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**Advertisements** refer to the dueterocanon created to promote ***Merge Mansion***. While not all content shown has occurred in the game, it is assumed that the ads are indeed canonical. While some ads are normal, some are weird, and others are just hilarious, most appear in a CGI format.

Five new live action ads have been created which star award-winning actresses Kathy Bates as Grandma  Ursula and Grace Rex as  Maddie, and actor Pablo Pascal as Detective Tim Rockford.

From the latter half of 2023, the Metacore team has produced fewer adverts, instead focusing on updating existing players using Mansion Updates.

## Current advertisements (oldest to newest)

### Grandma Ursula (uploaded Jan 7th 2022)

Ursula is shown putting a file in a pie. later Maddie delivers the pie to Ursula in prison. The ad then shows Maddie improving the Pool area for a pool party

### Wanted: Grandma Ursula (Jan 8th 2022)

A policeman is asking Maddie if she has seen Grandma. Maddie shakes her head but Grandma then rides past them on a motorbike before heading out into the desert. The ad then shows Maddie improving Fortress

### A pie in the night (Jan 10th 2022)

Maddie wakes in the night to find a window open. She follows a trial of pie crumbs to the kitchen where someone has written "Care to share" on the wall. The ad then shows Maddie unlocking the conservatory (which doesn't have any plants inside) and a secret stairway leads down from the Conservatory

### He is alive (Jan 17th 2022)

Ursula is arrested. As she is led away she puts her hand to the window, on which she has written "He is alive" (Note originally the devs had 3 different versions of this message). The ad then shows Maddie improving the Pool area for a pool party

### Mansion of Secrets (Jan 18th 2022)

Ursula and Maddie are renovating when Maddie finds a hidden door behind some peeling wallpaper. The ad then shows Maddie improving the Pool area for a pool party

### House on fire (Jan 27th 2022)

Ursula's house is on fire. Maddie runs in to save her to find Grandma taking down a picture. This reveals a safe. Grandma then produces the key. At the end Maddie restores Grandma's house

### Books and secrets (Feb 8th 2022)

Maddie is browsing for a book in the library. Ursula is relieved as Maddie selects "Gardening for Dummies". Ursula then pulls another book "The Forbidden Fruit", which reveals a secret passage. The ad then shows Maddie improving Fortress

### Wedding Day (Feb 11th 2022)

Maddie is crying as she has been jilted at the altar. She then returns to her house to discover it has burned down. The ad then flashes back to earlier in the day. Arthur is preparing for the wedding, when Ursula arrives and hands him a dossier. He looks startled. The ad then shows Maddie unlocking the conservatory (which doesn't have any plants inside) and a secret stairway leads down from the Conservatory

### Behind the secret door (30th April 2022)

Maddie uses a hammer to open the secret door (from Mansion of secrets). She goes inside and presses a button. It turns out to be a lift and Maddie descends into the darkness while Ursula grimaces. There is no game footage and it finishes with the tagline "What's Grandma hiding?"

### Nothing to see here (1st June 2022)

Shows a montage. 1) Ursula is being interrogated by a spy 2) She throws a mobile phone into a mixing bowl 3) She is in a rowing boat and drops a suitcase over the side 4) She is burning documents in a brazier. It again finishes with the tagline "What's Grandma hiding?"

### She's got a plan (1st July 2022)

We see Ursula in handcuffs outside the police station. She's then being shown photos, while Maddie watches through a window. Ursula gets up, winks and closes the blinds. It again finishes with the tagline "What's Grandma hiding?"

### Au revoir (8th July 2022)

Ursula is leaving on a train and Maddie watches her go. We see Maddie crying while in the background Ursula is going down an escalator. It again finishes with the tagline "What's Grandma hiding?"

### 1,2,3 switch (15th July 2022)

Ursula is hiding around a corner with a suitcase. A spy approaches and Ursula kicks out her suitcase tripping him up. She swaps the suitcases. the spy opens his suitcase to find 3 rubber ducks and a sandal. Ursula opens the stolen suitcase with a smile. It again finishes with the tagline "What's Grandma hiding?"

### It's not safe here (23rd July 2022)

Maddie and Ursula are being pursued through the woods. Ursula sees a tree U ♥ C and then sees a trapdoor below it. They lift the trapdoor and hide underneath. Ursula turns out her lamp. It again finishes with the tagline "What's Grandma hiding?"

### A strange lighter (29th July 2022)

Maddie is crying in a taxi after being jilted. She gets out of the taxi to find the smouldering remains of her house. She picks up a teddy bear and underneath sees a silver light. She picks it up and it has the initials UB. It again finishes with the tagline "What's Grandma hiding?"

### Stairway to what? (5th Aug 2022)

Ursula is on a train. She is reading the Boulton Bugle, which has the headline "Ursula Boulton on the loose!!!". Maddie is at the mansion and reads a note "It's all yours - Ursula". She sees a stepladder below an attic hatch. The hatch has a fragment of glove. Maddie opens the hatch and a mix of tools and money bags fall down on her. It finishes with the tagline "What's Grandma hiding?"

### The Boultons (12th Aug 2022)

It shows a montage. 1) Maddie discovers the secret door (from Mansion of secrets) 2) Maddie is jilted at the altar, calls Grandma and then sees a notice of demolition on the mansion 3) Maddie fixes the mansion while Grandma sits on the roof drinking a cocktail 4) Maddie opens a secret vault in the cemetery and enters with a flashlight 5) Maddie catches Ursula looking in a box 6) Ursula is in a rowing boat and drops a suitcase over the side 7) Maddie creeps along a corridor, while Ursula hides behind a bookcase 8) A spy watches the mansion 9) Maddie is falling through a hole. 10) Maddie rushes into a burning house (from House on fire) 11) Ursula is shown baking, knitting then in handcuffs 12) Maddie and Ursula are shown peering into the secret door.

### How much is too much? (19th Aug 2022)

Maddie is falling and lands on a pile of money. Ursula peers down from above and looks shocked. It finished with the tagline "A mansion full of mysteries"

### Big bucks (27th Aug 2022)

Ursula breaks through a wall and removes some hidden money. She writes a letter and encloses some of the money. Maddie comes in and Ursula tries to hide the remaining money. It again finishes with the tagline "A mansion full of mysteries"

### Deus ex machina (2nd Sep 2022)

Ursula is in the back of the police car. She takes out a key and unlocks them before indicating that the driver should turn around. She throws the handcuffs out the window as we see a sign "You are now leaving Bolton. Please come back!" Ursula then hands over a suitcase before hiding in a garage marked "Boulton cans Ltd". It finishes with the tagline "What's Grandma hiding?"

### Oh well (9th Sep 2022)

Ursula is hiding in the bushes. She sneaks out and pries open the lid of a well. Maddie watches on as Ursula jumps down the well. Maddie looks down the well. It finishes with the tagline "What's Grandma hiding?"

### Hard work (16th Sep 2022)

Maddie is working hard. While Grandma pretends to work on the roof and is drinking a cocktail. The cocktail umbrella drifts down and Maddie sees it. It again finishes with the tagline "What's Grandma hiding?"

### Boo-yah (12th Oct 2022)

Maddie opens a gate (presumably into the cemetery) and a toy spider falls on her. She brushes it off. She walks on and a hand grabs her leg. She looks down and it is Ursula who has hidden in a pit. The final shot is of Ursula and Maddie as Halloween characters.

### Family is the key (28th Oct 2022)

Maddie is looking at a picture of Ursula. There is a flash of lightening and she drops the frame. It smashes. Maddie finds a key hidden in the back of the frame. It again finishes with the tagline "What's Grandma hiding?"

### Think fast (11th Nov 2022)

Grandma sees the police coming to arrest her. She drops her phone in a vase. She then writes the note on her hand (as seen in "he is alive"). She then goes to the kitchen and hides a note in a book called "The Forbidden Fruit" (a similar book was seen in "books and secrets"). Ursula then opens the door as the police are knocking. This is the first ad to show game footage for quite a while. It shows Maddie renovating the pool house and opening the safe before the closing shot again features "What's Grandma hiding?".

### Left or right (23rd Dec 2022)

Maddie looks out a window and sees Ursula pulling a sled through the snow. She follows Ursula's trail into the woods but then comes to a point where the sled trail goes right, while the footsteps go left. The ad then shows Maddie unlocking a fully decorated Conservatory and then opening the secret stairway below. It finishes with "What's Grandma hiding?" as usual.

### Planted secrets (27th Jan 2023)

Maddie and Ursula are gardening in the Conservatory. Maddie finds a key hidden in the soil and uses it to unlock a chest. She opens the lid and gasps. Ursula pushes the lid back down and wags her finger at Maddie. The ad then shows Maddie the Conservatory (same as the previous ad). It finishes with "What's Grandma hiding?" as usual.

### Not a bird (16th Feb 2023)

Maddie peers out from foliage and then steps out onto a runway. A propeller plan is landing and coming straight towards her. It lands close to Maddie. Ursula is in the pilot's seat and throws out a chest to Maddie. The chest is decorated with a scarab. The ad then shows Maddie the Conservatory (same as previous 2 ads). It finishes with "What's Grandma hiding?" as usual.

### A twisted game (10th Mar 2023)

This is the first ad to feature Pedro Pascal. He plays Detective Tim Rockford. He recounts how the family appears perfectly normal. The voiceover then says that every "family has secrets". Rockford says how everyone is hiding something. A woman says how there is no body, no smoking gun just a lot of knives. The voiceover says "every house has a story". A cop says he's been on the force 40 years and never seen anything like this. Rockford says everything points to Grandma. The voiceover says "what is Grandma hiding". Rockford says it's like some twisted game. the tagline is "join the investigation download now"

Note: The video includes footage from the previous Kathy Bates live action videos.

Note 2: This is the most watched Merge Mansion ad to date with over 16 million views.

### Think like a grandma (13th Mar 2023)

This is the second Pedro Pascal ad. Tim Rockford is walking inside a deserted mansion but can't put the pieces together. he asks what he is missing and wonders what Grandma is hiding. To catch a Grandma, you have to think like a Grandma. It again finishes with "join the investigation download now"

### A recipe to die for (17th Mar 2023)

This is the last pascal advert. Rockford is still confused and reiterates that everyone is hiding something. We are introduced to neighbour Olivia Tate who says the only secret is what Ursula puts in the pies. We see a pie bubbling away. Olivia says she would kill for the recipe. It again finishes with "join the investigation download now"

### Step inside (23rd Mar 2023)

Maddie tries to enter the mansion but finds it is padlocked. Ursula taps her on the shoulder and gives her a bucket full of tools. Maddie then fixes the roof, She goes back to the front door and peers under the doormat. Ursula gives her a sponge to clean the Ignatius statue. She does this but breaks the stone can. Ursula gives her super glue. Ursula then gives Maddie paint and a paintbrush to paint a fence. Maddie goes back to the door and examines the padlock. Ursula arrives with a chainsaw but it is so Maddie can cut up logs. Maddie tugs at the door but Ursula gives her a rake to collect leaves. Maddie has an idea and takes a hairpin from her hair to pick the lock but fails. She turns around to see Ursula with the key. Maddie opens the door and sees a shadow pass across the hallway. The ad finishes with "What's Grandma hiding?"

### Shoes off, please (10th May 2023)

It starts with a montage of investigators in a real life mansion. It then shows superfans and Pedro Pascal entering this mansion. They start investigating the study and then a fireplace spits out money. The investigators then find photographs hidden in a pie. they find a secret room and then a room with screens showing surveillance cameras. Finally they unlock a door with a "B" symbol and reveal a room full of cameras. The tagline is "join the investigation download now".

### The greatest book (17th May 2023)

A mystery book club is meeting. The members talk about Ursula pulling the strings and Maddie being too polite. Another member mentions Ursula's frequent excuses to disappear. Finally, one member says that none of this was in the book they read. Someone else says that the game is way more mysterious. The final is "Merge Mansion, download now". Three books are shown on the final screen: "Naive grandchildren: a case study", "Mysterious pies and the grandmas who bake them" and "Secret passages for dummies".

### Dark and Stormy (3rd Aug 2023)

It is raining. Maddie ties up a boat and walk ashore in a yellow raincoat. She looks at a black and white picture of 2 people in front of the lighthouse. One is Heikki and the other has had their face scratched out. Maddie looks up at the lighthouse and peers through binoculars. She sees a shadowy figure at the top of the lighthouse.

The ad then cuts to the front of the mansion. Maddie opens the door with a crowbar to reveal a partly renovated Great Hall. She merges some clock items and reveals a secret passage behind the clock. The ad finishes with "What's Grandma hiding?"

NB: the lighthouse in the ad is much taller than the one in game.

### Foraging time (15th Sep 2023)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzegBkJIoyY

Maddie stares at a mushroom and says hmm. She sniffs it and looks at a book. The page shows Delicius Amarillensis, which is 'great with potatoes' and 'best served fried'. Maddie flips over to the next page, which has the entry for the Hollow Deathcap. It has 3 skull and crossbones symbols and 'do not eat' written in red. Maddie looks up from the book and sees Ursula picking the poisonous mushrooms. Ursula looks up at Maddie and then carries on picking them.

The ad then cuts to the front of the mansion. Maddie opens the door with a crowbar to reveal a partly renovated Great Hall. She merges some clock items and reveals a secret passage behind the clock. The ad finishes with a screenshot of the new loading page and "What's Grandma hiding?"

NB: The description of the first mushroom says it is found in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, giving a possible clue to the location of Hopewell Bay.

## Examples of older advertisements

This is a list of advertisements you might come across while browsing the web.

### Shows actual gameplay:

MergeMansionAd2MergeMansionAd4MergeMansionAd6

### Shows story that doesn't actually happen:

Merge Mansion "Mystery"MergeMansionAd5Merge Mansion "Gardening"Merge Mansion "Dating Problems"