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Hiram
Hiram

Feb-16-2006 10:53

What's the best order to do things in? I usually question subjects for aliby and who they suspect, then check alibys 'til I know everyone who's lying and not. Then I check out all the physical evidence until the PE guys clam (which is usually right away) then I ask the suspects who they suspect, going down the line asking only about people who I know are lying about their alibys. Is there a better way to do this? What are some other strategies?

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Sam Average
Sam Average

Feb-16-2006 17:10

Sorry, I meant I I found she had a fake alibi and then connected the PE to her. I've not had the PE + fake/no alibi fail me yet.

Peter Gunn
Peter Gunn

Feb-16-2006 18:05

As soon as I start the case I got to my priest contact, ask if he knows anything, sometimes I get another name, sometimes not. Then I go to my suspects, ask if they know anyone with a motive. Usually I can get 4 or 5 people then I just click each name until I get the ones that I can pick the lock.

After I have a long suspect list I pay the fortune teller $20 to make sure I haven't missed anyone. Then I do research and cross off the name it gives me. Then, if I found a clump of hair I go to my barber contact and check the hair against everyone on the list. When I get a match I go to that person and check out their alibi (unless it belongs to the person I researched).

Then I start asking about all the alibi's. If I found a footprint and 3 people give the shoe maker, I check all the other alibi's first (waitress, bartender etc) I figure if there's 8 people on my list and I already have fake alibi's for 5 of them...the rest will have valid alibi's.

Next I check my PE. If I found a thread from a males clothes, I check that against the males with fake/no alibi's. Then I check my other PE against those same men, if there's no match I cross those men off my list. Usually by then all my PE's have clammed so I look at who's left on my list and then start asking "do you suspect Mary Jane? No. Do you suspect Wanda Jo? No. Do you suspect Eveline? Yes! Then I get 2 people who say they suspect Eveline so if her alibi was fake/no alibi then I accuse her.

Chelsea Bando
Chelsea Bando
Well-Connected

Feb-16-2006 19:05

when in doubt and out of options it's best to give up and quit.

Jojo
Jojo
Old Shoe

Feb-16-2006 19:09

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^


Genious!

Listen to Chelsea!

Lady Emerald Devon
Lady Emerald Devon
Nomad

Feb-16-2006 21:39

There's a thread I think... How do you Sleuth that migh give you more ideas... I'm prettyu sure it's in Mod Picks

Lady Emerald Devon
Lady Emerald Devon
Nomad

Feb-16-2006 21:56

Don't worry, I should shut up, I don't know what I'm talking about. That is not the post I thought it was. Sorry.

cfm
cfm
Nomad

Feb-16-2006 22:06

LOL! LED, it's a fun post though!! :D

Lady Emerald Devon
Lady Emerald Devon
Nomad

Feb-17-2006 01:21

I was sure there was a post where experinced players talked about how they approached cases... and thought that was it...
Maybe I dreamed about it :D

Greyling
Greyling

Feb-17-2006 02:45

No, I think you're right or else we were having the same dream, because I remember something about a thread where Fat Chuck revealed his strategy just before he left, and think there might have been more people talking about their working methods in that thread as well :)

Sam Average
Sam Average

Feb-18-2006 00:36

Heh, I think the best strategy of them all is not to get yourself retired Hiram.

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