other hand, if you're a veteran you should find it highly satisfying!" Hmm. There was definitely some confusion early in the evening about what the characters were supposed to do, but I think everyone pretty much figured their characters and goals out by the climax of the game.
I was panicking before the game because there was so much for me to keep track of through the evening. As the Servant I had to arbitrate player fights, explain rules, answer questions, etc. At the same time I had to get dinner out at the appropriate time (I'm still not sure I heated the entrees up enough). Most tricky was that I had to keep track of some key items in the game, because if some characters got hold of some items, the items would transform into something else. That was complicated. But I think it went OK.
People really got into the spirit of costuming. We didn't have a camera on hand, but I'll try to get pictures from the Dukes and post them in the next few days.
Last year our downstairs neighbors invited us to Honky Tonk Homicide, which was a riot (pictures here). This year I wanted to host one, and I decided to do something a little more complicated -- an unscripted, freeform murder mystery where the characters pursue their goals in whatever way they see fit (lying, blackmail, murder) rather than following a more scripted plot. So we did Curse of the Pharaoh from Freeformgames.com.
Somehow I only just noticed the part that says "Curse of the Pharaoh is one of our more complex and intricately plotted games, and we don't recommend it if you're new to this kind of murder mystery party game. On the other hand, if you're a veteran you should find it highly satisfying!" Hmm. There was definitely some confusion early in the evening about what the characters were supposed to do, but I think everyone pretty much figured their characters and goals out by the climax of the game.
I was panicking before the game because there was so much for me to keep track of through the evening. As the Servant I had to arbitrate player fights, explain rules, answer questions, etc. At the same time I had to get dinner out at the appropriate time (I'm still not sure I heated the entrees up enough). Most tricky was that I had to keep track of some key items in the game, because if some characters got hold of some items, the items would transform into something else. That was complicated. But I think it went OK.
People really got into the spirit of costuming. We didn't have a camera on hand, but I'll try to get pictures from the Dukes and post them in the next few days.
Since I've had requests for local recipes, here's the recipe of the dish I served last night. It's not local, though; it's very Egyptian. An Egyptian student brought koshary to a meal the students put on last year, and I thought it was delicious. This isn't her recipe, but one I found online (slightly modified to be more like hers).
( Koshary )
( Koshary )
Well, what do you know...
Oct. 8th, 2005 11:19 pm...President Bush and I agree on something:
Whan an appalling speech, though. I can't tell you how embarrassing stuff like that is to read here... you know, outside the land of FREEDOM and JUSTICE and PEACE. I am humiliated that that guy represents me.
"When 25 Iraqi children are killed in a bombing or Iraqi teachers are executed at their school or hospital workers are killed caring for the wounded, this is murder, pure and simple; the total rejection of justice and honor and moral and religion."Hmmm. So... people who bomb Iraq are murderers? Unjust, dishonorable, immoral, irreligious murderers who can't tell the difference between a noun and an adjective? Now there's a political sentiment I can get behind.
Whan an appalling speech, though. I can't tell you how embarrassing stuff like that is to read here... you know, outside the land of FREEDOM and JUSTICE and PEACE. I am humiliated that that guy represents me.
