We've had loads of reviews recently!

This week has seen a host of new reviews posted by customers on our website. Some of them have even sent in pictures. Take a look at what our customers have said below.

Murder Within Tent: I can't believe nobody has written a review about this plot! Maybe, like me, been meaning to do it, but not got round to it yet.
We had a brilliant weekend - I'm fortunate enough to have a large garden and had 6 tents pitched so that guests could stay overnight. Jo was a great help in accommodating my 'extra' character for a small charge - this meant that I could include everybody in the plot.
There were 15 of us in total, and although quite a few of us had done Murder Mystery's before there were 6 people [including my boss!] that were total novices, but everybody agreed that it was such good fun.
I'm looking to make a large Murder Mystery event an annual event and have the Fete Accompli already booked in for next summer! Julie Levey

Hi... Just wanted to say that we recently used the 'An Italian Job' as part of a fund raising evening. It was a fantastic success!!!

Everyone including the cast who played their roles brilliantly and the guests for the evening had a great time.

The materials provided in the pack were easy to follow, it's an easy to follow recipe for success. It's true that the more preparation you do prior to the evening the more successful the evening.

Wor-d has now traveled far and we are planning to hold more Murder Mystery events in the coming year... using the range of resources available from Red Herring

Many thanks Jo for your help and advice David Harris

We bought the Murder at the Manse game about 3 years ago and did it at our church...it was a huge success...I thought I would never stop laughing. The cast were unbelievable! We even had a gay parishoner playing the part of the Priest...the double entendre of him flirting with a young woman was not missed by a soul! Stanley Gallinger

Death of a Dallas Dynasty : We used this for a fundraiser at our church. The event was very successful. All the guests had an enjoyable evening (as did the cast). We made one small change. Instead of the cast asking each other the questions, we printed up cards and handed them out as the guests arrived. This provided the opportunity for many of the guests to be involved. This is the third time we have used your games. They have all been fun. Thomas Gore

Murder at Merkister Hall: What a fantastic evening we have just had - thank you Jo and team! This was our first ever murder mystery party and I have to admit that we were a little bit apprehensive prior to the evening on how easy it would be for all of our guests to follow and to keep engaged in however the night was a complete success through and through. Engaging, easy to do and just good honest fun!

A few tips from our evening ...
- Play 1930s music - we managed to find The Best of 1930s online - it really adds to the atmosphere
- Give out name badges when your guests arrive and set a forfeit for if and when people forget to call each other by their character name - ours was to go round the table and to give each guest a kiss on the cheek (quite funny when you have 16 people at the table!)
- Light the room with candles only to make it a bit spooky
- Make a chalk outline of a dead body for your guests to walk past on their way in (we used white masking tape on the driveway - certainly got the neighbours talking)
- Highlight with highlighter pen in the character booklet when your guests need to say their individual lines - it certainly helps once the wine has got flowing
- We allocated the inspector to one of our more 'flamboyant' guests which really added to the entertainment (plus helped us to stay on track with the flow of the evening)

Thanks again for a great evening!

Jenny

Many thanks to everyone who's come back on site recently to post a review! We love ALL your feedback!