How To Throw A Party | The Art of Party Hosting

Controlling The Movement Of Your Mystery Party Event

Advanced party hosting tip comin' atcha! There's a strange phenomenon that happens at larger parties and events. We have observed this time and time again at larger parties of anything more than around 12 people. It's something we call... Bunching Yes, we know, for creative people, that's not a very creative title, but stay with [...]

Fifty to One Hundred Guest Murder Mystery Party

Larger Murder Mystery Event of 50-100 Guests? For a larger murder mystery party event of between fifty to one hundred people we always recommend using a cast of suspects - between 10 and 14 suspects, rather than a full 18 or a smaller amount of six or eight. There are a few reasons why: Your [...]

Twenty Five to Fifty Guest Murder Mystery Party

25-50 People for your Murder Mystery Party or Event? This number of people for a murder mystery party usually comes with a change of venue! We throw murder mystery parties locally where we are in conjunction with a local establishment that is 20s themed, so we have loads of examples of how to throw a [...]

Twenty to Twenty Five Guest Murder Mystery Party

Bigger Party of 20-25 People? If you have just a FEW people over the 20 character cap, you have a couple of options that are different from - say - 25 and up. The tricky part with a 23-ish guest list is that now you have a handful who aren't suspect characters while everyone else [...]

Six to Twenty Guest Murder Mystery Party

Small Event of 6-20 People? Smaller murder mystery parties of six to twenty people are a perfect match for all of our mystery packages. Every mystery party package we launch includes versions for 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 suspects, with two optional "Witness" roles available to purchase as an extra add-on. When [...]

How Many Suspects Are Right For Your Murder Mystery Party?

One of the biggest questions we get here at SHOT is, how many suspects (AKA 'Characters') should I have for my murder mystery party investigation? Our packages are sold by the number of suspects, so you need to know how many suspects you want to have before you purchase and download your mystery party kit. [...]

Your Party Tip: How To Give A Toast

It could be argued that the art of giving a toast is dying, but if you aren’t in the habit of giving a toast at the beginning of a meal or event, we encourage you to give it a try! It’s the perfect way to bring dignity to an event while recognizing someone special – [...]

Your Party Tip: Guests ask “What should I wear?”

As we enter the official “Entertaining Season”, our guests will begin to find themselves bouncing from party to party, some casual and some more dressy, and the two most common questions we receive as hosts are “What should I bring?” and “What should I wear?” The former we discussed last week, now we will discuss [...]

Your Party Tip: Guests ask “What can I bring?”

There are two questions that we as hosts receive when a guest accepts an RSVP: “What can I bring?” and “What should I wear?” Let’s talk about the first question today! But first, let’s talk about psychology. WHAT? Yes, psychology plays a huge part in entertaining, as the best hosts realize. There are a lot [...]