Scene of the Crime: The Show Must Go On!

Welcome to Scene of the Crime

Welcome to the Freeform Games murder mystery newsletter.

We have a new game to tell you about, a game update, a remarkable story about A Dead Man’s Chest, a look back at 2024 and a 20% discount code.

Enjoy!

Mo and Steve

The Show Must Go On!

The Show Must Go On! is our new murder mystery game.

In something of a departure for us, we’ve written The Show Must Go On! so that it takes no more than an hour (including introductions and debriefing). So it’s ideal as part of a larger gathering – or even a lunch break.

As it’s short, the mystery is simpler, and The Show Must Go On! is ideal for new hosts (and can even be played by the host).

Cover to The Show Must Go on murder mystery game

In seven days, the curtain rises for the opening night of the Haberford Amateur Dramatic Society’s refreshing take on Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. However, one of their lead actors, Edna Crossley, was found dead two days ago: she had been murdered!

Now, with one week to go, the company meets in the village hall to find a replacement for Edna. Thanks to HADS’ inclusive casting policy, anyone can audition for any role—no matter their age, race, gender or experience. (Edna, playing teenage Juliet, was in her fifties.) Competition is likely to be fierce!

But why is Detective Morgan Camberwell here? Surely they can’t think that Edna’s murderer is here? Find out at The Show Must Go On!

Click here to learn more about The Show Must Go On!

In Search of a Dead Man’s Chest

One of our customers, Melissa Midcap in Ohio, used our A Dead Man’s Chest murder mystery game and turned it into “In Search of a Dead Man’s Chest”, an interactive pirate dinner event.

Click here to find out how she did it!

Pepple dressed in pirate costumes

Court in the Act – updated

Cover to Court in the Act, a murder mystery game

We’ve finally done it – we’ve updated Court in the Act to our modern format.

Click here to learn more about what we changed.

Looking back at 2024

The covers for our bestselling games in 2024

At the start of every year, we look back at the previous twelve months to see what we’ve done and what we could have done better.

This is our review of 2024.

As a thank you for reading our newsletter, here’s a 20% coupon for your next purchase: MARCH25

(This coupon is valid until March 31, 2025, and applies to a single purchase, covering all games in your basket. Please note that it excludes our commercial license.)

And that’s it from us this time!

Mo and Steve
Freeform Games

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Written by Steve Hatherley

Category: Newsletters
25 February 2025

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