Meditations on Murder (Presentations and Dinner Party)
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San Francisco, you should not be surprised to learn, hosts a vibrant scene of up-and-coming murder mystery designers. Join us for a dinner & discussion with three of the entrepreneurs contributing to a renaissance in the art of the murder mystery. Each creator will share a 10 minute presentation on their approach to their work, over hors d'oeuvres.
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ALEX STATAN (a.k.a. Doctor Twist) runs T.W.I.S.T. Games (http://doctortwist.com/): games that feel like a party. Solving the mystery is optional, but costumes are not. Each game has a different theme; teams compete in a series of ridiculous challenges, and explore the game area for clues. With alcohol, games, live entertainment, and dancing, EVERYONE wins!
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REBECCA POWER is one of the founders of Quixote Games (http://www.quixotegames.com/), an independent game design studio that creates large-scale competitive social events. They make works that express their belief in the primacy of the player, the power of immersion, and choice over script as the foundation for narrative. They are currently running The Racket (http://www.quixotegames.com/theracket), a Neo-Noir solution to the classic Murder Mystery, for groups of 25 to 75 people in private venues throughout the Bay Area.
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ERIK KOLAND hosts "free form" murder mysteries aimed at non-gamers where players must take-on and dress the part of specific, rich characters. His goal is to make the experience inclusive, unintimidating, fun and memorable. This fall, he'll be organizing an original game set in, and satirizing, modern-day SF.
Looking forward to seeing you at The Go Game HQ for an enjoyable, enlightening, and only moderately bloody evening.
We'll start hanging out over drinks at 7pm.
Presentations will start at 7:30pm.
Dinner will begin at 8:15pm.