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70s' Disco Murder Mystery Party - cover image

Downloadable party pack for Murder at the 70s Disco Party - low ink printing, audios and decorations

Host information provided for ‘Murder at the 70s Disco Party’ = host instruction booklet and lots of helpful pages on decorations, food and drink and party photos.

Example of a character's Pre-party Booklet given for ‘Murder at the 70s Disco Party’; example shown is Poppy’s booklet.

Example of a character's Party Booklet given for ‘Murder at the 70s Disco Party’ with an explanation of our flexible scripts; example show is Greg Glam’s booklet.

Example of ‘Murder at the 70s Disco Party’ game kit decoration printouts and menu, place setting cards and editable food labels.

Murder at the 70s Disco party - photos and review snippets

Murder at the 70s Disco Party

Name: Murder at the 70s Disco Party
SKU: 70sdisco
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.90 (10 reviews)

It's 1974 and disco is groovy, baby. In this 70s murder mystery, Del DiscoLord's birthday bash is THE party in town. Every groovy cat and hot babe of the music world wants to be seen there. Then Del was murdered. Electrocuted inside a giant disco ball. Someone had given him the shock of his life ...

£17.00 – £21.00

Rated 4.90 out of 5 based on 10 customer ratings

(10 customer reviews)

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Number of Players

Type of Party

This Seventies murder mystery game is set in the hippest birthday bash that the music industry has seen. The game kit is for 6-10 players:

Players: 6-10 players; host plays too.
Two optional/minor players: fully integrated suspects but have a slightly smaller role.
Age: adults and most teens 13+, perhaps playing a gender-neutral role. (See Age and Sensibilities below.)
Format: flexibly-scripted rounds with optional short mingling session.
Downloadable: immediately after payment notification is received from PayPal or Stripe.
Game materials: high quality and comprehensive. (See Game Kit below.)
No commercial use.

Story and Characters for this Funky 70s Disco Murder Mystery Game

Del DiscoLord is THE music mogul of the 1970s.

International superstars such as The Disco-Deevas, the Glamrockers and The Groove Boogies owe their careers to him.

The great, the good and the not-so-good of the entertainment world all fawn at his feet.

Ay, Ay, Ay! His Spanish widow swears the other women mean nothing.

His hippie children just want peace, man.

And Del wanted a birthday boogie the world would remember. Wowzer. Far out. Funkadelic. Superstar pop performances, sumptuous dining, boogying and the grand finale - Del stepping out of a giant disco ball to pour the champagne fountain.

Except the killer had other ideas. When the giant disco ball was opened, Del was found. Dead.

Can you solve this groovy 70s murder mystery before "connections" linked to Del's parents exact their vengeance against any and all who were present?

Just dig out those platform shoes, disco-dancing outfits and glam rock creations; boogie on down; the disco's funky man.

This funky 1970s murder mystery party game has a fun mix of disco bands and dancers, glam rockers and hippies, with a famous Spanish actress, a music producer

and

a rather questionable Stars for World Love charity!

Polite notes: please check how many wish to play BEFORE purchase.

Murder Mystery Party Game: 6 - 8 Players

Gender of 6 essential players: 2 females, 2 males, 2 neutrals
Gender of 2 optional (minor) players: 2 neutrals
Number of suspects: 6 - 8

Essential Female Suspects

Bella DiscoLord – Del's Spanish widow; glamorous world-famous actress; dabs her eyes (frequently) when saying how grief-stricken she is.
Ay, ay, ay, mi amorrrr! Del was mi husband, mi vida, mi amado! I am so desolate, so distraught, now he is dead.

Poppy O'Deeva – sassy lead singer of the famous Irish band, The Disco-Deevas; takes no prisoners!
Ach, catch yourself on. A girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do to get ahead.

Essential Male Suspects

Don DiscoLord – Del's dorky brother on a mission to prove that disco music is jive turkey and 50s and 60s music is hip, man. Far out, babe.
I’m Don the Dude. Crikey, babe, you don't need disco music; you don't need glam rock. Gee whizz, 50s and 60s music is far out, man. Funky, babe.

Greg Glam – glam rock superstar with an OTT dress sense and a theatrical way of talking; lead singer in The Glamrockers
Tulip darling, it's hard being as groovy as me, but I cope.

Essential Suspects - (Gender Neutral)

Jude – recent addition to the famous Seventies' disco dance troupe, The Groove Boogies. Has some rather shocking secrets!
People who upset me tend to die quite er - shocking - deaths. Nothing to do with me, but karma is so fab. Do you really want to upset me, babe?

Storm DiscoLord – Del's hippie child from his first marriage; founder of the questionable Stars for World Love charity
Hey man. Love is peace, man; peace is love, babe. Love-in babe, love-out, babe and donate to our hip charity, man.

Optional (Minor) Suspects - Gender Neutral

Rory O'Deeva – singer and guitarist in the Irish band, The Disco-Deevas
Yerra, Oi’m from Oireland, to be sure Oi am. Fans love me, to be sure they do.

Zing Gloss – glam rock superstar with an OTT dress sense and a theatrical way of talking; singer and guitarist in The Glamrockers
Dinky darling, when you're an internationally-famous rock star like me ...

Murder Mystery Party Game: 8 - 10 Players

Gender of 8 essential players: 3 females, 2 males, 3 neutrals
Gender of 2 optional (minor) players: 2 neutrals
Number of suspects: 8 - 10

Essential Female Suspects

Poppy O'Deeva – sassy lead singer of the famous Irish band, The Disco-Deevas; takes no prisoners!
Ach, catch yourself on. A girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do to get ahead.

Summer DiscoLord – Del's hippie first wife; resents Bella; cofounder of the questionable Stars for World Love charity.
Peace and love, babe. Love and peace to all, except that Bella.

Essential Male Suspects

Greg Glam – glam rock superstar with an OTT dress sense and a theatrical way of talking; lead singer in The Glamrockers
Tulip darling, it's hard being as groovy as me, but I cope.

Essential Suspects - (Gender Neutral)

Jade – recent addition to the famous Seventies' disco dance troupe, The Groove Boogies. Has some rather shocking secrets!
People who upset us tend to die quite - er - shocking deaths. Nothing to do with us, but karma is so fab. Do you really want to upset us, babe?

Jude – sibling of Jade; also a recent addition to The Groove Boogies and also has some rather shocking secrets!
What goes around comes around, babe; upsetting us really isn't a clever idea.

Storm DiscoLord – Del's hippie child from his first marriage; cofounder of the questionable Stars for World Love charity.
Hey man. Love is peace, man; peace is love, babe. Love-in babe; love-out, babe and donate to our hip charity, man.

Optional (Minor) Suspects - Gender Neutral

Rory O'Deeva – singer and guitarist in the Irish band, The Disco-Deevas
Yerra, Oi’m from Oireland, to be sure Oi am. Fans love me, to be sure they do.

Running Your 70s Disco Murder Mystery Party

Age Guidance & Sensitivities

This is intended as a light-hearted adult party, but many parents will be happy to include teenagers (13+) as there is no bad language and no references to drugs. While there are affairs, there are no explicit details. Teenagers may, however, prefer gender-neutral roles as these do not involve flirting.

Mild Sexual, Alcoholic and Cigarette References

It's the Sexy Seventies, babe. Different affairs are alleged (and denied) but the details are mild. There is mild flirting between some guests.

There are mild references to alcohol. (Del gets killed just before the champagne fountain is poured, two people refer to drinking bitter and a few characters have visited the bar area.)

One character says he wanted a cigarette; two characters have a cigarette lighter.

Mild Violence

A murder has been committed prior to the party.

Some people are - alleged - to have committed murder before the party.

Jude (Jade and Jude in larger versions) makes various comical references to how electrical deaths happen around him/her and you "don't want to upset me, do you, man? Karma can be so shocking!"

Suggested accents

Spanish, Irish.

Sensitive Subjects

Killing Del inside a giant disco ball is intended to be far removed from most people's reality and should not upset many.

That said, the method of homicide is electrocution. If someone has lost a loved one due to electrocution, then this may not be the best murder mystery party for them.

How Our Murder Mysteries Work

Murder Mid-Party?: No - the victim is killed before the party begins so all players can keep the same role throughout the evening.

Host Plays a Character?: Yes.

Random murderer?: No – we carefully organize clues throughout the game so that only a particular person or persons can be guilty. We find that this gives a more satisfactory solution than whodunnit games where the killer is chosen on the night.

Format

Short optional initial mingling session - guests get to know the main themes of the evening and learn who is who while solving personal objectives.
Audio introduction is played.
6 rounds with a "flexible" script - players can substitute their own words, ad-lib and don't know what others will say.
Optional interactive whodunnit round - many red herrings are cleared up as everyone declares their innocence and hams up their role for a final time.
Audio solution is played.

A sample set of initial mingling instructions can be seen on the last page of a Sample Pre-party Booklet.

A sample "flexible" script can be seen in a Sample Party Booklet and in the illustration below:

Game Details

Themes: 70s = 1970s, Sexy Seventies, Disco

Availability: instant download on payment receipt (pdfs + 2 audio MP3 files with a printed fallback + editable Word invitations & menus); supplied in zip files

Essential Printing Required by host or guests (unless players use a device to read): invites, pre-party booklets and party booklets = 6 A4 pages per player (if double-sided) or 12 A4 pages per player (if single-sided). There are also 6 pages of essential clues. We provide other optional files that players and hosts can if they wish print.

Files and Sizes:

Host Instructions zip = 4440KB
Pre-Party zip = 8077- 8696 KB
Party zip = 4613 - 6285 KB
Two audio MP3 files with a printed fallback
Optional zip file for decorations (6438 KB) and menu place setting cards (3576 KB)

Most documents are given as pdfs; the party invitations and menu cards are Word files so that customers can edit them.

Time: 1.75 - 2.75+ hours (depends on party size and number of ad-libs); food and chatting breaks in addition

Age: Adult; most teenagers 13+ (See Age & Sensitivities above).

Discount for an additional version (different number of players) of THIS mystery: 40% discount. (Please email us via our contact form if this is required.)

Included With Your Murder Mystery Game Kit Purchase - All Ready for Instant Download!

Choice: choose a disco or 1970s pop art theme and keep this theme consistent for party invitations, award certificates, menu cards, place-setting cards, name tags, and internal room signs.

1 Comprehensive, Easy-to-Follow Host Instructions

These include preparty organization tips, 70s and disco decorations and food tips, and helpful notes on assigning characters to your guests. There is also a suggested format for the evening with your host’s instructions highlighted in blue.

View Sample At Home Host Instructions

View Sample Virtual Host Instructions

We also provide detailed pages of helpful information on tips and ideas for decorations, costumes, music and food and drink.

2 Pre-Party Information to Send to Guests

2 Pre-Party Character Booklets – print neatly on one double-sided page. Just one fold and you have an attractive A5 (Half Letter) booklet. The front page is a copy of “Groovy Boogie Gossip”; this gives an easy-to-read, bite-sized introduction to the murder mystery background.

View Sample Pre-party Booklet

3 Themed Party Invitations (Print or Email as You Choose) – both the disco and pop art-themed invitations have a choice of low ink (ideal for printing) or high-ink (ideal for emailing). Invitations are supplied as a Word document with editable fields. Virtual games have a separate inviation.

View Sample Disco-themed Invitation

View Sample Pop Art-Themed Invitation

View Sample Virtual Invitation

3 Well-designed Party Kit

Party booklets for each character – our unique flexibly scripted booklets are suitable for both beginners and experienced crime solvers! These neat A5 (Half Letter) booklets include the game instructions, round prompt cards, map, accusation sheet and optional interactive whodunnit round in one easy-to-print booklet for each character. Colors and font are themed for the 1970s.

View Sample Party Booklet

Attractive clues – enable evidence to be presented in bite-sized chunks.

View Sample Clue

Award certificates – for the best actor, best costume, and best solution. All have a choice of a disco of a 1970s pop art disco background. Optionally, you can provide prizes as well – a disco ball keychain might make a cheap and fun reminder.

View Sample Award Certificate

Optional name tags – useful for hte initial mingling and come with a choice of themes.

5 MP3 Audio Introduction and Solution – carefully edited to be short and interesting with two professional voiceover actors per MP3 and also background music. Should you have any problems, there is a printed backup.

4 Plenty of (Optional) Printouts

Make your shindig jive wise, wicked, far out and groovy with these printouts.

List of Game Printouts

Posters

Acts Against DiscoLord Records
Stars for World Love
Groovy Square Oldies

Record Covers and Centres

4 singles covers for acts signed to DiscoLord Records - hits include Tell Me That I'm Groovy, Summer of '73, Groovin' the Glam, Just Croonin'
1 record centre - 45rpm single size
1 record centre - LP size

Entrance Sign and Internal Room Signs

Disco Style - Entrance to DiscoLord Hotel, Kitchen, Bathroom, Dining Room, Cocktails, Bar
70s Pop Art Style - Entrance to DiscoLord Hotel, Kitchen, Bathroom, Dining Room, Cocktails, Bar

List of 1970s Slang on an Attractive Background

DiscoLord Wine Bottle Labels - in a choice of 1970s Pop Art or Disco style

Themed Menu Cards, Place Cards, Name Tags – these are all attractively themed with a choice of a disco or 70s pop art background. The menu cards are supplied as an editable Word document.

We Hope You Enjoyed this Murder Mystery Game and We'd Love to Hear From You!

10 reviews for Murder at the 70s Disco Party

Rated 5 out of 5

Carolyn (verified owner) – 11 May 2023

Fantastic night

As a group of four couples we have all previously hosted or been invited to Murder Mystery Parties. We had a great fun filled evening playing the 70’s whodunnit – with laughs from start to finish. We all agreed it was the best one we have ever participated in.

We look forward to trying the others in the future.
Rated 5 out of 5

Denice Adams (verified owner) – 30 April 2023

Murder at the Disco

What a blast! First couple rounds went slow, but then it took off. This was siblings and spouses get together and nearly all were teens in the 1970s! Host/Hostess do everything you can before and take part! We played The Saturday Night Fever soundtrack in the background! Made gratuities out of sand dollars since I live on the coast!
Rated 4 out of 5

Sarah (verified owner) – 26 November 2022

Fantastic Night!!

Bought this party for my 18th and it was a wonderful evening! After a bit of nerves, everyone got into it and gave it their all. The group had so much fun developing their characters and placing bets on who the murderer might be. The decorations, audio-tracks and information provided was all extremely useful and made the night incredible! Would highly recommend 🙂
Rated 5 out of 5

Aileen Martin (verified owner) – 4 October 2022

Amazing Party - You Must Try This!!!

Hello There

I would like to thank you for an amazing party. Here are our pics from last week. We had a ball. Everyone played their part brilliantly. We will definitely be buying another one. Everyone should try this: it is so much fun. I really appreciate what it took to create. Wonderful!!

Kindest regards
Aileen
Rated 5 out of 5

Deb (verified owner) – 23 January 2022

Retro Fun

We had a brilliant time!! 70’s food and cocktails: Prawn Cocktail, Coq au Vin, Black Forest Gateaux with Babycham and Brandy Alexander’s!!!

Instructions were easy to follow and everything flowed smoothly. Looking forward to doing another one!
Rated 5 out of 5

Tracey King – 14 December 2021

Fab and groovy!

We had a fabby time solving the murder of Disco Del; the characters are such fun to play and trying to pick up on the clues as you go along can be quite difficult as you are too busy laughing.
I was only young in the 70s but loved getting into the spirit with the clothes and mannerisms of our characters.
This is the third Maple Mystery evening we have done and it is always lots of fun. I cannot recommend it enough – just get a few good friends together and get set for a great night.
Rated 5 out of 5

Kim Wilch (verified owner) – 8 December 2021

We had a groovy time "Staying Alive"

An outta sight night of fun, jive’n with the gang of 8. The disco ball was spinning and laughter was rolling. Dig this, it took a couple of rounds until we got in the groove but all was funky after that.
Overall, we recommend a murder mystery game for something different to do!
Rated 5 out of 5

Rebecca Fettig (verified owner) – 3 November 2021

Disco was a Go Go

Six of us played this 70s murder mystery and had so much fun. Of course the 70s has a special place in my heart because I graduated from high school and college, and it was a time of great groovy-ness, so that may have played into my love for this game. But it also incudes the get-ups we all wore (highly recommend doing this to get you in the spirit of the game), the 70s talk I demanded we had to do and the fun script that went with this game. Gather some family and friends and pick a mystery to solve. You won’t regret it.
Rated 5 out of 5

Adrian – 24 October 2021

70’s disco evening

We had a fantastic time solving the murder of Disco Del, lots of laughing, really getting into character.
Another great game from Maple Mystery Games, cannot recommend them enough – looking forward to the next one!!
Rated 5 out of 5

Sharon Balaam – 24 October 2021

Fantastic evening!!

This was our 3rd Maple Mystery evening and as usual it was fab!!! Getting our costumes sorted was hilarious and the actual night went with a bang!
An evening filled with laughter and good company – I cannot recommend this game enough – and we won best costume so an added bonus!
Looking forward to seeing what comes out next from Maple Mystery Games.

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Murder at the 70s Disco Party

Story and Characters for this Funky 70s Disco Murder Mystery Game

This funky 1970s murder mystery party game has a fun mix of disco bands and dancers, glam rockers and hippies, with a famous Spanish actress, a music producer

and

a rather questionable Stars for World Love charity!

Murder Mystery Party Game: 6 - 8 Players

Essential Female Suspects

Essential Male Suspects

Essential Suspects - (Gender Neutral)

Optional (Minor) Suspects - Gender Neutral

Murder Mystery Party Game: 8 - 10 Players

Essential Female Suspects

Essential Male Suspects

Essential Suspects - (Gender Neutral)

Optional (Minor) Suspects - Gender Neutral

Running Your 70s Disco Murder Mystery Party

Check Out Our Helpful Party Tips Specially Designed for Running our Mystery Game

Age Guidance & Sensitivities

Suggested accents

Sensitive Subjects

How Our Murder Mysteries Work

Format

Game Details

Included With Your Murder Mystery Game Kit Purchase - All Ready for Instant Download!

1 Comprehensive, Easy-to-Follow Host Instructions

2 Pre-Party Information to Send to Guests

3 Well-designed Party Kit

4 Plenty of (Optional) Printouts

We Hope You Enjoyed this Murder Mystery Game and We'd Love to Hear From You!

10 reviews for Murder at the 70s Disco Party

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