Move to regulate murder mystery games

Group activity: Young people playing jubensha, a popular scripted murder mystery role-play game, at a bar in Jinan, Shandong province. — China Daily/ANN

BEIJING: China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced that it has started soliciting public opinions on a draft regulation pertaining to murder mystery games, commonly called “jubensha”, which includes a prohibition on venues admitting underage customers on school days.

The draft regulation stipulates that murder mystery game venues must specify age ranges for their games, adding that venues should not offer inappropriate games to minors.