Couples Kill Doubts Playing The Newly-Dead Game

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Create a Great Funeral Day is October 30

The Newly-Dead Game

Makes Funeral Planning Fun!

Albuquerque, NM, October 11, 2011 — Funerals almost always seem to be a surprise, and that’s why most people are unprepared when they happen. But according to Gail Rubin, Certified Celebrant and author of The Family Plot Blog, playing a little game can increase your chances of avoiding emotional and financial disaster.

The Newly-Dead Game — based on elements of “The Newlywed Game” TV show — tests how well couples know their partner’s last wishes. Three or four couples can compete against each other. Couples answer questions about their spouse or partner such as:

==> What song would he or she want played at their funeral?

==> What is his/her mother’s maiden name?

==> Where was s/he born?

==> What method of disposition would s/he prefer – Earth, Air, Fire or Water?

==> What is his/her most prized possession, and who would s/he want to leave it to?

“Couples who have played this game often come away with a fresh appreciation of how much they still need to know about each other when it comes to funeral planning,” said Rubin. “Plus, it’s a lot of fun.”

The Newly-Dead Game can also be used to help adult children obtain information about their parents’ last wishes. The game is currently available as an electronic download from http://agoodgoodbye.com/to-die-for-shopping/the-newly-dead-game/ for $24.97. The package includes 28 questions, score sheets, rules and game directions.

Gail Rubin debuted The Newly-Dead Game at the 2011 Frozen Dead Guy Days festival in Nederland, Colorado. She is also the author of the award-winning book, A Good Goodbye: Funeral Planning for Those Who Don’t Plan to Die.

This year marks the 12th annual Create a Great Funeral Day. The “holiday” was started by Stephanie West Allen in 2000. It prompts individuals to think and talk about what would make a satisfying celebration of their life. The survivors’ experience is so much easier when a loved one expresses their desires and values before dying.

A Good Goodbye was honored as a finalist in the Family & Relationships category of the 2010 Book of the Year Awards. For more information visit www.AGoodGoodbye.com.