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Apr-9-2006 22:34
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WARNING GAME SPOILER!!

If you wish to enjoy the adventure of figuring out this game on your own, DO NOT read the rest of this post.

If you are too lazy to read through a page or two of threads to see if your question has already been asked a zillion times, then PLEASE read this first!

Welcome to Sleuth, and your new addiction.  There is no cure, so just accept it and enjoy it! Here are a few tips and hints that you should find helpful, and are among the FAQ of the newbie boards.

First, a great place to FIND ANSWERS and cool history threads about Sleuth is in the Moderator Picks Board. The Mods have picked out their favorite bits and made them easy to find. In addition to personal favorites, try looking over the Newbie FAQ. This can be found on the bottom of most pages as a tiny little grey link. Also the Help file at the upper right of most screens is packed with little useful tidbits.

HOW DO I SOLVE a case? First off…we recommend that you try the tutorial found on the front of the case page. It won’t count against your daily caseload, and it will give you an idea of how the game works. It’s not set up to walk you through the most efficient course through the game, but to show you how the game works, leaving you to find your own strategy. The following formulas will help you find your murderer.

PE+Fake/"none of your business" Alibi=guilty
WE+Fake/"none of your business" Alibi=guilty
2 WE = guilty

PE=Physical Evidence WE=Witness Evidence

Having a clammed suspect that will not give you an alibi is not the same as a fake/none alibi.

PE+WE DOES NOT = Guilty

Nov-1-2006 00:25

Hey Bill - far as I know it's completely random, but that' s just based on kinda half paying attention. Anyone else?

Nov-1-2006 05:32

I thought the pattern was 3 muti-city hunts available at a time, but I consulted my hunting expert and she confirmed that it is random on if a new hunt is single or multi.

Dec-8-2006 08:30

[Cannot accuse without knowing motive]

How is THAT possible? The suspect in question is NOT my client, and all other suspects get on the list as a result of "Ask if (s)he knows anyone who had a motive to commit this crime.". So how can I have a suspect without motive? My client has a Motive: Revenge. This is the first time I encounter such a thing, so could some kind soul explain it to me? What have I missed?

Dec-8-2006 08:44

You can have suspects added to your list four ways:

-to start a case your client gives you some names
-asking suspects on your list if they know of anyone else with a motive
-asking townies if they know anythign about the case (if the person is not on your list already they will appear thereat that point)
-certain twists that reveal names of suspects (again if not on your list they will appear at that point)

The only way to accuse is to find motive for that suspect, so if they appear in one of the last two ways there will be no motive at that point.

Dec-8-2006 08:52

I'm pretty sure it's none of the four. The first two give motive along with the name, I start talking to townies only after I have a complete list of suspects, and the last one seems to be only for featured mysteries. So either I asked a towny a question and then completely forgot about it (which I refuse to believe), or it's none of the above. Strange.

In any case thanks for the help and sorry to waste your time.

Dec-8-2006 13:43

Hey shadowblack -- the last scenario Ran describes in which a suspect is added to your list without motive by virtue of encountering them via one of the little twists happens in regular cases too, not just featured ones. Betcha that's what happened.

Dec-12-2006 20:28

can i change the picture of my detective?

Dec-12-2006 22:54

Hey Kristen and welcome to Sleuth :)

Yes, because you are subscribed, you can change your picture - here's where you can find out about how to do that:

http://noir.playsleuth.com/map/cityhall/contribute.spy

A bunch of new avatars were recently uploaded though, thanks to the diligence and flat-out brilliance of our two volunteer photo wranglers, jstkdn and Secret_Squirrel, so it might be a little longer than the "two weeks".

You can also read a little more about avatars and such here:

http://noir.playsleuth.com/map/cityhall/post.spy?id=15793

Have fun!

Dec-13-2006 10:08

when i send a message to another detective...where does that message go? to their email? also, when they write me back, where do i find their reply? in my email or somewhere in my sleuth account?

Dec-13-2006 10:14

Private Messages are received through pop-up messages that will appear automatically whenever a new message is sent; however, they will only show up when you change pages on Sleuth. Also, be sure that any pop-up blockers are off, or you will not be able to see your Private Messages. I sent you a PM to show you how it works.