The beginning of an idea

So what you may not know about our New Year's Eve party is that this was an idea I had for years.  Lynn and I always thought this would be a great gathering, and so when we were looking for something fun to plan for this year's party it seemed like just the ticket!
     Our first Murder Mystery Dinner was in Rock Island, IL and was performed by the local theatre group.  Professional actors entertained us at a banquet dinner, and we were just spectators.  But when I realized, thanks to Google, that there are kits out there that you can use to have your own murder-mystery dinner, I knew that we would have to do it!
     Dinnerandamurder.com is just one of many sites that offer pre-packaged kits to host a murder-mystery dinner.  And Murder at the Four Deuces was just perfect for our group of friends: it had the right number of key players, optional extra cast members, and un-scripted parts with period costumes was a great combination.
     So about 2 months before the big night we sent out invitations to see if anyone was interested in planning 2 months ahead for New Years' Eve.  And we were off!  We included an RSVP card and gave people the option to be in the cast or just be a spectator.  Turns out it was about half and half!  So there are other crazies out there who were willing to go along with this for the fun of it!