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product_id: 255571623
title: "University Games Murder Mystery Party, Pasta, Passion & Pistols - Host Your Own Italian Restaurant Murder Mystery Dinner for up to 8 Players, Solve the Case with Crime Scene Clues, 18 Years and Up"
brand: "university games"
price: "¥8630"
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category: "University Games"
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# Audio narration for seamless flow All-in-one party kit 8 immersive character roles University Games Murder Mystery Party, Pasta, Passion & Pistols - Host Your Own Italian Restaurant Murder Mystery Dinner for up to 8 Players, Solve the Case with Crime Scene Clues, 18 Years and Up

**Brand:** university games
**Price:** ¥8630
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🔪 Unmask the killer before the last pasta’s served — your ultimate Italian mystery night awaits!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** University Games Murder Mystery Party, Pasta, Passion & Pistols - Host Your Own Italian Restaurant Murder Mystery Dinner for up to 8 Players, Solve the Case with Crime Scene Clues, 18 Years and Up by university games
- **How much does it cost?** ¥8630 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- university games enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted university games brand quality
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## Key Features

- • **Boost Your Social IQ:** Sharpen problem-solving, critical thinking, and social skills while having a blast with friends.
- • **Complete Party-In-A-Box:** Includes invitations, nametags, clues, and a party planning guide—everything you need to host effortlessly.
- • **Dive Into 8 Unique Roles:** Step into the shoes of devious suspects with detailed character booklets and costume ideas for a fully immersive experience.
- • **Interactive Audio Narration:** Engage with professionally narrated audio tracks that guide your mystery dinner from start to thrilling finish.
- • **Perfect for 6-8 Players, 18+:** Designed for intimate adult gatherings, ideal for millennial professionals craving a sophisticated social night.

## Overview

University Games’ Pasta, Passion & Pistols is an all-inclusive murder mystery dinner party game for 6-8 adults, featuring 8 detailed character roles, immersive audio narration, and a complete party kit. Perfect for millennial professionals seeking a unique, interactive social experience that blends storytelling, problem-solving, and themed fun in an Italian restaurant setting.

## Description

Everyone's a suspect when murder is on the menu. The aroma of home cooked pasta is drifting from New York City's most popular Italian eatery, but something else is heating up the kitchen as the restauranteur has been shot. Family and friends will gather to pay their respects, but one of the guests won't be shedding any tears. Invite your friends to dress up and play the roles of the devious suspects (each with his or her own character booklet with roles and background info): Rocco Scarfazzi, Mama Rosa, Marco Roni, Bo Jalais, Angel Roni, Tara Misu, Father Al Fredo, and Clair Voyant. This mystery dinner party game for adults includes recipes, a shopping list, invitations and a tasty murder mystery to solve. For 8 adult players, ages 18 and up.

Review: Came with everything you need! - Game was fun, had everything we needed to play! There were even recipes :) invitations were cute and the character profiles came with costume ideas. It was my first time hosting a Murder Mystery dinner and I will definitely do it again :)
Review: THIS REVIEW HAS NO SPOILERS: An easy way to throw a killer party. Get it? Killer... - This review has NO SPOILERS whatsoever. As I read the reviews for this game, I kept coming across reviewers that stated that there are two "extra" characters that don't matter/play a lesser part in the story. This couldn't be further from the truth. All eight characters are essential to the story and aid in casting doubt and adding substantial clues to the story. They all get clues that they get to reveal, and they all get the same gear as everyone else. (Reading some of those reviews made me mad, because essentially I knew 2 characters were for sure not the murderer, and there were no spoiler warnings, so be careful reading the reviews here.) We just played the game this past weekend and you absolutely needed 8 people to play all of the 8 characters. Here are my suggestions (for first-timers with this specific murder-mystery set-up). Some of the recipes that they give you in the book are a little... eccentric? The baked ziti, which is supposed to be the main dish, had kind of a goofy recipe for the red sauce, if you think that you won't like it, you are probably right, just google a different recipe for baked ziti. Also, you don't even have to serve anything in the recipe book, because it isn't referenced (at all) during the game. (The only food they talk about isn't even a recipe in the book...) So make whatever you want. OR (what we will do next time) invite your guests to each bring their own version of each of the recipes in the book and have a pot-luck. I will say: The Mocha Rum Cake with Ricotta Cream was amazing. And I made it with gluten-free flour for a guest who had dietary restrictions and it still turned out amazing! It tasted like a cannoli cake. I am sure with wheat-flour it would taste even better. We invited 8 guests to play the 8 characters, and like I mentioned above, they each had an equal part to play. My husband and I, who were hosting the party, created our own characters that brought our group to 10 total. My husband and I made up our own characters because, 1) if someone shouldn't come at the last minute, we could substitute in for them 2) we wanted to be sure that we could help if any of our guests didn't understand the game mechanics and had a question they wanted answered without feeling like they were going to reveal too much information or harm their chances of winning 3) we wanted to be able to serve and clear the dinner without missing any lines or clue reveals that would hinder the flow of the game The game has an audio CD that has four tracks that you play in between the three rounds where a person named "Antonio Telastori" narrates what is going on and fills in some of the blanks. So it goes like this: Play Track 1 on CD: Introduction to the story by Telastori Introduce Characters Begin Round 1 Dialogue Begin Round 1 Questioning Play Track 2 on CD: Continued Story by Telastori Begin Round 2 Dialogue Begin Round 2 Questioning Play Track 3 on CD: Continued Story by Telastori Begin Round 3 Dialogue Begin Round 3 Questioning Final Statements made by each character Accusations Play Track 4 on CD: Telastori reveals who is the real murderer. So rather than play the CD, my husband decided to dress up as Antonio Telastori and typed up everything that Telastori says in the CD on tracks 1-3 and read it as Antonio Telastori from a wingback chair in front of the fireplace. He didn't want to know who the murderer was so he chose to wait to play the final track of the CD at our party rather than perform it for our guests. I made up a character named "Colleen DiCoppza" who was a new waitress/bus-girl who was (totally obviously) an undercover cop. I basically waited the table and then got to "arrest" the murderer at the end of the night. Our guests got to be the real stars of the show. Before the party, let your guests know which characters they are, and what the costume suggestions are. In lieu of the invitations, we just invited everyone on a Facebook event and private messaged everyone their character's name and their costume suggestion. I put a list of all of the characters and their background description on the wall of the group so that everyone could see. But that's all they really need to know before they get to the party. At the party we had each table setting include their CHARACTER BOOKLET (this contains all of the dialogue and questioning), their CLUES (some of the characters will have different clues that their character booklet prompts them to reveal during different parts of the game. Instruct your characters to keep the clues face down, until they are instructed to reveal them (or you could put them in sealed, labled envelopes - what we will do next time...), and their NAME TAGS. All of these items came with the game, we also included (at our own behest): NAME TENTS, SPIRAL MEMO BOOKS, PENS, MAGNIFYING GLASSES, BALLOT FOR BEST DRESSED CHARACTER, and of course a plate, napkin, fork, knife, spoon, water glass, and wine glass. We did have a prize for "Best Dressed to Kill" and a separate prize for whomever solved the case. (We explained to our guests at the beginning that if more than one person guessed the murderer correctly, that we had already picked a number between 1-10 and that whoever got closest would win the prize, which ended up being what happened.) Next time I think I will include a prize for whoever is the actual murderer since they have to be so sneaky the entire night and have no shot at winning the other prize of correctly guessing the murderer. The murderer will learn that they are the murderer on the first pages of their character booklet. Unfortunately for our murderer, they happened to be a terrible liar and started sweating profusely immediately, haha. Luckily no one really noticed, but as a host or hostess I would recommend that there are several pitchers of water available to your guests to refill their glasses as they play because it is easy to get caught up in the game and not realize someone is dying of thirst and an empty glass.... ...oops. As the host and hostess, we played the game not knowing who the murderer was and so we each got to cast an accusation at the end, and I was glad we did it that way, because I don't know if I would have accidentally revealed to much knowing who it was the whole time. I drank a lot of wine as the game went on. The instructions say that the game will take about 3 hours, it could really swing one way or the other depending how your night goes. We pulled it off in about 2.5, but we talked for ages afterwards, so it really rounded out to being longer than expected. Be sure to set up your dinner table (where your game will be played) so that everyone can see everyone else and no one has their back turned, because you don't want to miss out on any little clue. Hopefully that helps answer a lot of questions about how this game goes, I know it can be overwhelming at first, but the little character booklets really keep your guests moving through the game.

## Features

- The Pasta, Passion and Pistols Murder Mystery Party Game is a dinner party in a box
- The body of Pepi Roni has been discovered, and you must solve the murder before the killer strikes again
- Invite your friends to dress up and play the roles of the devious suspects, each with his or her own character booklet with roles and background info
- Includes 8 character booklets, 8 party invitations, 8 nametags, 8 crime scene clues, party planning booklet
- Access to Audio/Video with an Introduction, summary of events, clues and solution to the crime online.Number Of Players: 6-8, ages 18 and up..Skill Level: Beginner

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00000J00L |
| Age Range Description | Kid |
| Age range (description) | Kid |
| Best Sellers Rank | #10,462 in Toys ( See Top 100 in Toys ) #339 in Board Games |
| Brand | University Games |
| Brand Name | University Games |
| Color | Red, Green, and Yellow |
| Colour | Red, Green, and Yellow |
| Container Type | Box |
| Country of Publication | China |
| Customer Package Type | Standard Packaging |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 687 Reviews |
| Educational Objective | Develop social skills, problem-solving, and critical thinking |
| Estimated Playing Time | 2 Hours |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00023332200078, 00023332332014 |
| Grenre | mystery |
| Included Components | game |
| Indoor Outdoor Usage | Indoor |
| Is Assembly Required | No |
| Item Dimensions | 27.9 x 22.4 x 7.6 centimeters |
| Item Dimensions L x W | 27.9L x 12.7W centimeters |
| Item Display Dimensions | 28.2 x 22.1 x 7.9 centimeters |
| Item Type Name | Party Game |
| Item Weight | 1.5 Pounds |
| Manufacturer | University Games |
| Manufacturer Maximum Age (MONTHS) | 1188.0 |
| Manufacturer Minimum Age (MONTHS) | 215.0 |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 33201 |
| Material | Paper |
| Material Type | Paper |
| Model Name | Pasta, Passion & Pistols |
| Model Number | 33201 |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Number of Players | 8 |
| Number of players | 8 |
| Operation Mode | Manual |
| Other Special Features of the Product | Interactive Storytelling |
| Package Quantity | 1 |
| Power Source | Manual |
| Product Style | Pasta, Passion & Pistols |
| Set Name | Pasta, Passion & Pistols |
| Size | One Size |
| Sub Brand | Friends |
| Subject Character | Pepi Roni |
| Theme | Mystery, Italian Restaurant |
| UPC | 023332200078 023332332014 885109565304 922242852332 885235632956 |

## Product Details

- **Age range (description):** Kid
- **Brand:** University Games
- **Material:** Paper
- **Number of players:** 8
- **Theme:** Mystery, Italian Restaurant

## Images

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: Why should players be 18 and older?**
A: it is an adult game because it has innuendos that somebody under the age of 18 would not understand or be able to relate to

**Q: How many can play?**
A: The game is written with eight characters; however, additional people can play as "background" characters.  They won't have scripted lines, but could ask questions of the scripted characters, etc.  They could also make assumptions.  They can be assigned roles by the host/hostess to partake in the fun - such as detective, witness, neighbor, etc.  There's no limit to what you can adapt.  Just have fun with it!

**Q: I'm interested in throwing a murder mystery party but I have no experience. Is this a good first kit or is there something else that would be better?**
A: This is the first kit that we used when we threw a murder mystery party. Easy instructions. We have everything packaged in plastic bags too.

**Q: what are the names of the charaters in the marde gras game?**
A: Characters are Matthew "Gator Crovitz, Alexis DuPre, Bourbon DuPre, Melissa F. DuPre, Connika Gothika, J. Stephen Peek, Cayenne Pepper, and Elise St. Gresch

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Came with everything you need!
*by C***E on 18 August 2019*

Game was fun, had everything we needed to play! There were even recipes :) invitations were cute and the character profiles came with costume ideas. It was my first time hosting a Murder Mystery dinner and I will definitely do it again :)

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ THIS REVIEW HAS NO SPOILERS: An easy way to throw a killer party. Get it? Killer...
*by C***E on 2 March 2016*

This review has NO SPOILERS whatsoever. As I read the reviews for this game, I kept coming across reviewers that stated that there are two "extra" characters that don't matter/play a lesser part in the story. This couldn't be further from the truth. All eight characters are essential to the story and aid in casting doubt and adding substantial clues to the story. They all get clues that they get to reveal, and they all get the same gear as everyone else. (Reading some of those reviews made me mad, because essentially I knew 2 characters were for sure not the murderer, and there were no spoiler warnings, so be careful reading the reviews here.) We just played the game this past weekend and you absolutely needed 8 people to play all of the 8 characters. Here are my suggestions (for first-timers with this specific murder-mystery set-up). Some of the recipes that they give you in the book are a little... eccentric? The baked ziti, which is supposed to be the main dish, had kind of a goofy recipe for the red sauce, if you think that you won't like it, you are probably right, just google a different recipe for baked ziti. Also, you don't even have to serve anything in the recipe book, because it isn't referenced (at all) during the game. (The only food they talk about isn't even a recipe in the book...) So make whatever you want. OR (what we will do next time) invite your guests to each bring their own version of each of the recipes in the book and have a pot-luck. I will say: The Mocha Rum Cake with Ricotta Cream was amazing. And I made it with gluten-free flour for a guest who had dietary restrictions and it still turned out amazing! It tasted like a cannoli cake. I am sure with wheat-flour it would taste even better. We invited 8 guests to play the 8 characters, and like I mentioned above, they each had an equal part to play. My husband and I, who were hosting the party, created our own characters that brought our group to 10 total. My husband and I made up our own characters because, 1) if someone shouldn't come at the last minute, we could substitute in for them 2) we wanted to be sure that we could help if any of our guests didn't understand the game mechanics and had a question they wanted answered without feeling like they were going to reveal too much information or harm their chances of winning 3) we wanted to be able to serve and clear the dinner without missing any lines or clue reveals that would hinder the flow of the game The game has an audio CD that has four tracks that you play in between the three rounds where a person named "Antonio Telastori" narrates what is going on and fills in some of the blanks. So it goes like this: Play Track 1 on CD: Introduction to the story by Telastori Introduce Characters Begin Round 1 Dialogue Begin Round 1 Questioning Play Track 2 on CD: Continued Story by Telastori Begin Round 2 Dialogue Begin Round 2 Questioning Play Track 3 on CD: Continued Story by Telastori Begin Round 3 Dialogue Begin Round 3 Questioning Final Statements made by each character Accusations Play Track 4 on CD: Telastori reveals who is the real murderer. So rather than play the CD, my husband decided to dress up as Antonio Telastori and typed up everything that Telastori says in the CD on tracks 1-3 and read it as Antonio Telastori from a wingback chair in front of the fireplace. He didn't want to know who the murderer was so he chose to wait to play the final track of the CD at our party rather than perform it for our guests. I made up a character named "Colleen DiCoppza" who was a new waitress/bus-girl who was (totally obviously) an undercover cop. I basically waited the table and then got to "arrest" the murderer at the end of the night. Our guests got to be the real stars of the show. Before the party, let your guests know which characters they are, and what the costume suggestions are. In lieu of the invitations, we just invited everyone on a Facebook event and private messaged everyone their character's name and their costume suggestion. I put a list of all of the characters and their background description on the wall of the group so that everyone could see. But that's all they really need to know before they get to the party. At the party we had each table setting include their CHARACTER BOOKLET (this contains all of the dialogue and questioning), their CLUES (some of the characters will have different clues that their character booklet prompts them to reveal during different parts of the game. Instruct your characters to keep the clues face down, until they are instructed to reveal them (or you could put them in sealed, labled envelopes - what we will do next time...), and their NAME TAGS. All of these items came with the game, we also included (at our own behest): NAME TENTS, SPIRAL MEMO BOOKS, PENS, MAGNIFYING GLASSES, BALLOT FOR BEST DRESSED CHARACTER, and of course a plate, napkin, fork, knife, spoon, water glass, and wine glass. We did have a prize for "Best Dressed to Kill" and a separate prize for whomever solved the case. (We explained to our guests at the beginning that if more than one person guessed the murderer correctly, that we had already picked a number between 1-10 and that whoever got closest would win the prize, which ended up being what happened.) Next time I think I will include a prize for whoever is the actual murderer since they have to be so sneaky the entire night and have no shot at winning the other prize of correctly guessing the murderer. The murderer will learn that they are the murderer on the first pages of their character booklet. Unfortunately for our murderer, they happened to be a terrible liar and started sweating profusely immediately, haha. Luckily no one really noticed, but as a host or hostess I would recommend that there are several pitchers of water available to your guests to refill their glasses as they play because it is easy to get caught up in the game and not realize someone is dying of thirst and an empty glass.... ...oops. As the host and hostess, we played the game not knowing who the murderer was and so we each got to cast an accusation at the end, and I was glad we did it that way, because I don't know if I would have accidentally revealed to much knowing who it was the whole time. I drank a lot of wine as the game went on. The instructions say that the game will take about 3 hours, it could really swing one way or the other depending how your night goes. We pulled it off in about 2.5, but we talked for ages afterwards, so it really rounded out to being longer than expected. Be sure to set up your dinner table (where your game will be played) so that everyone can see everyone else and no one has their back turned, because you don't want to miss out on any little clue. Hopefully that helps answer a lot of questions about how this game goes, I know it can be overwhelming at first, but the little character booklets really keep your guests moving through the game.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ So much fun!
*by K***Y on 3 October 2020*

We loved this!! I had murder mystery party for my Dad’s birthday. We all had a blast. I am currently looking for another murder mystery box to use at another birthday!!

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