This is the first newsletter of 2007 - so if you think you missed the January 2007 newsletter, you didn't. Due to one thing and another, time got away from me and I completely missed a month. I hope you forgive me!

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Can I host a murder mystery party for you?

Actually, I'm afraid not.

Every now and again I am asked if I can come and host a murder mystery party. While I would like to, I'm not set up to do that. (And often the requests come from other parts of the world - if you want to fly me out to Hawaii to host your murder, I'm prepared to reconsider!)

As I hate disappointing people, I'd like to direct them to a local party service instead.

Unfortunately I don't know any. So if you are a local party service and you will host murder mystery parties for customers, then please get in touch as I'd like to put you on my site!

Way out West - from Cafepress

Freeform Games have gone into partnership with Cafepress, the on-demand printer, to sell printed versions of their games. You place your order, and within a few days a printed copy of the game, in the form of a wire-bound book, will arrive at your door. All you have to do is remove the wire binding, cut out the cards and so on, and you can run the game right away!

Way out West has been one of Freeform Games' most popular games and is a classic adventure of dastardly railwaymen, upright sheriffs and sly good-time girls, for 10-14 guests and a host. It's set in the Wild West of 1884 and the printed version is on sale at just $50 (about £25.70 - so slightly more than the electronic version, but that's due to the higher production costs).

Click here to buy the game from Cafepress.

(If the printed version of Way out West is a success, Freeform Games will follow it up with other games.)

As well as the game's cover price, you'll have to pay for the shipping costs, which will depend on whereabouts in the world you are. It also will take a few days to arrive (especially at this time of year) so be sure to allow plenty of time in advance of when you plan to host the game!

There are more details on shipping here: http://www.cafepress.com/cp/info/help/shipping.aspx#1

Click here to learn more about Way out West.

Real reports...

I use a wonderful service called Google Alerts that tells me when certain phrases appear on the Internet - and on my list of alerts are several of the games on this site. And unsurprisingly, following on from the New Year, there were a few murder mystery parties... And some people wrote about them in their blogs.

Be warned, some of these do contain spoilers and give away secrets - so read them at your peril. But if you want to find out how real people have enjoyed these murder mystery games, please read on:

Casino Fatale

http://muirnait.blogspot.com/2007/01/casino-fatale.html

http://ntyamb.blogspot.com/2007/01/new-years-eve-casino-fatale.html

http://rreneeb.blogspot.com/2007/01/happy-new-year-2007.html

Curse of the Pharaoh

http://jacobloveskrissy.blogspot.com/2007/01/curse-of-pharaoh.html

If I find more blogs, I'll post them here.

Get Partybooking.com to organise your murder mystery event

Partybookings.com describe themselves as "Events Management Coordinators", which basically mean that they provide and organise corporate entertainment. (Amongst other things, they do have a murder mystery night called "Are You Being Served?")

Here's what they say:

"Partybookings.com provides venues for a wide range of events. We guarantee satisfaction in the areas of appearance, performance, and taste. The following is a sampling of the types of events we plan every year:

• Meetings, Trainings, and Retreats. Conferences and Workshops cum accommodation. Birthdays, Anniversaries, Graduations and Holidays. Weddings, Receptions, and Showers. Company picnics, banquets, and award ceremonies."

I must admit that I've not tried them - but then I don't spend a lot of time organising corporate events. If you do have a corporate event to arrange, maybe you should check them out at www.partybookings.com.

(Click here if you are interested in their murder mystery event, "Are You Being Served?")

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