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| Dref (Dref)
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A man is found dead with a sword in his side. He has a guidebook clutched in one hand and a melted candle in the other. Gooop covers his feet and legs and a crown rests on his head. | ||
| Sam Greene (Pandora)
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Hi Dref, Emailed - but it's only a guess! | ||
| Kapil Kapur (Dinkie)
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what is gooop ? | ||
| John Morahan (Wunderland)
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Did the sword kill him? Is the guidebook the sort that a tourist might carry? is it a guide to the area? another area? Is it dark? was it dark when he died? was he using the candle for illumination? Does he also have a bell? did he try to exorcise something? Is the gooop from the candle? is it blood? does it completely cover his feet and legs? Was he a king? other royalty? is the crown valuable? is it his? was it on his head when he died? | ||
| Kapil Kapur (Dinkie)
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was he indoors or outdoors when he was found ? | ||
| Dref (Dref)
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what is gooop ? Ah, that you must find out for yourself... By John Morahan (Wunderland) on Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 04:03 pm: Did the sword kill him? yes Is the guidebook the sort that a tourist might carry? yes is it a guide to the area? yes another area? Is it dark? yes was it dark when he died? yes was he using the candle for illumination? yes Does he also have a bell? did he try to exorcise something? no to both Is the gooop from the candle? no is it blood? no does it completely cover his feet and legs? pretty much Was he a king? no other royalty? no is the crown valuable? no is it his? no was it on his head when he died? yes By Kapil Kapur (Dinkie) on Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 04:05 pm: was he indoors or outdoors when he was found ? indoors | ||
| John Morahan (Wunderland)
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Did someone stab him with the sword? or did he fall on it? is he lying down? does the sword go right through him and out the other side? if so, does it then go into something else? Was he a tourist? was he lost? Did the candle go out before he died? before he was stabbed (or otherwise encountered the sword)? Is the gooop a solid? a liquid? a viscous fluid? would it prevent him from moving his legs, if he weren't already dead? did his legs become covered in gooop before he died? or after? Was the crown: a headdress of any kind? part of a tooth? a coin? part of someone's head? part of a tree? a monarch? If he was stabbed, did the stabber mistake him for the owner of the crown? | ||
| Haenlomal (Haenlomal)
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Ummm...is this from a computer RPG? | ||
| Dref (Dref)
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Did someone stab him with the sword? no or did he fall on it? no is he lying down? yes does the sword go right through him and out the other side? no if so, does it then go into something else? Was he a tourist? yes was he lost? no Did the candle go out before he died? no before he was stabbed (or otherwise encountered the sword)? no Is the gooop a solid? yes a liquid? but formally this a viscous fluid? would it prevent him from moving his legs, if he weren't already dead? no did his legs become covered in gooop before he died? or after? this Was the crown: a headdress of any kind? yes part of a tooth? a coin? part of someone's head? part of a tree? a monarch? If he was stabbed, did the stabber mistake him for the owner of the crown? | ||
| Dref (Dref)
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Ummm...is this from a computer RPG? not this time, nope | ||
| (Stuccosalt)
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is this a crown in the normal, wear-it-on-your-head, royalty sense of the word? Did the crown play any role in the man's death? | ||
| Dref (Dref)
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is this a crown in the normal, wear-it-on-your-head, royalty sense of the word? yes Did the crown play any role in the man's death? no | ||
| John Morahan (Wunderland)
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Accident? murder? suicide? | ||
| Dref (Dref)
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Accident? this murder? suicide? | ||
| Haenlomal (Haenlomal)
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Why is it that all the accident victims in your puzzles always die a particularly gruelsome and painful death?  Was the man in some one of thos throwbacks to medieval times amusement part/show/etc.? Was he a room? If yes, were there others present in the room with him when he expired? | ||
| Dref (Dref)
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Why is it that all the accident victims in your puzzles always die a particularly gruelsome and painful death? Do they? I never really noticed myself... Was the man in some one of thos throwbacks to medieval times amusement part/show/etc.? no, but somewhat near the right forest... Was he a room? yes If yes, were there others present in the room with him when he expired? no | ||
| Haenlomal (Haenlomal)
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Did our victim see his demise coming? Or "he didn't know what hit 'im", figuratively speaking? | ||
| Ed Mason (Logician)
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Is the guidebook relevant at all? Is it relevant that he was a tourist? and not familiar with the area? Did the candle play a part in his death at all? Where did the sword come from: the victim's possession? a wall? the floor? the ceiling? someone else's possession? Did the victim fall on the floor in dying? Or was he already on the floor when the dying began? How long was he 'dying', so to speak, until he was dead - instantaneous death? seconds? minutes? seconds? minutes? hours? days? | ||
| Benjamin Moore (Zenith)
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was the room booby-trapped? | ||
| Dref (Dref)
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Did our victim see his demise coming? Or "he didn't know what hit 'im", figuratively speaking this By Ed Mason (Logician) on Thursday, May 12, 2005 -11:34 pm: Is the guidebook relevant at all? yes Is it relevant that he was a tourist? yes and not familiar with the area? no Did the candle play a part in his death at all? yes Where did the sword come from: the victim's possession? a wall? the floor? the ceiling? someone else's possession? none of these! ;) Did the victim fall on the floor in dying? yes Or was he already on the floor when the dying began? How long was he 'dying', so to speak, until he was dead - instantaneous death? seconds? minutes? no more than a minute at the most seconds? minutes? hours? days? By Benjamin Moore (Zenith) on Friday, May 13, 2005 - 03:10 am: was the room booby-trapped? no | ||
| John Morahan (Wunderland)
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Was the sword held by a mannequin or other inanimate humanoid? or a robot? did he walk into it? because it was too dark? or he was looking at the guidebook? | ||
| Haenlomal (Haenlomal)
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Was he frightened by something (or someone?) shortly before his untimely demise? | ||
| Dref (Dref)
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Was the sword held by a mannequin or other inanimate humanoid? YES or a robot? no did he walk into it? no because it was too dark? or he was looking at the guidebook? By Haenlomal (Haenlomal) on Friday, May 13, 2005 -04:00 pm: Was he frightened by something (or someone?) shortly before his untimely demise? no | ||
| Damien Sullivan (Docd)
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Is the gooop wax? | ||
| Dref (Dref)
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yes | ||
| Damien Sullivan (Docd)
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Did the crown, the sword and the gooop all come from a melted wax statue of a medieval king? If so, from one of those wax museums? | ||
| Dref (Dref)
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Did the crown, the sword and the gooop all come from a melted wax statue of a medieval king? no, but good try, explore If so, from one of those wax museums? | ||
| Ian (Image)
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does the wax come from the candle? | ||
| Dref (Dref)
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no | ||
| John Morahan (Wunderland)
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Was the inanimate humanoid holding the sword, a wax statue? Did the candle cause the wax to melt? | ||
| Dref (Dref)
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Was the inanimate humanoid holding the sword, a wax statue? yes Did the candle cause the wax to melt? yes | ||
| John Morahan (Wunderland)
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Is he in a wax museum? Did the wax melting cause the sword to fall and strike the man? Or, did the man somehow knock the statue over? did he trip over something in the dark? Would he have died if he had not had the candle? the guidebook? the crown? if it had not been dark? Did he obtain the crown elsewhere in the same building? it was not his - did he borrow it? steal it? | ||
| Dref (Dref)
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Is he in a wax museum? yes Did the wax melting cause the sword to fall and strike the man? this Or, did the man somehow knock the statue over? did he trip over something in the dark? Would he have died if he had not had the candle? no the guidebook? no the crown? yes if it had not been dark? no Did he obtain the crown elsewhere in the same building? yes it was not his - did he borrow it? this is closer steal it? | ||
| John Morahan (Wunderland)
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Did he place the crown on his head intentionally at all? did he even know it was there? Did he hold the candle under the statue's arm? did he know the statue was there? Did he fail to notice something because he was looking at the guidebook? Did the guidebook catch fire at any point? | ||
| Dref (Dref)
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Did he place the crown on his head intentionally at all? yes did he even know it was there? Did he hold the candle under the statue's arm? yes did he know the statue was there? no Did he fail to notice something because he was looking at the guidebook? yes Did the guidebook catch fire at any point? no | ||
| John Morahan (Wunderland)
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Did he fail to notice the statue, because he was looking at the guidebook? Was the museum closed? did he forget to leave? was he supposed to be there at all? did he sneak in? was there a power cut? Did the crown belong to the museum? did it belong to another tourist? did he know whose it was? did he just pick it up from somewhere and try it on? is the crown relevant at all? | ||
| Dref (Dref)
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Did he fail to notice the statue, because he was looking at the guidebook? yes Was the museum closed? yes did he forget to leave? yes was he supposed to be there at all? no did he sneak in? no was there a power cut? no Did the crown belong to the museum? yes did it belong to another tourist? did he know whose it was? did he just pick it up from somewhere and try it on? yes is the crown relevant at all? not anymore, it was a hint about where this took place Care to put it all together? | ||
| John Morahan (Wunderland)
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So a tourist visits a wax museum, and stays behind after it closes. He takes a crown and tries it on. It gets dark, he lights a candle, and continues to explore. Absorbed in his guidebook he fails to notice that his candle is melting the arm of a wax statue holding a sword. The arm falls, the sword strikes the man, and the candle continues to burn, melting the wax statue until it is nothing more than a puddle of gooop. ? | ||
| Dref (Dref)
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Yup, that's about it. The tourist was accidentally locked in and was reading the guidebook to pass the time. Spoiler. Good job all participants! |
