Article: You don't want to bump into anything that will injury you when you're walking around in the dark! Instruct the players to walk carefully around the room and avoid sticking together or huddling in one area. ' The murderer will go around the room, find someone, and tap them on the shoulder to let them know they are now a victim. The murderer can also whisper quietly "you're dead" to the victim. Alternatively, the murderer could clamp their hand over the person's mouth to prevent the person from screaming, and then whisper "you're dead". The 'victims' can fall down dramatically or make dramatic dying noises. Try to be as dramatic and silly as possible. " once you come across someone who has been murdered. As soon as someone says this, the player closest to the lights should turn them on. If a player sees someone standing silently alone, they can ask them, "Are you dead?" The player should simply indicate yes or no, but they must tell the truth so it is clear whether or not you can yell out "Murder in the Dark!" One trick the murderer could try is hiding the person they just killed in a hiding place in the room or in another room. If the murderer successfully hides the people they "kill", it will take longer for someone to discover the victims and allow them to "kill" people longer. However, this tactic could allow the murderer to get caught more easily as they are distracted with dealing with the "bodies". Vote on whether the murderer is allowed to use this tactic as a house rule before you start the game. Any players who are not present should be noted as dead. As an extra to the game, you could try to find all the dead players in their hiding places and bring them into the room. This step in the game could be as simple as one guess or as complicated as a question and answer session where the detective tries to solve the murder. The role of the police officer is to enforce order while the detective tries to solve the murder. If you decide to do a pretend Q&A, have the detective sit in a chair in front of everyone and ask questions to all the alive players, such as: Where were you when someone yelled "Murder in the Dark"? Who do you think is the murderer and why? Once the detective has gathered enough information and decided who they suspect is the murderer, they say: "final accusation" and ask their suspect, "Are you the murderer?" If the detective guesses who the murderer is successfully, they win the game. But if they guess incorrectly, the murderer wins the game. If the detective is killed by the murderer during the killing spree in the dark, they can be replaced by whoever had the King card. If you are not using cards for the game and the detective is killed during the murder in the dark, the game is over and can start all over again. They can do this by showing the Ace card.
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Find a room with open space and no sharp objects. Turn out the lights in the room. Allow the murderer to find their 'victims. Scream out "Murder in the dark! Assemble all the alive players into the room where the 'victim' was found. Instruct the detective to try to figure out who is the murderer. Instruct the murderer to reveal themselves at the end of the game.