In so many games, the villain has many opportunities to outright kill the detective, seeker, guardian or what have you. Yet the villain chooses to confine the hero to a cell, string them up, thrown them in the water, or leave them to be eaten by some sort of creature. Of course, if the villain chose to kill the hero right off the bat, that would be the end of the story. Just something that makes me wonder.

Very true. I think the villain enjoys playing a game of cat-and-mouse with the hero; that's what I have always concluded, anyway.

That always happens in James Bond movies too....

Ha! Ha! True, Count Z.

Hi, Sparkle!

If the villain killed the detective, seeker, guardian, or whoever else we're playing, there would be no puzzles to solve or no objects to find that will help us to escape, or no keys to hunt for. The best reason is the one you gave, though. The game would be over and that would be the end of the series .

I always laugh when I'm watching TV shows because the criminal pulls a gun on one of the main characters and threatens to blow his or her head off. Then they stand there stating all the reasons why they want to blow his or her head off, giving the cavalry enough time to ride to the rescue !

Susan