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iggymin
iggymin
Well-Connected

Jan-2-2005 00:50

I have been wondering, what era does the game take place in. There appears to be at least one contradiction, There is Big Lucy's cabaret which is fine because alcohol was outlawed in the US in the 1920's but why is there a bar in the open in prohibition era New York. I can see a bar or a speakeasy but both? Maybe we should make the bar into a coffee bar

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jstkdn
jstkdn
Well-Connected

Jan-2-2005 05:37

A coffeeshop? :) I have always been more of a boozer then a grass hopper. <smirk>

I am sure a detective in the 20s, whom deals with shady characters and informants all over town. Would know where the one illegal pub is, where the shady character hides.

Andy702
Andy702
Pinball Amateur

Jan-2-2005 06:42

Good memory Moonshh, you got the setting dead on.

When I saw this thread I took a good guess at where I saw the era statement, and copied the wording to this post. The game is set over a period of many years, in the writing guidlines for the intros it is stated, "The game is supposed to be set sometime between 1920-1940." (point six, sentence two).

My only other comment is this - why switch Cyrus over to serving coffee, when Maria already does that. And I'm not to sure the caberet has alchohol - I don't recall ever really seeing anything that would imply it has alchohol other than the word caberet in the name, but I haven't been to the caberet in a while, so I might have forgotten something.

Wayne Williams Jr.
Wayne Williams Jr.
Well-Connected

Jan-2-2005 11:41

I think this is a valid question pointed out by iggymint. It is good to clarify about the "world-view" of the game.

As the others have pointed out, the setting is supposed to be sometime 1920-1940 according to the Admin, so it does give some leeway for our imagination. As to the location, we are not even sure it is set in the US, despite the New York map. I see many players use names like Sleuthville, Sleuthtown or simply The City.

Therefore, for me, I consider the location as an "alternative" place and historical period, that corresponds roughly with 1920s-1940s America. This helps to allow for inaccuracies and inconsistencies with historical facts.

jstkdn
jstkdn
Well-Connected

Jan-2-2005 18:31

Heheh, who would live a town where so many people get killed. Like Jessica Fletcher, when she comes to town, you leave it....as someone WILL get killed.

Moonshh
Moonshh
Well-Connected

Jan-3-2005 01:48

Yeah. Or like guest starring on Star Trek.

The Mad One
The Mad One
Well-Connected

Jan-3-2005 17:39

Or living in midsomer worthing.

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