My John Marston is a serial killer. Its part of a game I've invented, a way of handicapping myself (and of bringing a little more depth to things). John goes about his adventures normally, but, once a day, every day, John must take a life. This is not an ordinary random killing. His victim must be a male, living in or near a town, and the killing must be conducted in a remote location. Typically, John lassos a stranger, ties them up, tosses them on the back of his horse, and high-tails it before the law can catch up. The killing itself is carried out very ritualistically. The first step is to find a flat, clear piece of terrain. John lays his victim down, shoots him in the knee, then unties him. The victim predictably takes flight. John then lassos the poor fellow, drags him back to the eventual murder site, then releases them several times. Finally, he re-ties the victim, then slits their throats on the ground using the massive knife on his waist (the same he uses to skin animals). Every once in a great while, a victim escapes because of the untimely intervention of a posse or some roaming wild animals, leaving witnesses to his crimes.The bounties he accrues this way can not be paid off as a rule of my game. Over time, his notoriety as a serial killer grows, and soon people take it upon themselves to hunt John down, and destroy the monster he's becoming.

I think today I'll step it up to two lives a day. His appetites are growing.

So what are the kinds of mini-games YOU play in your sandboxes?