Challenge 11: CSI: Lake Gaston

[Joss Carter]

In Survivor Jeff Probst always asked if rewards were worth playing for. It turns out that some rewards...



...aren't worth dying for.

Gather 'round, detectives, because we've got a mystery.  Last night we got a call from Survivormeet Manor, the big house on the shore of Lake Gaston.  It seems like the owner of the mansion, a guy named Reck, was murdered.  I don't have a lot of details right now but apparently he was running some sort of scam getting people to invest in an energy drink company, and somebody decided to put an end to his scheme.

While Reck was breaking the law, that doesn't mean it was okay for the murderer to kill him, though, so I want you all to do some digging and arrest the culprit.

When you start SNIP, you'll be linked to the entrance hall of Survivormeet Manor.  Navigate the house using basic commands:

Go North/South/East/West
Look at [ITEM]
Take [ITEM]
Ask [PERSON] about [Statement1/Statement2/Statement3]
Ask [PERSON] about [ITEM IN INVENTORY]

In your confessional, post who you think killed Reck, the weapon they used, and where they did it.

SUSPECTS: Broseidon, Cephrir, Kilby, Mina, PEG, Xofelf
WEAPONS: Candlestick, Knife, Lead Pipe, Revolver, Rope, Wrench
ROOMS: Ballroom, Billiard Room, Conservatory, Dining Room, Hall, Kitchen, Library, Lounge, Study

A few bits of advice: The only person who will ever lie is the murderer. The site of the murder will have at least one piece of evidence that can't be explained.

The player who solves the mystery correctly in the shortest amount of time will win immunity.  Good luck!

Times up!!!

PDT	5:00 PM, Thu 23 Jul
EDT	8:00 PM, Thu 23 Jul
BST	1:00 AM, Fri 24 Jul
ACST	9:30 AM, Fri 24 Jul
AEST	10:00 AM, Fri 24 Jul

[Joss Carter]

(By the by, all scummers mentioned in this game gave permission to be written into the story. The story was written literally over a year before casting was done so don't read anything into that either way.)

[Joss Carter]

Nobody has started yet but I want to make a few things clear with dialog:

Each suspect has three statements. You can hear these by typing literally "Ask Joss about Statement1", "Ask Holly about Statement3", or "Ask Sherlock about Statement2".  Yes, that exact phrasing.

Each suspect can also be asked about the six weapons, but only if they are in your inventory.

There is no other dialog from talking to suspects.

[Joss Carter]

The server upon which this challenge is hosted is not the best, and there have been reports of people having the game freeze.

I have found a way around this but it only works on Windows and also requires you to install Quest.  If you have Quest, then you can download the game from the link given in the form and open it in Quest.

This is not mandatory, of course; you are free to do the game in-browser. If it freezes, nothing in the game is "state-dependent"; characters won't "remember" that you asked them about something and therefore act differently or anything like that.

Only two people have done the challenge so far; I will be reaching out to them.

My apologies about this; this is a new challenge format and obviously there are some bugs to iron out.

[Joss Carter]

If either of these options are deemed unacceptable/unworkable to you, let me know ASAP.

[Joss Carter]

This challenge has been cancelled.

Please be patient while we find a replacement.

[Joss Carter]

Here's a flash game. You have one hour. Highest score wins.

[Joss Carter]

Screenshot your score, post in confessional

[Sherlock Holmes]

For full details.

Rules for this challenge are the same as every other general flash game

You must include a tab open from this forum in your screenshot

Only your current score in the screenshot will count, your best score will mean nothing (as we don't know if you got this best score today or previously)

You have 60 mins from filling in the form to posting in your confessional, any late submissions will not count

[Grouch Cop]

Thank you mods for trying to find a good workaround, and bringing in a replacement when you couldn't. We appreciate it.

[Scruff McGruff]

I thought you meant we only had one hour until the phase ends upon rereading and almost had a heart attack.

[Leon Kennedy]

I thought you meant we only had one hour until the phase ends upon rereading and almost had a heart attack.

I second this.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Today you may not Rabble, you must instead make up a word that rhymes with Rabble and define it

[Grouch Cop]

Crabble, that feeling when you're grumpy that results aren't exactly on time.

[Penelope Garcia]

trabble.


it's when you're in trouble but you're being asked 1 million questions and you just keep rabbling on and on until you slip up