diff --git a/story/utils.py b/story/utils.py
index a26ad13..e936512 100644
--- a/story/utils.py
+++ b/story/utils.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def get_num_options(num):
 
 def player_died(text):
 
-    reg_phrases = ["You[a-zA-Z ]* die", "you[a-zA-Z ]* die"]
+    reg_phrases = ["You[a-zA-Z ]* die.", "you[a-zA-Z ]* die.", "You[a-zA-Z ]* die ", "you[a-zA-Z ]* die ",]
 
     for phrase in reg_phrases:
         reg_expr = re.compile(phrase)