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Jan-9-2006 19:49

Heya, first post so take it easy on me =)

Are there ever more than 3 suspects on the Hard level? I was under the impression that there are only 3 up till Really Hard. If there are only 3, is it possible there is a bug sometimes? I had three solid suspects, used my research, knocked one of the three out, knocked the other one out through questioning and hair pieces. So logically, I guessed the last one. Well apparently, he wasn't it either. In fact, it was someone else that wasn't one of my three. When I find three suspects, I quit checking the rest of their alibis, I figure its a waste of questions. I'm not perfect, so I guess I could have wrote down the wrong name in my notes, but outside of that, has anyone ran across anything like this?

Thanks,

Ben Matlock *wink*

Jan-11-2006 18:20

Fortuneteller has 3 responses I have found.

If you ask too soon he says you have just begun.

If you are close but still someone missing (one or two) he says you have passed many signposts

If you have uncovered everybody he says all the actors have entered the stage for good or ill.

at $20 its a bargin if you hold off asking til you are at X vs X+1.

Jan-11-2006 18:35

...and $20 is a bargain compared to what shady asks for, so use the fortune teller when in doubt.

Jan-11-2006 20:07

You're welcome Matlock.

Jan-12-2006 02:16

Matlock, I just did a little testing and apparently Intermediate cases can have both 3 AND 4 suspects with fake alibis (before using research) - must admit I'm totally stunned, I've never noticed an unfixed number of fakes on any of the levels before (not even Almosts although I can see the Helper claims so). I'm racking my brain to come up with a logical pattern for this level but can't really find one - well, at least it shows that your case wasn't labelled wrong :)

Jan-12-2006 07:04

Hmmmmmm...

*rubs her chin and taps her foot at Ben with a question of clarification in her eyes, not really expecting to get one* ;)

Jan-12-2006 15:57

Greyling, if it helps, the same thing has happened on Hard for me a few times recently.

*looks at cfm with a look of confusion and wonders who is this "Ben"? Must be the man behind the curtain*

At least I know I'm not copletely crazy now. I was starting think I had completely lost it. haha

Jan-12-2006 16:02

Now that I think of it my own list does say intermidiate 3/4 fakes???
I thought I wrote it down cause I wasnt sure, but apperently its just correct ;)

Jan-13-2006 15:44

Could also be that Ben didnt like the fact that I gave my list to anyone who wanted it and he went and change the numbers to confuse us :P