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Guilty Parties, Issue #9 -- Mysteries on the Net
July 20, 2003
Hi - and welcome to issue nine of Guilty Parties, the murder mystery games newsletter. This month has been rather hectic for me and so it's a slightly smaller issue than usual.

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July 2003, Issue #9

Table of Contents

1 News

2 Featured Murder Mystery Game Review: Mysteries on the Net


1 - News

Headlining in Tennessee

Dinner and a Murder Mystery Games have been hitting the news in Tennessee. You can read the full article here.

New Games from Freeform Games

Too late for a detailed review in this newsletter, Freeform Games have just released two new games: Way out West is a Western while Happy Birthday RJ is set in the world of the "Dallas/Dynasty" 1980s Texan oil soap operas.

Click here for more details about Way out West.

Click here to discover more about Happy Birthday RJ.


2 Featured Murder Mystery Game Review: Mysteries on the Net

Mysteries on the Net write mysteries for serious sleuths - you really need your detecting wits about you to solve these mysteries. In these games the emphasis really is on solving the mystery - there's nothing else to get in the way and distract you.

Their games include:

  • Death in them thar hills: Set in 1880, two versions of this murder mystery are available. The Home version caters for up to 30 players, while the large-group version caters for more.
  • The Cat Screamed at Midnight: Set in 1936 in England, and Sir Hugo Smyth Ambruster is murdered...
  • Evil on the Beach: Set in 1928, ten years after the end of World War I, this is the most challenging of the mysteries.
  • The Curse of the Comet: Set in 1945, this mystery mixes archaeology with Hollywood and a mysterious comet. This is the easiest of the mysteries.
  • Other games: Mysteries on the Net have other games coming out at regular intervals - check their site for more details.

These games are designed so that there are several suspects, each with a detailed character background and notes. Other guests, if you have them, can be assigned as investigators. They will have clues and will have the job of solving the crime. (Those guests with a role to play can also try to solve the crime - it depends on how many guests you have!)

Note that one character background isn't telling the whole truth - which means that even if you're playing the murderer, you won't necessarily know it yourself!

The Mysteries on the Net all cost $33.77 (US dollars) - except for the large version of Death in them thar hills, $79.77.

The games cater for different numbers of players - for example, Death in them thar hills is for 10 to 32 guests, while the large version caters for over 100!

Click here to go to the Mysteries on the Net site and learn more about their games.


That's it for this time. Have a great party - and tell me all about it!

--steve

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