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It might fun to have a ranking list of some type.  Like 10 most wanted criminals or some such that lists the total money stolen, murders, etc, that would persist after death to form a 'high score' function.

I think everyone would agree that the options for protecting family members are too limited.  I understand the reasons for this, but one idea I haven't heard yet is allowing the house to kill family members. 

For example, consider the following rules:
1) If the wife finds herself in an enclosed room, she panics and runs in the direction of the exit, hits her head against the first wall she meets, and dies.
2) If the wife finds her exit path blocked by a hazard, like an active electric floor, an unpowered trapdoor, or a powered door, she panics and tries to leave the house even without the robber seeing her.
3) If she is on her way out of the house and has to cross a hazard, like a trap door or an electric floor, then she does so, regardless of whether it will kill her or not. (if she runs into a closed powered door she dies also.)

This allows using traps to protect the family, but puts the complexity of ensuring the family can escape in the hands of the designer, who pays the price if they fail.  With these rules, I don't believe any self-test is necessary for the family placement.  Though I'm sure there are cases I haven't thought of.