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May-2-2009 21:43

I have started incorporating the information from the Townies into my game strategy. i.e. "Do you have any information about this case?" "Yes, Luna Boderone hasn't seen or heard anything," or "Yes, Luna Boderone thinks she knows who the killer is."

I have seen a much greater success rate in solving my cases since using this information, and yet I know that the people the Townies name as thinking they know who the murderer is don't always actually finger the killer, and sometimes one of them "is" the killer.

So, I'm wondering . . . can a Townie name more than one suspect as the person they think committed the murder? Does anyone else use this information? Am I just getting lucky with my cases? Is this information really useful or is it mostly irrelevant? What do you more experienced players think?

May-3-2009 15:06

Can a Townie name more than one suspect as the person they think committed the murder? Unfortunately, yes, they do. Quite often too.

Does anyone else use this information? Prob'ly, yes. But many of us just use it when we have a clammed suspect list, and need a new name to get things going again. Like Lil said, different strokes for different folks.

Are you just getting lucky with your cases? Sorry, can't answer that one. But remember, as you get more experience, the cases get tougher, the suspects get crankier, and the townies get more tightlipped. Many of them may be unwilling to answer more than one question at the higher levels of cases. You might ask yourself if your hint question is worth giving away a question about evidence.

Is this information really useful or is it mostly irrelevant? See answer #2.

What do you more experienced players think? Lil's given you valuable advice. Ultimately, the choices and strategy are up to you. Personally, no, I don't put much value in the hints. They're helpful for getting new suspects, and not much else. But again, that's me.

Hope all that helps! Good luck!! ;-)

Breit

May-4-2009 14:39

Thanks for your opinions. Basically, what I'm understanding from your posts, is that everyone develops a strategy that works best for them.

I'm working Ridiculously Hard cases with a few Almost Impossible levels every now and then, so the cases won't get any harder (that I know of).

I also realize, of course, that revealing your personal strategy can be a delicate proposition, so I appreciate your sharing your thoughts to the extent you have. :)

May-4-2009 21:52

Hi Lt. Theo, I'm open to sharing my strategy and will be more specific with my answers, hope it helps.

Firstly I think a particular Townie will only name one suspect (if they 'think they know'). What Breit meant might be that different townies will name different suspects (but only 2 of them will name the real culprit, and 1-2 others will name those with real alibis).

Yes, the information from Townies are useful, especially for harder cases. It helps me decide too to a certain extent which suspects to try and match the PEs against first as well.

Basing on probability alone, since you know there are two suspects who knows the real culprit - a suspect who doesn't know is slightly likelier to be the culprit and a suspect who does know is slightly likelier to be innocent.

But always keep in mind like you said, there's always a chance:
Townie thinks he/she knows, but only really names innocent suspect with real alibi (and could even turn out to be culprit)