Author Topic: The "Black Stories" crime riddles thread (Read 107669 times)

Kumpel · « **on:** 13 Mar 2017, 23:07 »

Let's play crime riddles in here!
Some of you guys may know the game principle from the playing cards series called "Black Stories".

The rules are:

1. The narrator gives a short version of the case he has in mind.
2. You can ask everything, but the person with a case can only say "Yes", "No" or "maybe/not relevant"
3. You can try to give an answer in one or two small sentences which is either "Correct" or "Wrong"
4. There is only one solution (because a person can't die in two different ways )

Let's get killing!

"A man gets in A-Town into a train waggon and when the train is on his last station, he is found dead by the train guard. What happened to him?"

CaptainD · « **Reply #1 on:** 13 Mar 2017, 23:14 »

Was there something dangerous in the train wagon?

Mandle · « **Reply #2 on:** 13 Mar 2017, 23:32 »

How many other people were in the train with him?

Gurok · « **Reply #3 on:** 13 Mar 2017, 23:56 »

Was he alive when he got on? (Just making sure this isn't one of those riddles.)

selmiak · « **Reply #4 on:** 14 Mar 2017, 01:09 »

was he murdered?

Stupot · « **Reply #5 on:** 14 Mar 2017, 01:55 »

Was the train guard also dead?

("found dead by the train guard")

Tabata · « **Reply #6 on:** 14 Mar 2017, 06:23 »

Was he shot?

@Mandle

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Mandle · « **Reply #7 on:** 14 Mar 2017, 06:32 »

Ah, good point Tabby... I'll rephrase:

Were there other people in the train with him?

Danvzare · « **Reply #8 on:** 14 Mar 2017, 11:19 »

Was he stabbed?

Kumpel · « **Reply #9 on:** 14 Mar 2017, 22:28 »

8 replies? Are you guys crazy? Okay Okay... Let's sort this out:

CaptainD: Was there something dangerous in the train wagon? NOPE
Mandle: How many other people were in the train with him? HAHAHAHAHA
Gurok: Was he alive when he got on? (Just making sure this isn't one of those riddles.) YES
Selmiak: was he murdered? NOPE
Stupot+: Was the train guard also dead? NOPE (damn english. I would use "beside" in that case

)
Tabata: Was he shot? NOPE
Mandle: Were there other people in the train with him? Perhaps. It's irrelevant
Danvzare: See Selmiak --> NOPE

CaptainD · « **Reply #10 on:** 14 Mar 2017, 22:50 »

Was there breathable air inside the wagon?

Snarky · « **Reply #11 on:** 14 Mar 2017, 22:55 »

Was he alive when he entered the train car?

Gurok · « **Reply #12 on:** 14 Mar 2017, 23:05 »

Did he get off before the last station?

selmiak · « **Reply #13 on:** 14 Mar 2017, 23:17 »

was it an accident?
was it a funny accident?
Is the whole ridde a mean or terrible pun?
Did he laugh himself to death because of a mean or terrible pun?

CaptainD · « **Reply #14 on:** 14 Mar 2017, 23:32 »

Is this wording deliberate and significant?

"when the train is on his last station"

Mandle · « **Reply #15 on:** 14 Mar 2017, 23:59 »

Did he have a heart attack?

Tabata · « **Reply #16 on:** 15 Mar 2017, 03:24 »

Did he have a valid ticket?
Is it a suicide?

@Kumpel

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@Mandle

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AnasAbdin · « **Reply #17 on:** 15 Mar 2017, 04:17 »

Did he have any health issue?
Was he diabetic? Hypoglycemia?

Stupot · « **Reply #18 on:** 15 Mar 2017, 05:39 »

Was he the train driver?

Danvzare · « **Reply #19 on:** 15 Mar 2017, 11:27 »

Was he found dead in the train?