What's New at Great Murder Mystery Games

This is my What's New page - it lists recent pages that I've added to my site, with a brief summary.

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Sep 21, 2026

Secret Tribe - a review of a jubensha murder mystery

Secret Tribe - my review of a jubensha murder mystery for 5-6 players.

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Aug 19, 2026

221B Baker Street: The Master Detective Game review

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My review of 221B Baker Street: The Master Detective Game

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Aug 19, 2026

A Fatal Theory - a science lab murder mystery for 8-12 players

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A Fatal Theory - a murder mystery game set in a modern science laboratory for 8-12 playersr

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Jun 05, 2026

Top five murder mystery party kits for newbies

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My top five murder mystery kits for newbies - tried and tested murder mystery kits that really work

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Apr 22, 2026

Dead After Dinner - a murder mystery story game

Dead After Dinner

Dead After Diner - a murder mystery story game for 3-5 players by Jenn Martin

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Mar 18, 2026

A Haunting in Hartwick - a ghostly 1920s murder mystery game

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A Haunting in Hartwick - a ghostly 1920s murder mystery game for 11-13 players and one host

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Feb 16, 2026

Murder mystery game reviews - different types of murder mystery games

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Murder mystery game reviews - reviews of different types of murder mystery game

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Feb 16, 2026

Arsenic & Lies - a replayable murder-mystery larp for 5-12 players

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Arsenic & Lies is a replayable murder-mystery larp for 5-12 players. It is set in a grand house at a New Year’s Eve party on 31 December 1919.

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Jan 11, 2026

Murder mystery writing system - a process for creating mysteries

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Murder mystery writing system - a process for creating murder mystery parties

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Jan 09, 2026

Christmas with the Gildmores - a murderous detective kit for Advent

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Christmas with the Gildmores - a murderous detective kit for Advent where clues are revealed each day

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Dec 05, 2025

GURPS Mysteries review

GURPS Mysteries

GURPS Mysteries review - a look at the supplement for creating murder mysteries for tabletop roleplaying games

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Sep 25, 2025

Murder on the Istanbul Express - in the garden

Murder on the Istanbul Express - in the garden

For my daughter’s 18th birthday, I hosted Murder on the Istanbul Express for her friends in our garden. We spread blankets on the wooden seat and put

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Sep 24, 2025

Halloween Night - a supernatural murder mystery for 8-24 players.

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Halloween Night - a supernatural murder mystery for 8-24 players set in an Transylvanian castle in 1892.

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Sep 23, 2025

Hollywood Lies at the People’s Theatre

Hollywood Lies - photo by Paul Hood

Recently, I had the delightful (if slightly weird) experience of playing Bobby Treveeno in Hollywood Lies in Newcastle’s People’s Theatre. The whole game

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Sep 20, 2025

The Kiss of Death - a Gothic vampiric Victorian murder mystery game

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The Kiss of Death - a Gothic vampiric Victorian murder mystery game set in London 1889 for 6-8 players.

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Sep 12, 2025

Death at the Derby - a horse-racing themed murder mystery party game

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Death at the Derby - a horse-racing themed murder mystery party game for 20 to 32 guests and (ideally) two hosts.

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New game

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A Fatal Theory - a modern science murder mystery for 8-12 players

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