Host a Hip, Groovy Party
Last Updated on October 25th, 2024
Have a hip groovy party with our hosting tips specially designed for our 1960s murder mystery game.
Click the links below to see tips on decorations, food and drink or costumes. Or scroll down to the party tips section for ideas on 60s music, dance and slang.
Create a playlist of groovy 1960s hits to play as your guests arrive and as they complete the accusation sheets after Round 6. Optionally also play this if there are breaks while you are sorting food in the kitchen.
A few well-known songs are: The Twist (Chubby Checker), Yellow Submarine (The Beatles), Good Vibrations (The Beach Boys), Hi Ho Silver Lining (Jeff Beck), Please Mr Postman (The Marvelettes), You Can't Hurry Love (Diana Ross and The Supremes), These Boots Are Made for Walking (Nancy Sinatra), Leader of the Pack (The Shangri-Las), Twist and Shout (The Beatles), Dancing in the Street (Martha and the Vandellas), Runaround Sue (Dion DiMucci), Satisfaction (Rolling Stones), The Loco-Motion (Little Eva), Build Me Up Buttercup (The Foundations), I Got You Babe (Sonny and Cher), Great Balls of Fire (Jerry Lee Lewis), Wild Thing (The Troggs) and Born to be Wild (Steppenwolf).
Who can twist, baby? Try playing Chubby Checker's "The Twist" and offer a prize for the best dancing. Or ask one of your guests beforehand if they could teach one of the other 60s dance trends as you are preparing food. Apart from The Twist, other examples are The Loco-Motion, The Jerk, The Madison or The Mashed Potato. Or try some lesser-known dances such as The Frug or The Freddie.
Each player's party booklet is written in colorful slang phrases of the decade so that your guests can instantly speak as cool cats, hip chicks or groovy hippies. To set the scene, print the colorful table placemat with an introduction to the mystery written in 60s slang and use these as a tablemat for each guest. (This can be found in the game's Menu and Place Card zip: zip 7.)