What makes us different?

I'm often asked what the difference is between Red Herring Games games and the boxed games you can buy from the high street stores like WHsmiths.

If you just look at contents, then yes, it appears we're the same... but our biggest selling feature ISN'T the quality of our games (surprisingly).

No - the main thing that makes us different from these high street competitors is something you can't actually see by looking at box contents.

The easiest way to illustrate it is by telling you a short story.... So, are you sitting comfortably? then we'll begin...

Person A, we'll call her Mavis for easiness sake, walks into a store. She picks up a boxed game from the shelf. It's for 6-8 players. It has an even mix of male and female and a theme she likes the look of. She reads the back, she reads the sides, she even (rather cheakily when no one's looking) slits open the cellophane wrapper and opens the box to look inside. However... in spite of all her snooping she still has questions.

Are the optional characters still involved in the plot?
Does the murderer find out they killed the person at the start of the game?
Is there a part better suited to her 10 year old?
Is there some dubious content in there that won't be appropriate for her kid's friends?
What happens if one of her guests drops out at the lat moment, can she still play?
Can she use it with a different ratio of male to female?
How long will the evening take?
She's never done one before, so can she speak to anyone to get help?

She walks to the check out assistant and poses some of the questions to her. Sadly all she gets in response is "I'm sorry love, I don't know."

Guess what - WE DO!! We know all our games back to front. We can help with any queries and we are often adjusting them at the last minute for our customers.

Unlike the boxes in the shops we're here every step of the way, and we'll speak to you even before you buy a game! Just get in touch! We're here to help.