University Games Murder Mystery Party - A Taste for Wine & Murder, Multicolor (33202)
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Age Range (Description) | Baby |
Number of Players | 8 |
Brand | University Games |
Theme | Video Game |
Material | Cardboard |
About this item
- The Taste for Wine and Murder Mystery Party Game is a dinner party in a box
- A body was discovered at California vineyard, and you must solve the murder before the killer strikes again
- 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
- Includes 8 character booklets, 8 party invitations, 8 nametags, 8 crime scene clues, party planning booklet
- Access to Audio/Video with an Introduction, summary of events, clues and solution to the crime online
- For 8 players, 18 and over
- Skill Level: Beginner
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Product information
Product Dimensions | 12 x 8 x 4 inches |
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Item Weight | 1 pounds |
Country of Origin | China |
ASIN | B00000J00M |
Item model number | 33202 |
Manufacturer recommended age | 17 years and up |
Best Sellers Rank | #25,651 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games) #725 in Board Games (Toys & Games) |
Customer Reviews |
4.5 out of 5 stars |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Release date | March 2, 2002 |
Department | ToysAndShoes |
Manufacturer | University Games |
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Put on your own mystery dinner theater: murder's on the menu, and everyone's a suspect in this grownup game for 6 to 8 players. The game includes everything you need to serve up mystery, murder, and fun: a shopping list, menus, recipes by cookbook author Sandra Gluck, eight party invitations and envelopes, place cards, secret clues and, best of all, a murder mystery to solve. The annual wine-tasting festival in California Wine Country is in full swing when the body of local vineyard owner, Barry Underwood, is found hidden beneath his wine cellar. Barry has been missing for six long years but with the discovery of his body comes a wealth of new clues to solve the mystery. It's a vintage murder and you may be a suspect. Just 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): Otto Von Schnapps, Tiny Bubbles, Papa Vito, Marilyn Merlot, Ralph Rottingrape, Hedy Shablee, Bonny Lass, and Bud Wizer. Serve up a meal or light snack, play the included CD with its introduction, summary of events, and solution to the crime. Find out who killed California vineyard owner Barry Underwood, and why. In 1985, University Games introduced the Murder Mystery Party to the world as its first game. 31 years later, these parties-in-a-box still include everything players needs to solve a murder during an evening with friends. Ages 18 years and up.
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About University Games:
University Games features exciting, original games for kids and grown-ups. Creative gameplay and quality components are our standard, but that's not all we offer. We offer party games that are perfect to play with the whole family, as well as several titles that are ideal for a rowdy evening with your adult friends! So spend time with us and you can have a great time with the family, get to know the neighbors or even learn how to read!
A Taste for Wine and Murder
Murder Mystery Party Games
The annual wine-tasting festival in California Wine Country is in full swing when the body of local vineyard owner, Barry Underwood, is found hidden beneath his wine cellar. It's a vintage murder and you may be a suspect.
In 1985, University Games introduced the Murder Mystery Party to the world as its first game. Years later, these parties-in-a-box still include everything players needs to solve a murder during an evening with friends.
- For 6 to 8 players, recommended for adults only
Murder Mystery Party Games - A Taste for Wine and Murder
Welcome to A TASTE FOR WINE AND MURDER, one mystery in the Murder Mystery Party game series from University Games. This is an interactive murder mystery party game in which your guests for the evening become characters suspected of the crime in question. The crime must be solved before the evening is out. It is in each guest's best interest to prove their innocence by interrogating their fellow suspects until the murderer is exposed.
It is your duty as a party organizer to see that the rules are observed. However, on no account should you read any of the Character Booklets or listen to the Compact Disc in advance. Cast your guests according to the character profiles printed on the invitations, keeping a character for yourself, but remember that no one will prove to be quite what they seem. There are eight characters in all-six suspects and two extra guests (four men and four women). The six suspects must be present at your mystery party for it to play properly.
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Murder at Mardi Gras
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Pasta, Passion & Pistols
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Murder on Misty Island
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A Murder on the Grill
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Customers like the menu, quality and appearance of the tabletop game. They mention that it has great instructions, including a suggested menu and helpful hints as to menu and costumes. They also appreciate the value for money. However, some customers have issues with the cd. Opinions are mixed on readability, characters and costumes, and plot.
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Customers like the quality of the tabletop game. They say it's fun, easy to play, and makes the party fun. They also say the CD is corny but fun, and the pop culture references are great. Overall, customers say the game is a great evening and a change of pace from their usual activities.
"...It tasted like a cannoli cake. I am sure with wheat-flour it would taste even better...." Read more
"...My guests really enjoyed it. I thought it was put together well. Now that I've played one, I'll feel better prepared trying out the others." Read more
"...time playing - our group of 7 was also mostly first timers - was very good to play and easy to understand...." Read more
"So much fun....but know that the dialog you have to use isn't written like direct dialog....it more tells you what is going on....so adds some fun..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the plot. Some say the plot is interesting enough, they really enjoyed the murder mystery, and the story does a good job directing them to people to interview. However, others find it genuinely hard to decipher plot lines and tone, and find the game pretty anticlimactic at the end. They also feel the game is too scripted and on rails.
"...and characters were developed well enough to make things fun and interesting. But don't expect anything super sophisticated...." Read more
"...Our “murderer” did an outstanding job evading suspicion. We all really liked it better this way...." Read more
"...None of us guessed the murderer correctly for several different reasons...." Read more
"...The name cards were awesome and helped us remember who everyone’s character was during the dinner...." Read more
Customers like the appearance of the tabletop game. They say it provides great ideas for decoration, menu, and costume suggestions. They also say the invitations are nice looking and enticing. Customers also mention that the art work on invitations and other items is satisfactory. They describe the game as cute, sassy, and witty.
"...There are neat little cards you send as invitations to your friends that give them an overview of the character he/she will be playing as well as..." Read more
"...scripts for each guest, invitations, name tags, menu, decoration and costume suggestions...." Read more
"...I would do this again, definitely!!! The photos are priceless." Read more
"...intense for our evening so I made my own meal but it gave great ideas for decoration." Read more
Customers find the murder mystery in a box worth the price. They say it's an inexpensive way to have some laughs with a group of friends.
"...Great value for the fun-factor!!!" Read more
"This murder mystery in a box was worth the price and unlike several others that we've tried in the past, actually is coherent enough to allow..." Read more
"...But the price is perfect.The game was a blast, my wife made a giant Italian meal, we all dressed up and even put on fake Italian accents...." Read more
"...We loved how juicy it was and the ending! Great buy. Will play murder on the grill next" Read more
Customers find the menu in the tabletop game to be good, with helpful hints and suggestions. They also appreciate the several menu options and recipes. Customers also mention that the suggestions for wardrobe, setting, and food are helpful. Overall, they say the kit has a lot of features that other kits don't have.
"...There are ideas and recipes for a menu, but make whatever you want, just make sure there are at least three courses and have LOTS of wine handy...." Read more
"...complete; it comes with scripts for each guest, invitations, name tags, menu, decoration and costume suggestions...." Read more
"...The story line was fine, the menu was good, and the decorations were easy to make or buy...." Read more
"...we have not yet had our party, I wanted to share that this kit has a LOT of features that the others do not:..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the readability of the game. Some mention that it includes easy instructions, character sketches, costume ideas, and dinner ideas. They say that the game is easy to learn and play, but they recommend reading through the directions prior. However, some customers feel the game has minimal details and is scripted. They also mention that the script requires people to study the details and recall character names.
"...but once you get started, it's easy. The first round really warms you up...." Read more
"...Removed one star because there was some difficulty knowing what to access and where...." Read more
"...There are very specific instructions in the booklets telling you when to "STOP" and also letting you know what you should and should NOT reveal..." Read more
"...2- This seemed a bit too scripted and cheesy...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the characters and costumes in the tabletop game. Some find them flawlessly exciting, funny, and great, while others say they're missing or misprinted.
"...are all pretty easy to follow and the story and characters were developed well enough to make things fun and interesting...." Read more
"...8 is needed.The pros about this are I really loved the diverse characters and that really made it a ton of fun for people to play the part..." Read more
"...that say it is an 8-player game, in truth, the two "additional" characters are inconsequential and WILL likely feel left out...." Read more
"...theme was totally corny but the game was really fun and everyone got into their characters, which made it even better...." Read more
Customers find the cd in the tabletop game missing. They mention that it skipped and the booklet is missing.
"A CD was supposed to be included, but it did not come with the game. There is no audio prompt." Read more
"...at them till the part which is what we did only to find the Bo's backstop was missing and in its place was Angel's so we had 2 Angel bios and no Bo..." Read more
"...is like ither reviews said (and I read it only later) one carácter paper is missing. So had it been a present it would have looked very bad...." Read more
"...I was more than a little surprised to learn that I did not have the correct CD for this Murder at Mardi Gras, but rather one for Death at St...." Read more
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As I read the reviews for this game, I kept coming across reviewers that stated that there are two "extra" characters that don't matter/play a lesser part in the story. This couldn't be further from the truth. All eight characters are essential to the story and aid in casting doubt and adding substantial clues to the story. They all get clues that they get to reveal, and they all get the same gear as everyone else. (Reading some of those reviews made me mad, because essentially I knew 2 characters were for sure not the murderer, and there were no spoiler warnings, so be careful reading the reviews here.)
We just played the game this past weekend and you absolutely needed 8 people to play all of the 8 characters.
Here are my suggestions (for first-timers with this specific murder-mystery set-up).
Some of the recipes that they give you in the book are a little... eccentric? The baked ziti, which is supposed to be the main dish, had kind of a goofy recipe for the red sauce, if you think that you won't like it, you are probably right, just google a different recipe for baked ziti. Also, you don't even have to serve anything in the recipe book, because it isn't referenced (at all) during the game. (The only food they talk about isn't even a recipe in the book...) So make whatever you want. OR (what we will do next time) invite your guests to each bring their own version of each of the recipes in the book and have a pot-luck.
I will say: The Mocha Rum Cake with Ricotta Cream was amazing. And I made it with gluten-free flour for a guest who had dietary restrictions and it still turned out amazing! It tasted like a cannoli cake. I am sure with wheat-flour it would taste even better.
We invited 8 guests to play the 8 characters, and like I mentioned above, they each had an equal part to play. My husband and I, who were hosting the party, created our own characters that brought our group to 10 total. My husband and I made up our own characters because,
1) if someone shouldn't come at the last minute, we could substitute in for them
2) we wanted to be sure that we could help if any of our guests didn't understand the game mechanics and had a question they wanted answered without feeling like they were going to reveal too much information or harm their chances of winning
3) we wanted to be able to serve and clear the dinner without missing any lines or clue reveals that would hinder the flow of the game
The game has an audio CD that has four tracks that you play in between the three rounds where a person named "Antonio Telastori" narrates what is going on and fills in some of the blanks.
So it goes like this:
Play Track 1 on CD: Introduction to the story by Telastori
Introduce Characters
Begin Round 1 Dialogue
Begin Round 1 Questioning
Play Track 2 on CD: Continued Story by Telastori
Begin Round 2 Dialogue
Begin Round 2 Questioning
Play Track 3 on CD: Continued Story by Telastori
Begin Round 3 Dialogue
Begin Round 3 Questioning
Final Statements made by each character
Accusations
Play Track 4 on CD: Telastori reveals who is the real murderer.
So rather than play the CD, my husband decided to dress up as Antonio Telastori and typed up everything that Telastori says in the CD on tracks 1-3 and read it as Antonio Telastori from a wingback chair in front of the fireplace. He didn't want to know who the murderer was so he chose to wait to play the final track of the CD at our party rather than perform it for our guests.
I made up a character named "Colleen DiCoppza" who was a new waitress/bus-girl who was (totally obviously) an undercover cop. I basically waited the table and then got to "arrest" the murderer at the end of the night.
Our guests got to be the real stars of the show.
Before the party, let your guests know which characters they are, and what the costume suggestions are. In lieu of the invitations, we just invited everyone on a Facebook event and private messaged everyone their character's name and their costume suggestion. I put a list of all of the characters and their background description on the wall of the group so that everyone could see. But that's all they really need to know before they get to the party.
At the party we had each table setting include their CHARACTER BOOKLET (this contains all of the dialogue and questioning), their CLUES (some of the characters will have different clues that their character booklet prompts them to reveal during different parts of the game. Instruct your characters to keep the clues face down, until they are instructed to reveal them (or you could put them in sealed, labled envelopes - what we will do next time...), and their NAME TAGS. All of these items came with the game, we also included (at our own behest): NAME TENTS, SPIRAL MEMO BOOKS, PENS, MAGNIFYING GLASSES, BALLOT FOR BEST DRESSED CHARACTER, and of course a plate, napkin, fork, knife, spoon, water glass, and wine glass.
We did have a prize for "Best Dressed to Kill" and a separate prize for whomever solved the case. (We explained to our guests at the beginning that if more than one person guessed the murderer correctly, that we had already picked a number between 1-10 and that whoever got closest would win the prize, which ended up being what happened.) Next time I think I will include a prize for whoever is the actual murderer since they have to be so sneaky the entire night and have no shot at winning the other prize of correctly guessing the murderer.
The murderer will learn that they are the murderer on the first pages of their character booklet. Unfortunately for our murderer, they happened to be a terrible liar and started sweating profusely immediately, haha. Luckily no one really noticed, but as a host or hostess I would recommend that there are several pitchers of water available to your guests to refill their glasses as they play because it is easy to get caught up in the game and not realize someone is dying of thirst and an empty glass.... ...oops.
As the host and hostess, we played the game not knowing who the murderer was and so we each got to cast an accusation at the end, and I was glad we did it that way, because I don't know if I would have accidentally revealed to much knowing who it was the whole time. I drank a lot of wine as the game went on.
The instructions say that the game will take about 3 hours, it could really swing one way or the other depending how your night goes. We pulled it off in about 2.5, but we talked for ages afterwards, so it really rounded out to being longer than expected.
Be sure to set up your dinner table (where your game will be played) so that everyone can see everyone else and no one has their back turned, because you don't want to miss out on any little clue.
Hopefully that helps answer a lot of questions about how this game goes, I know it can be overwhelming at first, but the little character booklets really keep your guests moving through the game.
I read the reviews and all of the advice and this is what worked for us:
-Tell your guests waaay ahead of time. I gauged interest a little over a month.
-Give your guests their character name/description (or the invitation!) at least a month in advanced so that they can prepare their costumes. I just scanned the character descriptions and sent my guests a PDF via email.
-Set the scene! I had a lot of fun decorating. I put crime scene tape all over my hard and outlined a body in my porch. I also had a mug shot back drop to photograph all of my guests. I also enjoyed using my nice dishes and linens.
-I didn't use any of the menu recommendations. The menu has nothing to do with the script so if you wanted to go way out into left field, go forth. I served Pioneer Woman's baked ziti, garlic bread, caesar salad, and Italian love cake. It was spectacular.
-When your guests arrive, prepare them. Someone is going to find out that they're the murderer immediately. I think that's important because I cannot keep a secret and would instantly smile. My guests were nervous about the same. We all agreed that we would read the first page with our faces covered and then all give our best "I'm the murderer" face. It worked like a charm.
-We did not use the CD. I started to, but it was really lame. It didn't change game play at all. And I really liked that they gave us the option.
-It's really a lot of information (especially or the host, who needs to know and explain the rules), but once you get started, it's easy. The first round really warms you up.
-For us, the most confusing part was after each scripted scenes, you have to make accusations and then respond. It gets a little hairy, especially if the murderer doesn't have a good answer. The murderer needs to be a good liar and prepared to make up a story on the fly. BUT! Everyone else is reading their responses to accusations and the murderer is just making it up, it's definitely suspicious. To counter that, you should make sure your guests don't read directly from their booklets. They should read the page thoroughly, reference it while speaking, but shouldn't read from it. This is especially important in round 3. We also didn't realize that guests should form their own questions, not just the ones listed in the booklet.
-Some reviews stated that it was difficult for the characters to understand when to reveal clues. It was obvious to us as the accusation says, "REVEAL CLUE!" Perhaps those reviewers didn't know that all accusations should have been made each round. It's confusing because anyone can make an accusation, but some of them feel like they should be in order. Sometimes we would piggy back on one another. For example, someone would say, "Marco, you did it because [some reason or another]!" And before Marco could answer, another character would say, "That's a good point, and Marco, what about [this other reason that you're probably the murderer]?" and Marco would respond. And maybe he could evade answering all of accusations.
-Some reviews said that two characters weren't really critical and you could play without them. I don't think that's true. In fact, when it was time to make a formal accusations, Clair and Father Alfredo each got a vote. They were definitely involved and definitely good suspects. I almost didn't invite a 7th and 8th guest and I'm glad I did. The party may have been ruined. My version is definitely made for 8 characters.
-I had prizes for each of my guests. The murderer obviously wouldn't win, so they received a prize, and then any guest who guessed correctly. Only one person did! I gave out a gift card, K cups, and little bottles of liquor.
Overall, it was so fun. My guests really enjoyed it. I thought it was put together well. Now that I've played one, I'll feel better prepared trying out the others.
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2017
I read the reviews and all of the advice and this is what worked for us:
-Tell your guests waaay ahead of time. I gauged interest a little over a month.
-Give your guests their character name/description (or the invitation!) at least a month in advanced so that they can prepare their costumes. I just scanned the character descriptions and sent my guests a PDF via email.
-Set the scene! I had a lot of fun decorating. I put crime scene tape all over my hard and outlined a body in my porch. I also had a mug shot back drop to photograph all of my guests. I also enjoyed using my nice dishes and linens.
-I didn't use any of the menu recommendations. The menu has nothing to do with the script so if you wanted to go way out into left field, go forth. I served Pioneer Woman's baked ziti, garlic bread, caesar salad, and Italian love cake. It was spectacular.
-When your guests arrive, prepare them. Someone is going to find out that they're the murderer immediately. I think that's important because I cannot keep a secret and would instantly smile. My guests were nervous about the same. We all agreed that we would read the first page with our faces covered and then all give our best "I'm the murderer" face. It worked like a charm.
-We did not use the CD. I started to, but it was really lame. It didn't change game play at all. And I really liked that they gave us the option.
-It's really a lot of information (especially or the host, who needs to know and explain the rules), but once you get started, it's easy. The first round really warms you up.
-For us, the most confusing part was after each scripted scenes, you have to make accusations and then respond. It gets a little hairy, especially if the murderer doesn't have a good answer. The murderer needs to be a good liar and prepared to make up a story on the fly. BUT! Everyone else is reading their responses to accusations and the murderer is just making it up, it's definitely suspicious. To counter that, you should make sure your guests don't read directly from their booklets. They should read the page thoroughly, reference it while speaking, but shouldn't read from it. This is especially important in round 3. We also didn't realize that guests should form their own questions, not just the ones listed in the booklet.
-Some reviews stated that it was difficult for the characters to understand when to reveal clues. It was obvious to us as the accusation says, "REVEAL CLUE!" Perhaps those reviewers didn't know that all accusations should have been made each round. It's confusing because anyone can make an accusation, but some of them feel like they should be in order. Sometimes we would piggy back on one another. For example, someone would say, "Marco, you did it because [some reason or another]!" And before Marco could answer, another character would say, "That's a good point, and Marco, what about [this other reason that you're probably the murderer]?" and Marco would respond. And maybe he could evade answering all of accusations.
-Some reviews said that two characters weren't really critical and you could play without them. I don't think that's true. In fact, when it was time to make a formal accusations, Clair and Father Alfredo each got a vote. They were definitely involved and definitely good suspects. I almost didn't invite a 7th and 8th guest and I'm glad I did. The party may have been ruined. My version is definitely made for 8 characters.
-I had prizes for each of my guests. The murderer obviously wouldn't win, so they received a prize, and then any guest who guessed correctly. Only one person did! I gave out a gift card, K cups, and little bottles of liquor.
Overall, it was so fun. My guests really enjoyed it. I thought it was put together well. Now that I've played one, I'll feel better prepared trying out the others.
Removed one star because there was some difficulty knowing what to access and where.
For the audio - doesn’t come with the game - we lazy and didn’t find the login website so we had to look it up. Please provide the QR code or the website address for the audio (especially since it’s required to play the game) directly in the manual/instructions.
We didn’t do the dinner party but snacks along the way (snacks as you want) and such and it was still about 2.5 hours from opening to finishing.
Easy to not write in book for giving to others later etc. The two extra characters (I played as one) really didn’t add much to the gameplay unless you really go ALL THE WAY IN with the ideas. But still fun to act as facilitating through those characters.
Good end!
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This is more of a 6 player game than 8. All 6 of us were new to MMs and didn’t wear costumes but still had fun with it (the wine probably helped). We had a BBQ dinner first then played the game straight through. The plot is well written but the response part of the script should have been 1st person pronoun instead of second to make more sense and give a better flow.
The more people “get into character” of their assigned person, the more fun it is. Looking forward to hosting my second MM game. :)
Reviewed in Canada on June 6, 2023
This is more of a 6 player game than 8. All 6 of us were new to MMs and didn’t wear costumes but still had fun with it (the wine probably helped). We had a BBQ dinner first then played the game straight through. The plot is well written but the response part of the script should have been 1st person pronoun instead of second to make more sense and give a better flow.
The more people “get into character” of their assigned person, the more fun it is. Looking forward to hosting my second MM game. :)
The only downside of this game is that it is quite expensive to only be able to play once.