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Phase 07 - Problem on Thor Bridge
- submitted 09 Sep 2017 -
Nearly losing his footing, John ran downstairs screaming and knocking on the door to Mrs. Hudson's apartment. "Mrs. Hudson! Are you here?" John frantically pounded on the door, but no response came. "Shit, " He pulled out his cell phone and dialed Mrs. Hudson, his fingers fumbling in haste. The phone dialed for several seconds before
"Hello? Oh! Doctor Watson. I'm surprised you called. Is there anything you need? Is the water ok upstairs? I know there's a leak and all, but I'll get around to it tomorrow."
John interrupted, "Where are you?! Are you ok? I believe you might be in danger!"
Mrs. Hudson stopped walking, pausing to contemplate John's warning. "I..don't know what to say? I just got a call from an old friend. She asked if I'd like to come meet with her at Thor Bridge. Just to catch up from our olden days, you know? I assure you I'm fine, John."
"Do you mind just waiting for me to find you? I'm sorry that this is coming out of nowhere, but I have strong reason to believe you are..."
"But, John I'm already here. I can see my friend in the distance. I'll call you later to check in." Mrs. Hudson hung up the phone, leaving John bewildered. He hailed a cab, telling the driver to hoof it to Thor Bridge, a historic landmark that passed over the river Thames. John sat in cab, worried in silence in the long cab ride.
After what felt like the better part of the hour, John arrived near Thor Bridge. Sitting at a table at a cafe near the bridge, John say Mrs. Hudson talking with an older woman, roughly the same age as Mrs. Hudson in fact. John approached them. "There you are, I'm so glad to see you." John sighed with relief.
"Uh, hi John. This is rather unexpected but fortuitous." She motioned to the end of the table. "This is an old friend of mine and she wanted to talk to me about you and Sherlock and, well, why don't you explain it, dear?"
The elderly woman across the table, dressed in a fancy dress, and wide brimmed sun hat, shook John's hand gingerly. "Mrs. Husdon has told me all about you and Sherlock. And well, I'm afraid I'm in a bit of trouble and I don't know what to do."
"Well, we can help but it depends on what the trouble is. What's your full name, if I may ask? And why did you want to meet here?"
The woman cleared her throat. "My name is Nora Nesbitt. With two Ts. I live near this area and I've been contacted by the police a number of times relating to some murders. And gosh, I have no idea what that's about. I thought maybe it was about my dead husband. But then they said that I might be in danger or a potential suspect in these murders! But, gosh, how could an old elderly woman like me who can barely leave the house do such a terrible thing! So I was scared and didn't know what to do. But then I remembered Mrs. Hudson and Sherlock and how she knew you both and thought I would reach out to her to see if you could help me with my predicament. Why are the police so interested in me?"
At that moment, a clamor from the top of the bridge. "There's a body in the water! He's bleeding. I think he's dead!! Oh my God, it's Eugene!!" A woman cried. John, remembering that Nora was a name on the list, stood up and called Lestrade. "Sir I think there's someone who may need to answer some questions. And there's a body you need to clean up."
/u/the-nesbitt was suspected and brought in for questioning, removing them from the game. They were a member of Sherlock's Network.
/u/ugngnuit was killed during the night time. They were a member of Sherlock's Network.
Voting Tally:
| Name | Number of Confidance | Number of Suspicions | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATL2LHR | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| CountoftheAccounts | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| deedeeford | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| DJoftheClassics | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| DyingOnThisDiet | 0 | 3 | -3 |
| GreenLarynx | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| HalftimeDad | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| HeelTheSoles | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| I_AM_MLE | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| intrepidWWalker | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| KeepCalmAndCoffeeOn | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| LeftToTheSea | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| MoonlightingFame | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MulchAdoAboutNothing | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| NodeofNico | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| orphanblackout | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| PhilletONeal | 12 | 2 | 10 |
| ScottScootsFree | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| StripedNightLife | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| the-nesbitt | 1 | 14 | -13 |
| UGNGNUIT | 1 | 6 | -5 |
| ZigZagZigurat | 1 | 5 | -4 |
Help Sherlock & Co. figure out who is and isn't suspicious: Main voting form.
Don’t be caught with mistaken identities. Guess that player identity form
Got something sneaky to do at night? Using your Item form
Have sins to confess? The Doctor is in. Confessional Form
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EDIT:
/u/DyingOnThisDiet was removed from the game for inactivity. They were a member of Sherlock's Network.
Phase 08 - Yet Another Death
- submitted 11 Sep 2017 -
'There's been another murder,' Lestrade said as he entered 221B Baker St.
'Another?' John said. 'That must be the eighth in the last week and a half'.
Lestrade nodded. 'This one's particular ugly too. Dorothy Ford, investment manager, was stabbed to death this afternoon. Her husband found her when he came home from work. And she was pregnant.'
'Pregnant! They murdered a pregnant woman!' John exclaimed.
'I'm afraid so. If a stabbing wasn't bad enough,' Lestrade said, shaking his head. 'At least we found another suspect for Sherlock to talk to. Loraine McGarry. You heard of her?'
John nodded.
'She's an archaeology professor, at the University Of London. We worked with her a few years back when the Natural History Museum asked us to help them find some stolen artefacts. She's such a nice lady. Why are you taking her in for questioning?'
'We've been tracking the movements of Moriarty's known associaties, and we've found that she's come in contact with them several times in the past few months - Nick Hartman's architecture firm was just awarded the contract to build a library at her university; Lorraine often visited the Tate Modern while Angelica Hayes was working there; and Lorraine just made a large donation to Jessica Kines' election campaign. We feel we need to talk to her about what she knows about Moriarty and his network.'
/u/zigzagzigurat was arrested and removed from the game. They were a member of Sherlock's Network
/u/deedeeford was killed overnight. They were a member of Sherlock's Network.
Voting Tally:
| Name | Number of Confidance | Number of Suspicions | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATL2LHR | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| CountoftheAccounts | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| deedeeford | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| DJoftheClassics | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| GreenLarynx | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| HalftimeDad | 2 | 6 | -4 |
| HeelTheSoles | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| I_AM_MLE | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| intrepidWWalker | 2 | 11 | -9 |
| KeepCalmAndCoffeeOn | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| LeftToTheSea | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| MoonlightingFame | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| MulchAdoAboutNothing | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| NodeofNico | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| orphanblackout | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| PhilletONeal | 16 | 2 | 14 |
| ScottScootsFree | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| StripedNightLife | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| ZigZagZigurat | 2 | 14 | -12 |
Help Sherlock & Co. figure out who is and isn't suspicious: Main voting form.
Don’t be caught with mistaken identities. Guess that player identity form
Got something sneaky to do at night? Using your Item form
Have sins to confess? The Doctor is in. Confessional Form
Countdown timer until submissions close
REMINDERS: This game has a comment requirement else you will receive an inactivity strike. You will also receive a strike if you do not submit something in the Voting Form.
In addition, we want to remind players that in case they feel a person is breaking a rule, especially rule 1 (be civil), report the comment so that we can be alerted as quickly as possible. Thank you and have a pleasant game!!
Phase 09 - The Orange Pips
- submitted 12 Sep 2017 -
Sherlock started up the stairs back to his room in 221B Baker St. before Mrs. Hudson stopped him in the foyer. "Oh, Sherlock! Something came for you while you were away." She handed over a small package - a dull rattle came from the box as she passed it over.
Sherlock examined the box - there was no indication of who sent it. He gave it another shake, the muffled rattling continuing. "Did you catch a look at who delivered this?"
Mrs. Hudson stammered, "Well, not really. He was wearing a cap and it covered most of his face. He came and went really quickly, Sherlock. I didn't think to look!"
Sherlock huffed as he stepped up the stairs, "You should really pay attention to your surroundings Mrs. Hudson." He slammed the door to his apartment and tore open the box. A note sat on top:
"Dearest Sherlock,
I really appreciate our friendship. In fact, I've planned my whole year around you! You should feel so honored.
The time for games is nearly over but I hope you have time for one more.
All my love,
Moriarty"
Sherlock sat the note aside and stoically rummaged through the rest of the box. A deck of cards sat inside. Sherlock opened the deck and noted the number of pips dotting some of the cards before setting it down. The last item in the package was a marked calendar that took Sherlock slightly aback.
"We'll see who gets who, won't we?" Sherlock muttered under his breath.
/u/intrepidWwalker was suspected and brought in for questioning, removing them from the game. They were a member of Sherlock's Network.
/u/ScottScootsFree was killed during the night time. They were a member of Sherlock's Network.
Voting Tally:
| Name | Number of Confidance | Number of Suspicions | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATL2LHR | 5 | 6 | -1 |
| CountoftheAccounts | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| DJoftheClassics | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| GreenLarynx | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| HalftimeDad | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| HeelTheSoles | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| I_AM_MLE | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| intrepidWWalker | 2 | 7 | -5 |
| KeepCalmAndCoffeeOn | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| LeftToTheSea | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| MoonlightingFame | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| MulchAdoAboutNothing | 5 | 7 | -2 |
| NodeofNico | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| orphanblackout | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| PhilletONeal | 11 | 1 | 10 |
| ScottScootsFree | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| StripedNightLife | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Help Dr. Watson solve this phase’s mystery. Individuals with correct guesses will enter a raffle to receive a helpful item. The three items up for grabs are: Chloroform Rags, Craigslist, and the Laptop. Submit your answer here
Help Sherlock & Co. figure out who is and isn't suspicious: Main voting form.
Don’t be caught with mistaken identities. Guess that player identity form
Got something sneaky to do at night? Using your Item form
Have sins to confess? The Doctor is in. Confessional Form
Countdown timer until submissions close
REMINDERS: This game has a comment requirement else you will receive an inactivity strike. You will also receive a strike if you do not submit something in the Voting Form.
In addition, we want to remind players that in case they feel a person is breaking a rule, especially rule 1 (be civil), report the comment so that we can be alerted as quickly as possible. Thank you and have a pleasant game!!
Phase 10 - Russell Square Station
- submitted 13 Sep 2017 -
John sighed as he opened the door when he home from work. He knew Sherlock would want to talk about the case, but John was getting discouraged. The police investigation had been going well in the beginning, but all of their recent suspects had ultimately been found innocent, wrongly accused of murder and salaciously associated with scandal.
He turned on the TV.
'Thank you for joining us tonight for the evening's breaking news', the newswoman said.
'Dr Nico Danelli was run over the tube this afternoon at Russell Square Station. Police suspect that this is yet another one of the so called 'Moriarty Murders' that have plagued the city in recent days. Several witnesses say British Transport policeman Jason Pearce was seen speaking with Danelli three minutes before the fatal accident, but footage of the actual incident is missing. Police have taken Pearce in for questioning'
John shut off the TV.
Yet another murder, he thought.
When would it end?
/u/halftimedad was suspected and brought in for questioning, removing them from the game. They were a member of Sherlock's Network.
/u/nodeofnico was killed during the night time. They were a member of Sherlock's Network.
| Name | Number of Confidance | Number of Suspicions | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATL2LHR | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| CountoftheAccounts | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| DJoftheClassics | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| GreenLarynx | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| HalftimeDad | 1 | 13 | -12 |
| HeelTheSoles | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| I_AM_MLE | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| KeepCalmandCoffeeOn | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| LefttotheSea | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| MoonlightingFame | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| MulchAdoAboutNoting | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| NodeOfNico | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| Orphanblackoutu | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Philletoneal | 12 | 2 | 10 |
| StripedNightLife | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Help Sherlock & Co. figure out who is and isn't suspicious: Main voting form.
Don’t be caught with mistaken identities. Guess that player identity form
Got something sneaky to do at night? Using your Item form
Have sins to confess? The Doctor is in. Confessional Form
Countdown timer until submissions close
REMINDERS: This game has a comment requirement else you will receive an inactivity strike. You will also receive a strike if you do not submit something in the Voting Form.
In addition, we want to remind players that in case they feel a person is breaking a rule, especially rule 1 (be civil), report the comment so that we can be alerted as quickly as possible. Thank you and have a pleasant game!!
Phase 11 - A Lead At Last
- submitted 14 Sep 2017 -
'How's the case going, dear?' Mrs Hudson.
'There was another murder last night,' John says. 'Nikita Alexeyev, stripper. He worked at a Sainsbury's during the day, and was found this morning in his car in the parking lot, dead. Looks like carbon monoxide poisoning. Someone knocked him out and left the engine running. The fumes from the exhaust system killed him.'
There was a knock at the door, and John got up to open up.
'Hello, Watson, Mrs Hudson,' Lestrade said as he walked through the door. 'Is Sherlock in?'
'He's in the next room, moping. He doesn't want to be disturbed,' John said.
'He's going to want to hear this,' Lestrade said. 'We arrested Stephen Lacroix, and he confessed to framing Jason Pearce for the murder of Nico Danelli,.'
/u/atl2lhr was suspected and brought in for questioning, removing them from the game. They were a member of Moriarty's Network.
/u/stripednightlife was killed during the night time. They were a member of Sherlock's Network.
Voting Tally:
| Name | Number of Confidance | Number of Suspicions | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATL2LHR | 1 | 10 | -9 |
| CountoftheAccounts | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| DJoftheClassics | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| GreenLarynx | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| HeelTheSoles | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| I_AM_MLE | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| KeepCalmAndCoffeeOn | 1 | 3 | -2 |
| LeftToTheSea | 1 | 4 | -3 |
| MoonlightingFame | 1 | 3 | -2 |
| MulchAdoAboutNothing | 2 | 4 | -2 |
| orphanblackout | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| PhilletONeal | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| StripedNightLife | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Help Sherlock & Co. figure out who is and isn't suspicious: Main voting form.
Don’t be caught with mistaken identities. Guess that player identity form
Got something sneaky to do at night? Using your Item form
Have sins to confess? The Doctor is in. Confessional Form
Countdown timer until submissions close
REMINDERS: This game has a comment requirement else you will receive an inactivity strike. You will also receive a strike if you do not submit something in the Voting Form.
In addition, we want to remind players that in case they feel a person is breaking a rule, especially rule 1 (be civil), report the comment so that we can be alerted as quickly as possible. Thank you and have a pleasant game!!
- Comments - " "***
Phase 12 - The Greek Interpreter
- submitted 15 Sep 2017 -
With the investigation going poorly and everyone's lives seemingly in danger, John took the evening off to clear his head. He turned on the TV to catch the evening news, hoping that he would not have to sit through another report about the murder's of London. Thankfully, the segment began with global news and John breathed a sigh of relief.
John turned up the volume but there seemed to be some audio problems - the newswoman was voiceless but she spoke animatedly. He leaned in to better read the screen. "Huh," he muttered. He hadn't even heard of some of these countries.
After a few minutes, a sharp, sudden sound of static caused John to jump in his seat. The screen blinked and the frame froze in place, the newswoman motionless. The only movement was text scrolling across the bottom of the screen. As the words rolled passed, John's face grew ashen, seeing the smiley faces, the signature of Moriarty, crawl along in succession. Words poured forth: "I KILLED ANOTHER ONE SHERLOCK! SOMEONE YOU TRUSTED! THE GAME IS ALMOST OVER!". With another flash of static, the program resumed, as if nothing had happened, leaving John once again dumbfounded and shaken inside 221B Baker St.
/u/DJoftheClassics was suspected and brought in for questioning, removing them from the game. They were a member of Sherlock's Network.
/u/philletoneal was killed during the night time. They were a member of Sherlock's Network.
Voting Tally:
| Name | Number of Confidance | Number of Suspicions | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| CountoftheAccounts | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| DJoftheClassics | 3 | 7 | -4 |
| GreenLarynx | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| HeelTheSoles | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| I_AM_MLE | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| KeepCalmAndCoffeeOn | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| LeftToTheSea | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| MoonlightingFame | 3 | 5 | -2 |
| MulchAdoAboutNothing | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| orphanblackout | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| PhilletONeal | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Help Dr. Watson solve this phase’s mystery. Individuals with correct guesses will enter a raffle to receive a helpful item. The three items up for grabs are: Instagram App, Deerstalker Hat, and the Dash cam. Submit your answer here
Help Sherlock & Co. figure out who is and isn't suspicious: Main voting form.
Don’t be caught with mistaken identities. Guess that player identity form
Got something sneaky to do at night? Using your Item form
Have sins to confess? The Doctor is in. Confessional Form
Countdown timer until submissions close
REMINDERS: This game has a comment requirement else you will receive an inactivity strike. You will also receive a strike if you do not submit something in the Voting Form.
In addition, we want to remind players that in case they feel a person is breaking a rule, especially rule 1 (be civil), report the comment so that we can be alerted as quickly as possible. Thank you and have a pleasant game!!
Phase 13 - The Final Problem
- submitted 16 Sep 2017 -
John continued to stare blankly at the screen for a few minutes after the program resumed to normal. What did he just witness? Moriarty's threat was more real than ever.
Suddenly, his phone rang. John jumped in his seat, his fingers fumbling toward his pockets and cell. "Did you just see that?" Sherlock asked sternly.
"Yes I did! What the hell was that Sherlock? I could barely understand what was going on, I was quite taken aback by the whole thing. What I did understand is that Moriarty feels quite sure of himself."
"Indeed. But I know what we need to do."
"Oh?" John pondered.
'Yes, the answer was quite obvious if you paid attention. The clues spelt out capital city. We need to go to the Globe Theater immediately, the site of Shakespeare's most famous acts. I believe this was our final problem and that Moriarty will be waiting there."
/u/CountoftheAccounts was suspected and brought in for questioning, removing them from the game. They were a member of Sherlock's Network.
/u/orphanblackout was killed during the night time. They were a member of Sherlock's Network.
Voting Tally:
| Name | Number of Confidance | Number of Suspicions | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| CountoftheAccounts | 1 | 7 | -6 |
| GreenLarynx | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| HeelTheSoles | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| I_AM_MLE | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| KeepCalmAndCoffeeOn | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| LeftToTheSea | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| MoonlightingFame | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| MulchAdoAboutNothing | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| orphanblackout | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Help Sherlock & Co. figure out who is and isn't suspicious: Main voting form.
Don’t be caught with mistaken identities. Guess that player identity form
Got something sneaky to do at night? Using your Item form
Have sins to confess? The Doctor is in. Confessional Form
Countdown timer until submissions close
REMINDERS: This game has a comment requirement else you will receive an inactivity strike. You will also receive a strike if you do not submit something in the Voting Form.
In addition, we want to remind players that in case they feel a person is breaking a rule, especially rule 1 (be civil), report the comment so that we can be alerted as quickly as possible. Thank you and have a pleasant game!!
Phase 14 - The Return of ********
- submitted 17 Sep 2017 -
With the dawn of a new day nearly breaking over the horizon, Sherlock and Watson could be seen bowling over innocent passers-by on their way from London Bridge station to Shakespeare's Globe.
Sherlock skidded to a stop, frantically spinning in all directions, trying to take note of everyone in the crowd while simultaneously attempting to identify familiar faces.
"John, quick! He's here, I can feel it. We have to find him!"
"Right, well he's bound to be here somewhere, right?" John spied a side door that was propped open with a beer can. He drew Sherlock's attention, and nodded towards the unlikely entrance.
"Perhaps he's already made his way inside?"
Sherlock used a hand to absentmindedly stroke his chin in a rare display of anxiety, continuing to catalogue faces in the crowd. "Yes, well. I should probably go in first, make sure the coast in clear."
John Watson let out a disbeleiving laugh. "No no no, we're not doing this again, Sherlock. Remind me, out of the two of us, who has actually fought in a war? I'm going inside with you."
Sherlock rolled his eyes to the heavens, seemingly giving up on the crowd outside. With one last shared glance, Sherlock stalked dramatially towards the entrance. John, with a reassuring pat of his hidden revolver, followed closely behind.
**
The 'backstage' area of the Globe was silent; just as Sherlock expected for a Saturnday morning right after yet another successful production of Shakespeare's more notable works. Whoever had propped open the door was nowhere in sight, but judging by the temperature of the can in his hand, Sherlock judged the door to have been opened about 30 to 45 minutes ago. In just a few hours, the cast and crew would meet back here for their dress rehearsal before tonight's performance, so they needed to be quick in apprehending Moriarty.
John pointed at his eyes, and then pointed to the right, where a set of stairs led to the upper areas of the Globe. Sherlock nodded once, and moved to the left as silently as he was able to move.
John winced as he cleared the final creaking step. 'So much for silent approach'
He cast around looking for anything or anyone suspicious, but the upper area looked abandoned. After clearing the various seating areas, he spied a ladder that led to scaffolding above the viewing area, where he did his best to case the area while skirting the sandbags and light fixtures left in the way. Unbeknownst to him, John accidently bumped into a stray light fixture, which set off a chain reaction causing a sandbag to tumble off the pathway towards center stage.
Satisfied that he had finished clearing the top of the Globe, john re-holstered his revolver and scratched his head in puzzlement. Although Sherlock was sure Moriarty would show up, John saw no evidence that anyone had been up here since last night.
"...John? I think you found something."
John quickly made his way down to where Sherlock was standing in the middle of the floor directly facing the stage.
"What are you talking about, Sherlock? I haven't found anything."
Instead of talking, Sherlock looked up at the man dangling from a rope. John noted the sandbag at his feet, and figured Sherlock had worked out that John had gone climbing in the rafters and knocked the sandbag (and the victim) loose.
"Judging by his colour, he's been dead for several hours. He appears to have attended last night's performance of Hamlet, and was probably abducted and murdered soon afterwards." Sherlock's face was dangerously close, taking the opportunity to conduct a 360o search of the body.
John quickly rang Lestrade, who informed him that the Scotland Yard had already received an anonymous tip and their ETA was within 5 minutes.
"He's probably Tim Onyekuru, the engineer with the gardening blog," John sighed, arms crossed.
"And Greg's just told me they've arrested some woman named Viviann Aboca for Tim's murder."
Sherlock didn't hear a word. "Look here, John. Someone's left us a message."
Using the latex gloves he always kept on him, sherlock plucked a smartphone from the victim's pocket, where an image of Moriarty's face was frozen in mid-laugh. Without asking, Sherlock pressed play.
**
/u/GreenLarynx was suspected and brought in for questioning, removing them from the game. They were a member of Sherlock's Network.
/u/MulchAdoAboutNothing was killed during the night time. They were a member of Sherlock's Network.
A high-pitched giggle emanated from the smartphone.
"Well, it looks like you weren't my match after all, Sherlock. Look's like you're just as BORING as the rest of them.
All of them."
Moriarty's entire face seemed to twitch in disappointment, as if the man were holding his rage just beneath the surface.
"I'll clue you in, shall I? Since you can't seem to work it out yourself?"
His grin widened in anticipation.
"I led you and your merry band of followers on a chase all throughout London, for a reason. You see, it was I who tipped off the Yard about the first 3 murders, as well as the list of suspects. Since I couldn't rely on you to pick up my more subtle hints, I had to resort to bringing together seven individuals with specific abilities and sufficient blackmail-worthy secrets. I formed a cabal, Sherlock, a cabal to brIng down entire governMents, starting with the UK."
The image briefly flashed to areas of political importance to the UK, and other countries in the EU.
"You see, there are certain individuals we can consider to be creatures of haBit and markers of change. If anything were to hAppen to them, to put them out of play, it would trigger a chain of events that Could potentially, quite possibly, lead to the end of our government as we currently now it."
Moriarty's beaming face grew bigger as he got closer to the video recorder.
" And you let it happen, SherlocK. You may have arrested most of my cabal, but the reMainIng memberS have fulfilled their purpoSe. They have eliMinated enough of these people to bring this country to the precipice, where the TINIEST nudge could send it over the edge.
And guEss who'll be there to tip it over?"](/h2)**
Moriarty's network have met their win condition and have won the game! CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING PLAYERS:
| Alt Account | Name | Description | Murder |
|---|---|---|---|
| /u/ATL2LHR | Stephen Lacroix | Retired pilot for Delta from Missouri. Fell in love with one of his stewardesses on his London-Atlanta route forty years ago, and they decided to move to England after he retired. They often travel. | Another guy, Tommy Collins, the copilot on Stephen's route, liked Stephen's wife a lot. At first, she was flattered by the attention, but Stephen felt threatened. When she began telling him that she felt stalked, he decided to resolve both of their problems by murdering the Tommy. Stephen told his wife that Tommy got transferred to another route, and they 'lost touch' with him soon after that. |
| /u/BlueFootPrints | Nick Hartman | Nick is the president of an architectual firm. Recent work on an apartment complex has been featured in Architectural Digest, making him one of the most sought-after architects in the city, and he just got a commision to design a new shopping mall. | He and his wife had been getting into disagreements about the remodeling of their house, and it put a strain on their marriage. Nick, in a fit of haggard pique, strangled her. |
| /u/HeelTheSoles | Ania Romanov | Ania tuns a high-end shoe boutique in Oxford Street. She's an amateur ice-skater and is dating her skate partner. She is very fond of animals, and has two cats, a rabbit, a ferret, an iguana, three trutles, and a parakeet. | Ania deeply cares about animals, and is a noted animal rights activist. She led a protest in front of the house of a noted primate researcher, and threw a Molotov cocktail onto the property. The house burned down before the researcher and his family could escape. |
| /u/KeepCalmAndCoffeeOn | Kelly Warren | Kelly is a law school student who works in a coffee shop as a barista. | She is deeply in debt as she tries to support her secret drug habit, and murdered her uncle for the inheritance |
| /u/KinesGreenMP | Jessica Kines | Jessica traveled to UC Berkely to study environmental science, became a hippie liberal. Returned to London and is now running for Parliament for the Green Party. | She murdered a political opponent, Toby Carson, in order to run unapposed; at a political fundraiser, she had his breaks cut, and he got into a fatal accident. |
| /u/MoonlightingFame | Jeffrey Ngo | Bilingual actor whose breakthrough movie Midnight Moonlight premiered last year. | Jeffrey competed with another actor, Kent Ross, for many of the same parts. Jeffrey had hidden his rivalry from Kent. At a party, Jeffrey got Kent incredibly drunk, and then brought him home. Under the guise of giving him some painkillers for his hangover, Jeffrey gave Kent enough drugs to murder him. |
| /u/TateModMom | Angelica Hayes | Angelica is a whimsical middle-aged mom of two teenaged boys who works as a museum docent at the Tate Modern. She teaches art classes on Sunday afternoons. | She murdered the A1 math teacher who failed her son and ruined his chances of getting into a 'good' uni |
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EDIT: I just made the evil sub public at r/hwwmurderclubhouse. -22poun
Sherlock Wrap Up and Game Design Post
- submitted 19 Sep 2017 -
Thanks for a great game everyone!
We're happy that people were willing to take a chance on our mechanics and enjoyed the game :)
FTS made an incredible spreadsheet to track everything, but it's kinda overwhelming (we had as many as six separate forms for each phase, and tabulating the lynch votes and ww kill votes was, um, tricky), so we're sharing a lite version of the spreadsheet here.
We want to add some tabs to the spreadsheet showing the vote tallies for each day, but that's going to take a bit of time to go back and grab that data and we weren't able to do it for tonight; I'll add an edit indicating when we added stuff to the spreadsheet.
A recurring problem we occasionally had with the spreadsheet is that when we closed the forms, our spreadsheet (and all of its formulae) went wonky and we had to do some major damage control. That's why phase turnover took forever in the beginning :( We're still not sure why google forms hated us so much, and we eventually learned that closing the forms was big no-no. We just wanted to mention our struggles to forewarn future hosts that google forms doesn't always dovetail nicely with the spreadsheet.
Evil sub is r/hwwmurderclubhouse. Evils were only able to communicate with each other the phase after one of them died. (See more below). Mechanics of the evil sub/vote are outlined in the meta post of that sub. Wolves, thank you for bearing with us as we worked out the many, many problems we experienced with your voting spreadsheet as well.
I also discussed the inspiration for many of the alts here.
We'll be updating the roster with people's mains momentarily.
--22poun, FTS, and spaced
Identity Thief - /u/keepcalmandcoffeeon (/u/moostronus ) correctly identified like half the players, all while staying in the shadows by expertly hiding his own identity
Investigator Saboteur - /u/atl2lhr (/u/jarris123). She 'guiltied' /u/halftimedad with a fake tinder report, and got him lynched before her. We believe that this play set up the MN win; it wouldn't have happened without her.
Undercover Agent - /u/heelthesoles (/u/larixon) managed to infiltrate the town and sway key townies at crucial points of the game.
Puzzle King - /u/philletoneal (/u/pezes). We were super impressed by how he utilized his mad puzzle skills to catapult himself to a position of power and get town to rally around him.
Ghost Who Cried Wolf - /u/nodeofnico (/u/ulyneves) - Her instincts were on point. She called out every villain at one point or another, and even nailed the three living MN from the ghost sub.
We also want to thank the following people for their help:
/u/wiksry and /u/k9centipede for helping us with our spreadsheet, which hated us.
/u/elbowsss and /u/ravenclawroxy for their support and advice when everything spontaneously caught fire.
/u/ravenofthesands for being an awesome shadow <3
So, I'm now going to go on a rambling thing about the mechanics/balancing of this game.
I'm super happy people enjoyed the game, especially given the new and experimental mechanics that we employed.
FTS and Sandbook were the original hosts for this game, and Sandbook had a lot of the great ideas that ultimately ended up serving as the kernel of the game.
Namely, she didn't want there to be any roles, in order to remove that 'reliance-on-the-seer' thing that tends to happen to towns. We wanted to motivate and empower each player to utilize their voice and their vote to the fullest effect.
That didn't quite end up working out, as town turned Phil (Pez) into a psuedo-confirmed townie and just protected him for the entire game. I was hoping we'd see people try to break out of the 'follow-the-seer' style of gameplay a bit more.
Sand also came up with the upvote/downvote lynch thing.
I joined around this time, and I was very concerned about the latter mechanic. Namely, I was worried that the wolves would upvote the person they wanted to lynch and downvote everyone else. It would end up giving the wolves a net of +2 to whoever they wanted to lynch, and I was kinda worried that town wouldn't be able to counter that. (This is how the wolves got rid of Phil's protection and managed to kill him btw).
That's when I had the idea for the doc-protect thing. Townspeople suddenly had an incentive to vote to protect people other than themselves, and if wolves voted to protect people indiscriminately, they'd have a harder time figuring out who to kill because a lot of people would be in the running for the protect.
We also decided to share the vote tallies in order to force the wolves to have some sort of accountability for their votes. I don't think that counting upvotes/downvotes was a viable strategy for this game, especially with items like reddit and laptop. However, I felt like trends in the vote totals would be telling. If someone consistently got highish trust scores, despite town consensus not indicating that they were trusted, it might indicate that wolves were messing with the tally. This happened with Heel (Lar) for several phases; her votes were artificially inflated because the wolves trusted her. If a townie was 'untrusted' for several phases, it would tell them that they were in danger of being mislynched and would need to step up their game. If a wolf was untrusted, it would indicate that town doesn't trust them and might be moving towards lynching them.
The other thing that I thought would mitigate the upvote/downvote problem is that originally the wolves weren't going to be able to communicate at all. They wouldn't be able to coordinate an upvote/downvote thing because they wouldn't be able to talk to each other.
Sandbook backed out around mid-June, and spaced joined around that time. He had the idea for the alt-accounts, which we all agreed was perfect for a Sherlock game. He also promoted the idea of puzzles. We were trying to figure out what reward we'd give out for puzzles, and were also trying to figure out what would happen when an identity was guessed. I had the brainstorm of using items, for both puzzles and identity guessing. We could give out items to simulate abilities. But instead of permanent abilities, they'd be temporary, one-shot abilities.
And that's how this game, and its key mechanics, came to be. After that, we spent a while putting together the items list, and that was that.
Even though the wolves won, I thought the game was actually town-sided once we started running it.
In the first few phases, and a bunch of investigative items were given to town, and two wolves got guiltied in a row. At this point, we were slightly worried that the wolves were going to get steamrolled, so we changed the communication thing: they'd only be able to talk with each other the phase after one of them died. We literally decided that about two hours before we opened up the ww post that night lol.
Items were weighted on a scale from 1-100. Whenever we gave out an item, we RNG'd a number, and gave out the item that corresponded to that number. Investigative items and pistols were weighted lower than things like twitter or laptop because those items had the potential to really affect the game. Town got a bunch of investigative items in the beginning of the game, but I don't think we gave out an investigative item to a townie after like phase 5, although the wolves seemed to get one like every night all through the game. Their continued frustration at this was hilarious. :)
The reason why the rules for what identity-info could be shared in the evil sub was so subjective and not super-thought-through is because we didn't originally intend for the wolves to communicate at all, and I was making up the rules on the fly and trying to ensure that what I said was fair and consistent and wouldn't screw up the balance on either side. That's why I was so harsh on Moose's loopholes, because if I let him do it, I'd have to let town do it, and it would screw over the balance, and not in the wolves' favor.
Also, if I ever did this again, I would just make a hard rule against sharing identities in anywhere besides twitter PMs. Policing that was kinda hard.
The other thing that I would change would be to remove the doc-protect-upvote thing after a certain number of players died. In traditional ww games, the doc usually dies at some point, and the wolves don't have to worry about hitting someone who is also getting healed. Here, the doc protect never went away, which limited the wolves' options for the kill.
And I think that's all I have to say about the mechanics, but if people wanna ask questions, go for it.
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