| Italic Title: | yes |
| Brindlewood Bay | |
| Designer: | Jason Cordova |
| Publisher: | Gauntlet Publishing |
| Date: | 2022 |
| Genre: | tabletop role-playing game, murder mystery |
| Skills: | role-playing, storytelling |
Brindlewood Bay is a murder mystery tabletop role-playing game about elderly women amateur detectives, inspired by Murder, She Wrote and H. P. Lovecraft.[1] [2] It was designed by Jason Cordova and was published by Gauntlet Publishing after a 2022 Kickstarter campaign raised $477,518 from 7,748 backers.[3]
It was nominated for the 2023 ENNIE Awards for "Best Electronic Book."[4] Linda Codega for Gizmodo praised the game for its blend of supernatural plots with sitcom tropes.[5] Em Friedman for Polygon named it one of the best tabletop RPGs of 2022, praising its mystery game mechanics and character creation.[6] Meaghan Colleran for Bell of Lost Souls said it was reminiscent of "watching TV on a rainy day", concluding, "It’s campy, it’s a little weird, and it’s fun."[7]
Brindlewood Bay won the 2023 Gold ENnie Award for Best Electronic Book.[8]