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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

Sep-22-2006 06:01

A well deserved G&T coming up after reading through the entire thread!! :)

In answer to "is it ever true that none of the PE points to the guilty party?":
Yes, in the beginning it is possible if you do NOT have basic hair and basic thread analysis (each detective comes with basic hand writing and basic foot print analysis so those you'll always find). But until you have all 4, then it can happen that the PE which matches the killer might well be the thread or hair you haven't found.
However, once you have all 4 basics the answer to your question is a definite "No" :)

On to your second question:
There are always at least 3 WEs - Yes
2 of them will point to the guilty party - Yes
It's not possible for 2 WEs to finger the same innocent person - Exactly :)

Happy Sleuthing :)

Sep-22-2006 06:09

Thanks!

Sorry for not being clear about the PE - should have specified "as long as you can find it all"! Must be getting blase about those advanced hair and thread skills :)

Now, where did I put that lemon?

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Oct-16-2006 14:46

Absolute newbie here, I've just read through this whole thing April to October, a lot of good information, but slightly confuzling. I just need help with the lingo you are all using. Thread? is that just a line of thought? and what's this stickyness you all talk about? You know? sticking the comment? and what do you mean by bumping? are you just saying that or is there an actual way to emphisize the quote? And is there anyway to keep people from clamming?

Oct-16-2006 23:13

Hiya Choco -welcome!

Let's see...

-By thread we're referring to a line of conversation or postings here on the message board. For example, you posted these questions on the "Welcome Newbies" thread, on the "Newbie Questions" message board.

-These threads are organized such that those most recently active are seen first. As a result of this, sometimes important threads are moved into relative obscurity...say the 3rd or 4th page of a particular board. To make a thread sticky is to give it a special status that ensures it remains visible at the top irrespective of activity on other threads.

-Bumping was the strategy to keep this thread near the top before it was made sticky. By posting "bump" (or whatever) people were keeping the thread active so that new people would see it on page one. No longer an issue.

-There is no way to KEEP people from clamming, but much of the strategy is about delaying and avoiding clam ups by asking more important questions first. There are also lots and lots of skills you can buy which give you more chances to question people before they clam, and one skill which occasionally gives you an opportunity to get more information from someone who has shut up on you.

Hope that helps. Happy sleuthing!

Oct-17-2006 20:50

Thank you so much! Sometimes I can be just stupid. :)