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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

May-4-2008 15:59

No new comment?????????

Well, there is one (I didn't find the topic about Books):
When I get a book, then I get xp for it. Are these xp-s bring me skillpoints too?

May-4-2008 22:08

The xp from books counts towards skill points. And if the book gets you to a skill point milestone then you will get the point from reading the book.

Most new questions are posted as new threads rather than added to this thread.

Aug-28-2008 22:10

um people i have like 7 people who have true alibis but still have been seen doing a suspicious act.

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Apr-21-2010 02:05

What if everyone [useful] clams up on you? How do you complete the case?

Apr-21-2010 05:05

You can't always solve every case. It's always better to quit rather than to guess and risk getting an expensive false accusation.

Don't forget there are different ways of identifying the guilty party:

Physical evidence and fake/no alibi
Witness evidence and fake/no alibi
Two pieces of witness evidence

Apr-21-2010 07:27

Should also mention that in Coride's post above..

No alibi does not mean when a person clams up and you can't get one from them it means they give you a "none" alibi.

Oct-10-2010 15:29

ok help! Im stuck.. I allready know who the murderer is, because I have to witness evidence pointing at her, however I don't know her motive and so I can't accuse her. The suspects left to give me motive-information have allready clammed up on me. So frustrating, because I know who it is but I can't seem to do anything! Is there a way to solve this, or should I just quit the case. I've allready collected all the evidence and info from townies that I could..

Oct-10-2010 20:59

If you don't have a motive for anyone you cannot accuse them...thus meaning you'll have to quit the case since all the townies/suspects have clammed up.

Sorry! :(