Greetings, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I am honored that you have followed my invitation.
I see before my eyes right now some of the finest detectives this world has to offer.
Now I am sure you wonder for what reason I might have called you.
Tonight, I shall present to you riddles, cases and mysteries that yearn for solution.
It shall be your task to take what I give you and work your way towards the truth.
So take a seat, have a tea and sharpen your minds, for our game shall begin now.
In this thread I want to invite all of you to play the game 'Black Stories', which I'm sure many of you know by a lot of different names.
I don't know if it'll be able to pick much interest, but there's no knowing without trying, right?
The game is simple: I will give you a short description of a case, only a bare minimum of facts.
Your goal is to resolve the case and find the truth behind the events there.
To reach that goal, you will ask me questions that I will answer, but I will only answer with 'Yes' or 'No'
So, here are the rules:
> Every question you give me must be answerable with 'Yes' or 'No'
> I will answer with 'Yes, 'No' or 'Irrelevant/ Unknown'
> To solve a case, simply state the truth of what happened
> There might be situations in which I may provide a little more information than just Y/N (i.e. if you're horribly stuck), but I will ask beforehand if you want me to reveal anything
> At points, it might be helpful for you to try and sum up the information you have gathered. I will then state whether your summary/ conclusion is correct
> Everyone may post as often and with as much questions as he/she wants to, even if I have not answered their previous question yet, but please don't overdo it (No 20 questions in one post, for example)
> I will try to answer as often as possible, but due to time zones I might not be around during the most active times. Please bear with me there.
>The riddles all consist of events that are possible, however often improbable, in the real world. Riddles where this the use of supernatural explanations is allowed will be specified as such.
> If you have a theory you want me to evaluate, you can state it in aqua. I will then answer if your theory is correct in red or tell you which parts are correct and which are wrong.
I will not force anyone to do it that way though, as not everyone likes Umineko references.Some more meta information:
A number of those riddles might be widely known around the world, maybe with slight variations.
I won't be angry with anyone that asks questions but only realizes that they know the riddle already a bit later, but please don't post if you are sure you know the answer from the start.
If you are not sure if the riddle you know is the same one I'm asking, simply PM me.
If anyone knows a riddle he/she wants to let people solve, simply say so in the thread or PM me and I'll let you be the gamemaster once the current riddle is solved.
Alright, Ladies and Gentlemen,
excuse my lenghtly introduction, I must have bored you.
Now, let us begin the fun, shall we?
There are a large number of riddles I have ready for you.
Detective's Record:
Case 1 - The Man at the Window - SOLVED
Case 2 - Dead in the Desert - SOLVED
Case 3 - The Radio - SOLVED
Case 4 - Exotic Meal - SOLVED
Case 5 - Elevator and Stairs - SOLVED
Case 6 - The Sauna - SOLVED
Case 7 - A Strange Corpse - SOLVED
Case 8 - Murder Without Consequences - SOLVED
Case 9 - Thank You - SOLVED
Case 10 - The Mayor - SOLVED
Case 11 - Mother's Funeral - SOLVED
Case 12 - Simple Murder - SOLVED
Case 13 - Tram of Death - SOLVED
Case 14 - The Morning - SOLVED
Case 15 - Dangerous Call - SOLVED
Case 16 - Special Photo-Answer Round ~ Two Dead Men - SOLVED
Case 17 - Deadly Silence - SOLVED
Case 18 - Deadly Jump - SOLVED
Case 19 - Busy - SOLVED
~Create a Touhou Black Story Challenge~
Case 20 - Touhou ~ Down to the bottom of Misty Lake (by Thaws) - SOLVED
Case 21 - Touhou ~ Suika (by Pesco) - SOLVED
Case 22 - Touhou ~ Cat - SOLVED
Case 23 - Touhou ~ Intruder - SOLVED
Case 24 - Touhou ~ Suwako - SOLVED
Case 25 - Touhou ~ Killer Unveiled - SOLVED
Case 26 - New Shoes - SOLVED
Case 27 - The One-Armed Men - SOLVED
Case 28 - Flickering - SOLVED
Case 29 - Overslept - SOLVED
Case 30 - The High-Rise Building - SOLVED
Case 31 - The Bank - SOLVED
Case 32 - A Spoonful of Grandma - SOLVED
Case 33 - Cursed Vacation - SOLVED
Case 34 - In the Mountains - SOLVED
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REVIVAL
Case 35 - Futile Wish | Also: Plans for Black-Stories-IRC-sessions - SOLVED
Case 36 - Helpless - SOLVED
Case 37 - The Diva - SOLVED
Case 38 - Resentful - ABANDONED
Case 39 - Thirst - SOLVED
Case 40 - The path - SOLVED
Case 41 - [urlhttp://www.shrinemaiden.org/forum/index.php/topic,6067.msg465719.html#msg465719]The Spaniards[/url]