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Feb-3-2005 05:48

Just a note - does the Fortune Teller ever tell you anything useful in a consultation, or is it just a chance for tyros like me to waste $20 on his delphic ramblings??

Feb-8-2005 14:21

i have found it useful to save u from asking for suspects when u have them all already.

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Feb-11-2005 19:38

I really like it in the ridiculously hard cases.. Every question counts when doing one of those cases.

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Feb-15-2005 13:24

Hah! That's funny! I'm glad some one asked this question, cuz I had no idea! Call me crude, but I used it when I had to many suspects. Because every time, he said his little piece, someone would die, thus, removing someone from the game. Not very polite, but it seems to work.

Hold on though. You mean that if I have some little squirt who clams up before I can gets suspects, Thomas will tell me? Did I read that right?

Feb-15-2005 13:27

Thomas will only tell you whether your suspect list is complete or whether you have more suspects to discover.

Feb-15-2005 14:04

If you have a suspect that clams up and before giving you his list of suspects/motives, you can get some added to the list by asking the non-evidence townspeople if they have heard/seen anything about the case. If they have, and the person they refer to isn't already on your list, they will be added, although you'll still have to find out their motive.

Feb-15-2005 15:30

Also, it isn't the Fortune Teller that kills people off. There is always one suspect that will die after you ask him at least one question and leave. I like to make sure they survive the interview process before checking their links to PE's. :) All you have to do is click their name again, it's not Thomas's fault. :)

Feb-15-2005 17:24

Oh. Well, at least my conscience is cleared. :)

Feb-15-2005 23:10

I don't think you can rely on having a suspect die in every case. But sometimes it can come in handy, so I check all my suspects with fake alibis to make sure they are still alive before I start asking questions about physical evidence.