Murder in the Dark: An Outline History of a Murder Mystery Parlor Game
November 25, 2024 8:35 AM   Subscribe

Murder in the Dark: An Outline History of a Murder Mystery Parlor Game
"Murder in the Dark" was a murder mystery parlor game that was widely published and played from the 1930s to the 1980s. This weekend, I worked up a long blog post giving an outline history of the game, supplementing many previous fun facts about parlor game history.
Role: Parlor game fan
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This project was posted to MetaFilter by chavenet on November 29, 2024: Not a game for nervous, excitable children

FWIW I have followed this up with a closer look at the history of murder mystery LARPs:

Murder Party: elaborate LARPing, Soirées-Enquête, Jubensha, and Neysa McMein
posted by Wobbuffet at 10:03 PM on November 28


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