MMP #473 – Building a Mystery

Phil, Bob, and Jerry welcome game designer and head of Gauntlet Publishing Jason Cordova to discuss tips and techniques for running mysteries in games and in particular to examine the design of Jason’s cozy murder mystery game Brindlewood Bay, on Kickstarter now! Enjoy the show, and tell us your thoughts on in-game mysteries at the Misdirected Mark Forums.

Announcements and Links

• There will be no Misdirected Mark live show on May 17th or May 24th and no new podcast episode on May 24th or May 31st. The live show will return on Tuesday, May 31st, and the podcast will return on Tuesday, June 7th.
• Check out the bundle “RPGs for Reproductive Justice” currently on DriveThruRPG.
• Mutants in the Next, an expansion for Mutants in the Now, is now live on Kickstarter and will be crowdfunding through Friday, June 10th.
• Brindlewood Bay is crowdfunding on Kickstarter through Monday, May 30th.
• You can follow Jason at @jasoncordova6 on Twitter, and follow the Gauntlet at @GauntletRPG on Twitter or check out the website at gauntlet-rpg.com for games, podcasts, their online gaming calendar, and more! You can hear more of Jason on his OSR podcast Fear of a Black Dragon.

Timestamps

1:28 The Lobby

10:20 Details about Brindlewood Bay

24:29 The Study: Mysteries

1:18:55 The Conversation Corner

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