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Space Detective
By Joshua Westbury
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Introduction
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The game is randomly generated, so no definitive solution can be given.
A sample walk through is provided.
Hints
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1. No-one suspects the real criminal OR the accomplice, if there is one, although the real criminal
will occasionally blame himself, and the accomplice will tell you who the criminal really is.
2. Who they were with. The criminal always lies. If he was with someone he will say that he was
alone or with someone else. So does the accomplice.
3. Where they were. The criminal always lies. So does the accomplice.
Sample walk through
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QUESTION
Claire the Computer: "He's hiding somewhere, I bet. I was in a passage, so was Adrian the
Alien. Try Joshua the Jovian".
S
S
E
E
N
QUESTION
Joshua the Jovian: "I haven't the foggiest who did it. I was in the teleporter. Perhaps it
was Anna the Amphibian".
S
QUESTION
Mike the Martian: "Suspicious isn't it? I was outside the library. Perhaps it was a green
blob".
W
W
S
S
QUESTION
A green blob: "I'm not sure who did it. I was in an airlock. I expect it was Simon the
Spaceman".
S
W
S
S
S
QUESTION
Anna the Amphibian: "I wonder who it is. I was in Docking bay 2. Perhaps it was Joshua the
Jovian".
Bill the Blob: "I haven't the foggiest who did it. I was in the hospital. It could be Anna
the Amphibian".
S
QUESTION
Simon the Spaceman: "Any ideas? I was in the storehouse. I guess it was Mr Lodge".
W
E
N
N
W
QUESTION
Lewis the Lizard: "I'm not sure who did it. I was in an apartment. Perhaps it was Claire
the Computer".
Adrian the Alien: "Frightful business. I was in an apartment. Try Lewis the Lizard".
Bill the Blob: "I haven't the foggiest who did it. I was in the hospital. It could be Anna
the Amphibian".
So, Claire said she was in a passage with Adrian, but Adrian said he was in an apartment. One (or
both) of them is lying.
Remember that nobody suspects the real criminal or the accomplice. Claire was suspected by Lewis and
nobody has mentioned Adrian being under suspicion, so...
ARREST
2. ADRIAN THE ALIEN
He is the accomplice. Remember the accomplice will tell you who the criminal really is, so...
ARREST
1. LEWIS THE LIZARD
Well done, Space Detective!
