Coloring Ball: AGS Murder [Winner Announced]

[AnasAbdin]

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A murder has shocked the AGS community. An AGSer's body have been found brutally killed in their apartment. However, the murderer forgot that you - a simple Coloring Ball artist - managed to capture evidence that lead directly to the murderer. Help solve this crime by filling this hand crafted shape:




So far, we know that the murderer is AGS related, they could be an AGS game character, or even an AGSer. Draw clues that lead to the murderer but please do not point directly to them. Let us guess as soon as we see the filled shape. The identity of the victim should also be indicated in the drawing, also let us guess.

Criminal Laws:

You can color the outline.
The shape can be rotated 90, 180, 270, 360 degrees only.
You can flip the shape horizontally or vertically.
You are allowed to use animation.

AWARDS (1st, 2nd, 3rd, and Guest of Honor)

Murders due date is March 31st where accusations begin

Voting

Please consider the following cases and vote for your favorite witness

Murderer	Witness	Victim
Jack the Ripper	moloko	AGA
Andail	Yitcomics	Snarky
AprilSkies	Kumpel	AnasAbdin

As for selmiak's entry. I decided to give it the guest of honor medal because both the murderer and the victim were not based on AGS characters.

Voting is open until April 8th

Winner Announced!

Thank you all for voting! Three AGS-murder cases have been solved. Thanks to our great witnesses and their talent illustrating the crime scenes.

3rd place: moloko
2nd place: Yitcomics
1st place: Kumpel

Our lovely selmiak got the Guest of Honor medal:


As for the murderers, the authorities are working hard to find and arrest Jack The Ripper. As for Andail and AprilSkies, we are glad to announce that they have been arrested and sentenced to make AGS games for the rest of their lives

Our hearts and thoughts go to the victims' families: AGA, Snarky and AnasAbdin, you'll always be missed.
Now if you'll excuse me, guy at the gate won't let me in unless I complete my AGS project

See you in the next Coloring Ball hosted by our winner Kumpel

P.S. Hey AprilSkies.. Every time you hear a door creak, see a flickering light.. know that I'm not done with you yet

[Stupot]

Fun topic. I hope I can have a go :-)

[selmiak]

*sneakily rotates the shape 360°*

[AnasAbdin]

Fun topic. I hope I can have a go :-)

please do

*sneakily rotates the shape 360°*

Wait.. wait.. did you rorate it CW or CCW?

[selmiak]

*sneakily rotates the shape 360°*

Wait.. wait.. did you rorate it CW or CCW?

I rotated it towards the viewer, upside down, I hope this is allowed!

[Mandle]

*sneakily rotates the shape 360°*

Wait.. wait.. did you rorate it CW or CCW?

I rotated it towards the viewer, upside down, I hope this is allowed!

No one can be told what the Coloring Ball is. You have to see it for yourself.

[Ghost]

Stirred shape while briefly glancing at a bottle of gin. Result had the license to kill. Pixelart? Must investigate further.

Uploading scene photo soonaboutishly.

[AnasAbdin]

Uploading scene photo soonaboutishly.

I wonder who is about to get killed
I.. I wonder if you already submitted a ghost sprite

[moloko]

First blood! I owed myself that much. Got get 'm boys!

[imgzoom]http://users.telenet.be/wimdehert/AGS/Murderball.jpg[/imgzoom]

[Danvzare]

Ooh, that looks good.
I have no idea who the victim or the murderer is though. Although I'm sure someone here can figure it out.

[AnasAbdin]

Nice one moloko
could you please post the actual size sprite and use imgzoom instead?

[moloko]

Just did that, but boy, that's some crappy image interpolation.

[AnasAbdin]

Just did that, but boy, that's some crappy image interpolation.

I'm trying to figure out the murderer. I kinda have a little clue on the victim but I'll hold on the thought

[moloko]

The victim is the obvious part. Once you figure out the victim, the murderer is deducible.

[AnasAbdin]

First blood! I owed myself that much. Got get 'm boys!

[imgzoom]http://users.telenet.be/wimdehert/AGS/Murderball.jpg[/imgzoom]

I give up! Is that an eyeball or a bead

[moloko]

It's an eyeball. Note the bloody windings, too. I'll give some tips:
*the victim is a prominent AGS-er.
*look closely at the dark metal object. It is strongly related to said AGSer.

[Danvzare]

Is the victim Darth Mandarb?
My only reason for thinking that, is what appears to be his hat near the top of the sprite.

[moloko]

Nope, good try nonetheless. I'll clear things up:

*The journal, knife, knife set and hat belong to the murderer.
*The eyeball, blood, bandage, cannon (yup, that's what it is) belong to the victim.
*The victim's name starts with an A.

[AnasAbdin]

I got the victim!
Poor..

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AGA

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..such a nice person. Will be missed

[moloko]

If you got the victim, please state the murderer and why it happened.

[Mandle]

Tentative solution guess:

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Darth Mandarb (hat clue) killed AGA in a fight over a post (the newspaper)?

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[moloko]

Congratulations Mandle! You found the victim!



This still leaves the murder unsolved. For a clue to the murderer: scrutinise the victim.

[Yitcomics]

Murder At the AGS Award

(Zoomed in version cause all the details are very tiny and imgzoom just makes things blurry)

On that tragic night I was invited to the AGS Award and just as I was about to taste some of the delicious delicacies I got a call from Ascovel,apparently someone has been
Murdered at the AGS Award.

He didn't want to cause a panic so he told me to keep this a matter secret for now and has blocked the access to this area.The murderer is still
here as this is the only way to exit the building and Ascovel has been standing at the main entrance to greet the guests all night.

Unfortunately time is not our friend as the AGS Award is gonna be over soon.My family reputation as the greatest Detectives is at stake,so there's
no time to waste.Let's review the scene:

It's a gruesome sight as the victims head has been decapitated,there is also a broken glass near the victims body."Wait a minute,is that blood?"

Can you figure out the victim and the murderer?

(Hint might make the puzzle too easy,so unless you have no idea go ahead)
Hint(Victim):

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The Broken Glass is an important clue for identifying the victim,remember all is not as it seems

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Hint(Murderer):

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The Murderer fortunately left his trail,but...
Hint 2

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Beware of the Red Herring

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Finally The TRUTH has been revealed!

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[Danvzare]

Wow Yitcomics, that is absolutely amazing!

I never would have thought of making an actual crime scene like that. I love it!

[AnasAbdin]

Beautiful entry Yitcomics!
I will jump into the AGS awards thread for clues

[Yitcomics]

Oh ummm.....,unfortunately the AGS award thread has no clues for this puzzle ,I did thought on doing so but I figure that it might be too much hassle for some people.So all the clues are here.

[selmiak]

[imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/fqZBMSR.png[/imgzoom]
It was a bizarre muder in appartement 047e. The victim was carefully put to pieces beyond recognition. And the only evidence that caught the attention of the investigators that might be leading to the culprit was a wierdo birdo taped to the wall with extra durable ducttape. It also had two matches in its beak that it couldn't remove by itself, even though the poor thing still tried when it was found.
Who could have done that?
A truely mysterious case!

[AnasAbdin]

Yitcomics: well I guess I'll have to rethink my theories

selmiak: That is one creative sprite! I love it and I think I have a good solve, but I won't say until I'm pretty sure

[AnasAbdin]

Murders due date is March 31st where accusations begin

[Kumpel]

In space nobody can hear you scream...

The hubble telescope sent photos on his eternal journey while passing the dark horse nebular. Astronomers then made a shocking discovery! A body floating through space. The ruthless killer didn't even bother removing his oddly familiar looking murder weapon... Soon AGS police has been informed but clearly was out of it's depth very fast because the body is by far beyond any range or jurisdiction. After several months, some rookie got bored from sorting old case files and began to study the cold case named "Poor Space Man". He got through the facts and after contacting NASA to receive more knowledge about space telescope technology he instantly had an idea: Luckily hubble made more then a hundred photos of the scene. He examined them all but only a particulary one grabbed his attention. After removing all the irrelevant parts it finally helped cracking the case.

[imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/VWNn2fn.png[/imgzoom]

[Kumpel]

Hm.. Yitcomics... I see Andails top hat and maybe the monocle of Baron? I guess Baron killed Andail? Maybe with that bloody stick/magic wand. Anyone of my suggestions right?

[Yitcomics]

Well...I don't want to say which part you got right or wrong but

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You got something right

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About your puzzle

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Well I guess the victim is Anas?He's the only astronaut(or should I say Anastrounaut) I know here.Of course no idea on the murderer yet

[close]

[AnasAbdin]

Yitcomics:

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did Ascovel kill baron?

[close]

Kumpel :

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How dare you victimise the CB host! well I am typing from another dimension the helmet's man bun compartment is noted
I can't decide on the weapon.. is that Stupot's wine glass?

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[Kumpel]

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Nope. The murder weapon would definitely not be usable to drink from it. Too many openings...

Hint:

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The weapon actually is anything but true to scale.

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[Yitcomics]

Anas

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Well I can say this,Ascovel is not the murderer.What led you to think so?
I have already provided hints for the Murderer and Victim,so take a look if you're stuck

[close]

[Danvzare]

Kumpel

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I know this is going to sound stupid, but is the murder weapon the leaning tower of Pisa?

[close]

[Kumpel]

Danvzare

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That sounds indeed stupid

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and it is right

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[AnasAbdin]

LOL Kumpel! So was I murdered in Italy or by an Italian

Yitcomics: I assumed ascovel was the murderer because:

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My brain functions in the weirdest way

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[Kumpel]

Yeah. And the truth is out there!

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the killer too!

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[Danvzare]

Kumpel

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Is Stupot+ the murderer who killed AnasAbdin? He's the only one large enough to kill someone with the leaning tower of Pisa.

[close]

[Kumpel]

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I wish that were the solution! No the answer lacks your cleverness and logical thinking.

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Better go with AnasAbdins suggestion that the weapon leads to the killer

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[AnasAbdin]

Still can't figure out who killed me

Just a reminder, 5 days to go!

[Kumpel]

hint:

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The killer is on the picture

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and he is - unlike the murder weapon - true to scale

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[AnasAbdin]

Kumpel:

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OMG AprilSkies?   

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[Kumpel]

So my most ridiculous case is the first one closed

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AnasAbdin has been killed with the leaning tower of pisa by an italian bee named AprilSkies ... IN SPACE

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But I have no idea whatsoever who the others killers are... Yitcomics clues are just too tiny for me, I lack more information at AGA's brutal death by moloko and selmiaks weird bird is veeeeery mysterious in a "Twin Peaks" meets "Se7en" way...

[moloko]

To complete my case, it pays having a look at AGA's profile. There are some elements of interest therein, as the murderer is unrelated to AGS.

[Kumpel]

Well... two suggestions:

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"Daily post" is a welsh newspaper (but the logo looks different). Maybe our killer is a Welsh then.

[close]

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AGA lives in London. the popstar of crime lived in London too. He has been in newspapers for months (hence the journal) and it is said he always killed with a knife and maybe had medical background (knife set is that of a surgeon?). So is the killer

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Jack the Ripper? But no idea why AGA has been killed... he is definitely  not part of Jacks predator-prey-system, which where young women preferably hookers, afair.

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edit:

third suggestion

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AGA is after all some kinda werewolf like creature. Is our killer some monster hunter like Van Helsing?

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[moloko]

Congrats Kumpel!

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AGA living near WhiteChapel was too good an opportunity to miss, though I agree The Ripper had little motive and a very different demographic.

[close]

[Yitcomics]

@Kumpel I was afraid that if I gave too many hints the answer would be too obvious

Here's a clearer hint

Murderer

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The Murderer clearly left his trail,but there was a lot of AGSer pass that place and left their trails as well.Concentrate on what is important and ignore
The Red Herring

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Victim

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Figure out the Broken Glass and you'll identify the victim,what is that broken glass and why is there a Red Stain there?
"Wait a minute is that blood?"

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[Kumpel]

yitcomics

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the only AGSer I know who carries a glass is Stupot but... C'MON! nobody kills an alcoholised GODZILLA! That's as ridiculous as cases about dead astronauts floating in space with european tourist features in their heads...

That blood in a glass clue is really leading me astray. Is/was he a vampire? Why couldn't he just have spilled it in the glass while being decapitated ?

so that strange f f trail is the real one? is that a birds trail? Is the murderer Mandle?

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[Yitcomics]

Kumpel
Last hint

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I did say you got something right last time didn't I,what did you got right?
Also there was another clue for the victim "Remember all is not as it seems to be"
But if you still can't figure it out i'll just reveal the answer on 31st March

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[AnasAbdin]

[imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/fqZBMSR.png[/imgzoom]

This one is driving me nuts. I know I know it, but I can't say it

[AprilSkies]

So my most ridiculous case is the first one closed

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AnasAbdin has been killed with the leaning tower of pisa by an italian bee named AprilSkies ... IN SPACE

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LEL!!!!

[Mandle]

LEL!!!!

Laughing Even Louder?

[AprilSkies]

Extremely loud!

[Yitcomics]

I've post the answer,go check it out or make one last guess before taking a peek , I know I said 31st March but im gonna be busy so yeah...

[AnasAbdin]

Expert level puzzle Yitcomics cool

[Kumpel]

Cool case, Yitcomics! So I actually found the killer. Identifying the victim would have been done finally via DNA test

Okay. One case is still open. WE MUST solve it! No suggestions from anyone about that weird bird that has been duct taped on a wall???

[Cassiebsg]

Only bird I can think of is Mandle... did someone killed Mandle?

[Yitcomics]

Cool case, Yitcomics! So I actually found the killer. Identifying the victim would have been done finally via DNA test

You're right,but I have to solve the case before the AGS Award ends or my REPUTATION AS THE GREATEST DETECTIVE WILL BE RUINED.
Why?,well...plot convenience .

[AnasAbdin]

Added awards:

AWARDS (1st, 2nd, 3rd, and Guest of Honor)

I will add the voting post as soon as I get the official cases solves from the participants 
In the mean time, if you want to participate, post the sprite and PM me the solution.

[AnasAbdin]

Voting

Please consider the following cases and vote for your favorite witness

Murderer	Witness	Victim
Jack the Ripper	moloko	AGA
Andail	Yitcomics	Snarky
AprilSkies	Kumpel	AnasAbdin

As for selmiak's entry. I decided to give it the guest of honor medal because both the murderer and the victim were not based on AGS characters.

Voting is open until April 8th

[Kumpel]

Hmmm... tough decision for me as I cannot (and would not) vote for my own case. Yitcomics looks best with creating a whole crime scene but that minimalistic design made it extremely hard to identify each clue (that blue feathers?!). Selmiak is just the perfect mistery. too good to be solved any time soon (give us a hint, selmiak!) And finally Moloko did a great job building a case, but the demography of the murderer doesn't fit to the victim. I am going with the one that has been the most fun to solve:

moloko!

[Danvzare]

Am I allowed to vote? I didn't participate, but I don't think that prevents you from being able to vote.

Well assuming I can vote, my vote goes to Yitcomics for having the most interesting crime scene. I mean come on, it looks like it could be an actual game screenshot.

Also, I want to know who the murderer and victim are in Selmiak's case.

[AnasAbdin]

Of course you are allowed to vote Danvzare! and it is very appreciated

[Yitcomics]

Hmmm... tough decision for me as I cannot (and would not) vote for my own case. Yitcomics looks best with creating a whole crime scene but that minimalistic design made it extremely hard to identify each clue (that blue feathers?!).

In my defense all of the important clues are pretty clear(which you figured out),all of the red herring might not be so clear cause they're not
important,but you did figure out that blue thing was mandle feathers,so I think it was good enough.

[AprilSkies]

My vote goes to Yitcomics for the amazing execution, even if I'd make it with a different palette cause it's hard to identify things. But it's still so good that i wish it was a game.
Also thanks a lot Kumpel, so fun, LEL! (it was so fun to kill AnasAbdin. Like in marvel comics, for us villains, it is usual to try to kill good friends)

[Cassiebsg]

This hard!
I can't see the murder in Kumpel's, the murder in moloko's seem to have killed the wrong victim (unless AGA is ... ) and I can~t see much of anything in Yitcomics cause everything is so dark.

so... going to vote for Kumpel.
Was originally going to vote for selmiak because I just love the sprite, but he got "disqualified"...

[AnasAbdin]

I can't stop laughing at April's flying angry bee accompanied with 'LEL'

[Cassiebsg]

@selmiak... is the victim Linux?

[AnasAbdin]

Hope to get more votes before the end of this competition tomorrow

[Tabata]

   

Originally I wanted to give my voice to selmiak. His using of the shape and the overall entry really is fabulous.


For the same reasons Cassiebsg already mentioned, my vote goes to Kumpel.

             

[moloko]

Same here. Selmiak easily made the best use of the shape provided, IMHO. Failing his entry, i'm going to vote for Kumpel.

[AnasAbdin]

Winner Announced!

Thank you all for voting! Three AGS-murder cases have been solved. Thanks to our great witnesses and their talent illustrating the crime scenes.

3rd place: moloko
2nd place: Yitcomics
1st place: Kumpel

Our lovely selmiak got the Guest of Honor medal:


As for the murderers, the authorities are working hard to find and arrest Jack The Ripper. As for Andail and AprilSkies, we are glad to announce that they have been arrested and sentenced to make AGS games for the rest of their lives

Our hearts and thoughts go to the victims' families: AGA, Snarky and AnasAbdin, you'll always be missed.
Now if you'll excuse me, guy at the gate won't let me in unless I complete my AGS project

See you in the next Coloring Ball hosted by our winner Kumpel

P.S. Hey AprilSkies.. Every time you hear a door creak, see a flickering light.. know that I'm not done with you yet

[Danvzare]

So who was the victim and murderer on Selmiak's picture?

[Kumpel]

Wohooo thank you guys! Never thought I would stand a chance against yitcomics crime scene

Get prepared! New Coloring Ball is coming soon