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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

Mar-25-2007 11:42

I'd see what happens once you acquire a skill or two!

Mar-26-2007 00:44

Thanks Cordelia. I've acquired the Interrogation skill. Probably now I can try the easy ones gradually. Good to see I've solved an easy one :)

This reply has been deleted by a Moderator

Mar-26-2007 17:01

Ok, I think I red the HOLE thread (applause please). I still have two questions:
1. Does anyone know the exact number of exps that gain 1 skill point? I know that the number of exps required to gain you a skill point progressivly elevates to the point of 50000exps/1 skill point. Can I find how many exps I need to gain a skill point right now par example?
2. A subscription question: I REALLY want to subscribe, but I do not have a credit card (and it is unlikely I am going to acquire one). I live very very far away from USA, so how much does it cost to send a check? And how long is it going to take?

Apr-1-2007 16:18

deleted? all I said was that they should take off the fake information

Apr-2-2007 00:33

Isioni -

1. As far as I know, no one knows the exact formula. Just that skill points will come slower when you gain more exp.

2. If you go to the subscription FAQ you will find more info on sending checks or money orders. I never used that option, but I think I read somewhere it takes about two weeks.

Apr-2-2007 00:31

Meetoo: the information you thought was fake was, in fact, valid. That's why your comment was deleted...it could have been very misleading.

Apr-2-2007 17:06

it says only subscribed people can get contacts that´s not valid.

Apr-2-2007 17:24

It probably says only subscribed people can get contacts in cities other than NY.

Apr-4-2007 09:17

Meetoo, you simply claimed that it was not true that you would get 2 contacts in each city, without specifying what you thought was untrue about that. This was deleted because it looked like you were saying that there was no guarantee of getting contacts, period.

Meetoo isn't the first person to have been confused by the wording here, so I'm going to clarify. This thread states:

"You'll get two contacts in each city (if you are subscribed)...eventually. "

As Andrea says, the point here is to indicate that only by subscribing can you get contacts outside NY, and was made in response to the literally dozens of people who assumed they could travel without subscribing. The unsubbed can have NY contacts. As per the Newbie FAQ:

"You can have up to 2 contacts in each city - one PE (physical evidence) contact (barber, banker, tailor, shoemaker) and one non-PE (fortune teller, bartender, waiter, etc.)."