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Nomad

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



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Nomad

Sep-30-2007 00:50

If that is the case, then its a bug and should be reported, with case name and date, to admin.

That said, I've never seen or heard of a case where that actually happened. Its always a note taking error somewhere. You should only have one bad alibi with evidence against them. All other bad alibis should have nothing pointing to them.

crunchpatty
crunchpatty
Old Shoe

Sep-30-2007 00:55

Hi stonefish,

You said that you double-checked your case file on this one to make sure about the WE before accusing, which is a great thing to get in the habit of doing. So assuming your eyes weren't deceiving you one of two things is possible:

Either a) you made a note-taking error and Amy's alibi was NOT false. As was mentioned above, this could be because of confusion about the difference between KNOWING that someone is lying and simply not being able to confirm the status of their alibi. This happens a lot when you get everyone clammed up in cases. You would have seen a message at the end of the case saying something to the effect of "Amy had a real alibi", blah blah blah or b) you had a bugged case.

Almost everyone around here has made their share of note-taking boo boos, so I strongly suspect that's what happened. I can understand your confusion, but unless there is something wrong with the structure of the case (really, really rare) the formula always works.

WE+Fake/No alibi = guilty
PE+Fake/No alibi = guilty
2WE = guilty

neaxor
neaxor

Sep-30-2007 01:40

hi i was wondering after reading the last thread what do you do when you have a bug case?

i was also wondering which characteristic is the best? smart, charm, tough or a mix?

samanthappet
samanthappet

Oct-8-2007 14:24

I have a question: i notice that some people have their own cool (personalized?) avatars. How do I get one. 'Cause I didn't see the ones you guys have when i first signed up. do the options change or somthin'?

samanthappet
samanthappet

Oct-8-2007 14:34

Because i really don't like the options they give you. I mean I (my avatar) don't look a detective AT ALL!

crunchpatty
crunchpatty
Old Shoe

Oct-10-2007 00:11

neaxor: do a little dogging, and I'm very sure you'll find lots of people with lots to say on the best characteristics. Look extra hard at Lady Emerald Devon's post history:)

And ONLY her post history. She's engaged :)

Samantha: personalized avatars are only available to people who subscribe. I'm gonna bump the thread for you on the Sleuth Talk board in a sec. But take heart! Some of the very finest around have used, or still use, that avatar. Even though it looks like she has an itchy neck :)

neaxor
neaxor

Oct-10-2007 03:27

what do you do when you have a bugged case?

crunchpatty
crunchpatty
Old Shoe

Oct-10-2007 08:41

There's a link for you to submit bug reports under the 'service center' link on the city hall main page. Oh, and "dogging" is Canadianese for "digging".

*barks up some maple syrup*

samanthappet
samanthappet

Oct-12-2007 15:32

Got cha! Thanks

Razamatazz
Razamatazz

Nov-19-2007 10:25

OK I found what I was looking for on here...
"Just remember that to safely accuse someone you need to have either: .....
someone with an unknown alibi + 2 other persons suspecting that person to be the killer "...

This is what happened....(Intermediate level)
As a favor...
The first guy I interviewed , Only 1 question I could ask him...so to find more suspects (all I thought I could do) I asked the obvious question.."Do you know anybody...." OK he gave me a list of ppl. Then I went back to ask for a alibi....he clammed up, even after interrogating him (advanced interro skill)clammed up, I couldn't get a alibi)..
So I go through the other suspects and 3 PE's from crime scene.
I had 1 PE and 1 WE pointing to the first guy that clammed up (UNK alibi)...Well after all the townies and suspects clammed up..I went ahead an accused the first guy.
It turned out to be a false accusation, he supposedly had a valid alibi, huh? Well the dude clammed up...Now according to the formula above how could that happen?
Not enough skills? Asked the wrong question? That would be interesting if I asked him for an alibi and that was it, I would be stuck with 1 person because he clammed up.
So what would happen if I had only one person that clammed up and no other suspects? This is the first confused question I have...If it's a repeat question I'm sorry...Love the game though, and I will subscribe I promise! heehee


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