Changes: How to Host a Mystery - Star Trek: The Next Generation

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How To Host A Mystery - Star Trek: The Next Generation was a special edition of Decipher's How To Host A Murder series of boxed party game sets. Released in 1992, it allowed a group of eight players (more could be included as "unnamed crewmembers") plus a "Party Host" to enact a "lost episode" of Star Trek: The Next Generation, all in the confines of a dinner party setting. (ISBN 1878875892)

Summary

STARDATE 47729.25: An eight-member away team from the USS Enterprise-D has found the legendary Orb of Knowledge. (Note: This is not one of the Bajoran Orbs, but an equally legendary artifact nonetheless.) However, later at a celebratory banquet, Captain Jean-Luc Picard discovers that the Orb has disappeared, and several of the personnel guarding it have been assaulted. A brief investigation leads to the fact that only someone in the away team could have committed the assault and subsequent theft of the Orb. But which one could it be – Commander William T. Riker, Dr. Beverly Crusher, Lt. Cmdr. Data, Counselor Deanna Troi, Lt. Worf, Ensign Ro Laren, Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge or Ten Forward hostess Guinan?

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Game components

An audio cassette tape which reveals the details of the mystery
A diagram of the USS Enterprise-D
A Host's Guide and Instruction Booklet
Eight Guest Invitations and envelopes
Eight Player Clue Manuals with secret info for each player
An Investigation Report
A booklet containing nine "Secret Clues"
"Crewmember" Nametags
Optional Dinner and Costume Suggestions to give the party more flavor (pun not intended)

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-'''How To Host A Mystery - Star Trek: The Next Generation''' was a special edition of [[Decipher]]'s '''How To Host A Murder''' series of boxed party [[games|game]] sets. It allowed a party of 8 players or more (plus a "Party Host") to enact a "lost episode" of ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]].
+'''''How To Host A Mystery - Star Trek: The Next Generation''''' was a special edition of [[Decipher]]'s ''How To Host A Murder'' series of boxed party [[games|game]] sets. Released in 1992, it allowed a group of eight players (more could be included as "unnamed crewmembers") plus a "Party Host" to enact a "lost episode" of ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', all in the confines of a dinner party setting. (ISBN 1878875892)
-==Game Summary==
+== Summary ==
-'''STARDATE 47729.25''': An eight-member [[away team]] from the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|USS ''Enterprise''-D]] has found the legendary Orb of Knowledge. ''(Note: This is not one of the [[Bajoran]] [[Orb]]s, but an equally legendary artifact nonetheless.)'' However, later at a celebratory banquet, [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]] discovers that the Orb has disappeared, and several of the personnel guarding it have been assaulted. A brief investigation leads to the fact that only someone in the away team could have committed the assault and subsequent theft of the Orb. But which one could it be &ndash; [[Commander]] [[William T. Riker]], [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[Beverly Crusher]], [[Lieutenant Commander|Lt. Cmdr.]] [[Data]], [[Counselor]] [[Deanna Troi]], [[Lieutenant|Lt.]] [[Worf]], [[Ensign]] [[Ro Laren]], Lt. Cmdr. [[Geordi LaForge]] or [[Ten Forward]] hostess [[Guinan]]?
+:'''''STARDATE 47729.25''': An eight-member [[away team]] from the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} has found the legendary Orb of Knowledge. ''(Note: This is not one of the [[Bajoran]] [[Orb]]s, but an equally legendary artifact nonetheless.)'' However, later at a celebratory banquet, [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]] discovers that the Orb has disappeared, and several of the personnel guarding it have been assaulted. A brief investigation leads to the fact that only someone in the away team could have committed the assault and subsequent theft of the Orb. But which one could it be &ndash; [[Commander]] [[William T. Riker]], [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[Beverly Crusher]], [[Lieutenant Commander|Lt. Cmdr.]] [[Data]], [[Counselor]] [[Deanna Troi]], [[Lieutenant|Lt.]] [[Worf]], [[Ensign]] [[Ro Laren]], Lt. Cmdr. [[Geordi La Forge]] or [[Ten Forward]] hostess [[Guinan]]?''
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-==Game Components==
+== Game components ==
-* A cassette tape which reveals the details of the mystery
+* An audio cassette tape which reveals the details of the mystery
 * A diagram of the USS ''Enterprise''-D
 * A Host's Guide and Instruction Booklet
-* 8 Guest Invitations & envelopes
+* Eight Guest Invitations and envelopes
-* 8 Player Clue Manuals with secret info for each player
+* Eight Player Clue Manuals with secret info for each player
 * An Investigation Report
-* A booklet containing 9 "Secret Clues"
+* A booklet containing nine "Secret Clues"
 * "Crewmember" Nametags
 * Optional Dinner and Costume Suggestions to give the party more flavor (pun not intended)