Ultimate Murder Mystery games

by Gareth Sanner
(London, England)

Front sheet from my game "Mayhem at Ewe Tree Hall"

I have been writing Murder Mystery games for many years now and have hosted several murder mystery parties with them. I love seeing people enjoying themselves, trying to work out "who dunnit".

Many people have commented in the past that my games are good enough to sell, so I decided to do just that and set up my own website so that others could get the same enjoyment out of my games.

I consider my games to be so much better than most of those currently on the market, so please let me explain why:

My murder mystery games are designed to have many different endings so potentially any of the guests can be the murderer rather than the same person as in most conventional games. The host chooses a guest to be the murderer before the evening starts and then later reads out the murder scenario appropriate to that guest. This way, the location, motive and even victim changes each time the game is played.

My games allow for up to five different victims so the guests do not even know who will be murdered until it actually happens. Another added bonus are the secret tasks that are written into each characters pack. These tasks give the guests something else to aim for and achieve rather than just finding the murderer.

Finally, there are very limited scripts in my games, allowing the guests more freedom in what they do or say. Each character has a particular personality to adhere to, but apart from that, the only scripts they read are their "characters introduction", "conversation starters" and their confession if they happen to be the murderer. The rest of the night, it is down to the guests to improvise and act out their character as they choose.

My website currently has 4 games ready to sell with a 5th planning on being completed by the end of the year. I am also in the process of putting together a writers guide for any other aspiring murder mystery game writers out there.

I offer the public the option to pay by Paypal and then instantly download the games from the website. For those without Paypal, I also allow payment by cheque with the option of either having the game sent to them via the post in the form of a CD or via email. I also have different offers and competitions running each month for the public as well.

My website address is www.gsmysterygames.com.