🎓 Understanding clues and making deductions
In our murder mystery, characters can move between rooms every 15 minutes. This helps us follow where they were at different times.
Their statements tell us where they were at specific times.
For example, let's say we have the following clue:
Tutorial Clue #1
Alice said: 'I saw Bob when I arrived in the kitchen at 10:15'
From this clue, we can deduce:
- 🔎 Alice was in the kitchen at 10:15
- 🔎 Bob was in the kitchen at 10:15
- 🔎 Bob was alive at 10:15 (if he were the victim)
- 🔎 Alice was NOT in the kitchen at 10:00
Using this information, we can complete the clue table by adding either ✓ or ✗. Clicking on each deduction will strikethrough the text to help you focus on other clues:
An important question still remains: where was Alice at 10:00? The location graph provides some clues:
It's important to remember that when a suspect announces leaving or arriving at a room,
they can only move to a room directly connected to it. In this scenario, since the kitchen
is directly linked to both the dining room and the bedroom, we can't pinpoint Alice's exact location before 10:00.
However, we can draw the following deduction:
🔎 Alice was NOT in the bathroom at 10:00
Using this information, we can complete the clue tables:
Other types of clues do not indicate clearly where each character is, but they can still be useful.
For instance:
Tutorial Clue #2
Alice said: "I heard someone cooking at 9:00"
With this clue, we can draw the following deductions:
🔎 Alice was NOT in the kitchen at 9:00
🔎 Someone, except Alice, was in the kitchen at 9:00
It can be tempting to try to guess Alice location, but it unclear from this kind of clues, as we cannot deduce how near or far she was from the location graph.
🔪 Finding the smoking gun
Following characters around is not enough. We need to figure out the murder weapon!
Behold!, here's the list of weapons found in our daily mystery puzzle, classified by the type of wound they cause.
Keep in mind you won't see all of them being used at once.
Some of these groups of weapons are:
- Firearm/Projectile: Weapons that discharge bullets or launch projectiles: 🔫 gun
- Sharp Force: Weapons that cause injuries by cutting, stabbing or piercing: 🔪 knife, 🗡️ dagger, ✂️ scissors, 🪓 axe, 🪛 screwdriver
- Blunt Force: Weapons that cause injuries through impact: 🔨 hammer, 🔧 wrench, 🕯️ candelabrum
Among the initial clues, you'll find the name of the victim, the suspects' locations when you arrived, and where each weapon was found:
- The hammer (🔨) from the bedroom
- The rope (🪢) from the kitchen
- The scissors (✂️) from the dining room
- The pistol (🔫) from the bathroom
Keep in mind that
weapons' location is randomized by the loop to confuse you and it holds no logical explanation.
How can this information be used to solve the murder mystery? Well, on occasion, you will come across a clue related to the wounds inflicted on the victim that will help you discard a certain kind of weapon. For example:
Tutorial Clue #3
Inspecting the body reveals no signs of stabbing
From this clue, we can deduce:
🔎 The killer didn't use any of the weapons from the “Sharp Force” group.
Armed with this deduction, we can discard a weapon in the following table. Click on the weapon icon to cross it out:
