Author Topic: The "Black Stories" crime riddles thread (Read 158155 times)

Stupot · « **Reply #100 on:** 19 Mar 2017, 22:27 »

Were the two well-dressed bodies inflatable dolls?

I've got a theory: The person in the apron was having a barbecue with the two others. They both died a long time ago but every year this person inflates two dolls in their image and has a barbecue with them to commemorate their passing. Unfortunately the dolls were filled with hydrogen and a flame from the barbecue licked one of the dolls causing an explosion which "killed" them all.

Mandle · « **Reply #101 on:** 19 Mar 2017, 22:54 »

Are any of them food products?

Snarky · « **Reply #102 on:** 20 Mar 2017, 00:42 »

Quote from: Stupot+ on 19 Mar 2017, 22:27

I've got a theory: The person in the apron was having a barbecue with the two others. They both died a long time ago but every year this person inflates two dolls in their image and has a barbecue with them to commemorate their passing. Unfortunately the dolls were filled with hydrogen and a flame from the barbecue licked one of the dolls causing an explosion which "killed" them all.

Wrong.

Figuring out the nature of the victims is probably the most promising approach at this point, though you'll also need to figure out what sort of activity was taking place. You already have some clues to pursue both lines of inquiry.

Case #3
A family of three are found dead. Two are dressed in their finest clothes, and the third is wearing an apron.
What happened?

Yes

Did at least two of them die from the same reason? (more or less)
Was it a barbecue party that had gone bad? (not exactly barbecue, and the party didn't have a chance to start, but close enough; let's say a feast)

No

Are all three humans?
Is a help to suicide involved?
Was at least one a human?
Did one kill the other two?
Did at least one die of natural causes?
Did the one with the apron die of starvation?
Is at least one of them suffocated?
Did at least one of them die by poison?
Is at least one of them an animal? (on consideration, I suppose this is debatable, but not what you'd usually call an animal, anyway)
Does the triad consist of artificial intelligence?
Are the three in a funeral dynasty / crematorium?
Did at least one die from electroschock?
Were the two well-dressed bodies inflatable dolls?
Are any of them food products?

Sinitrena · « **Reply #103 on:** 20 Mar 2017, 00:59 »

Are we in some kind of fantasy setting?
Was it a family of elves? dwarves? fairies?

Were two of them married?
Father and mother?
Was there a child?

Were other people (except for the three victims) invited to the party?
If yes, had they already arrived when the three died?

Mandle · « **Reply #104 on:** 20 Mar 2017, 01:13 »

Is cannibalism involved?

Tabata · « **Reply #105 on:** 20 Mar 2017, 02:04 »

Does the triad consist of aliens?
Are the three unicellular beings?
Did they die the same time?

Stupot · « **Reply #106 on:** 20 Mar 2017, 02:26 »

Were the two well-dressed bodies in caskets?

Mandle · « **Reply #107 on:** 20 Mar 2017, 05:06 »

I'm gonna guess that the event is a wake. The father died and is in his coffin in a suit. Mother was cooking the food for the guests who would soon be arriving, hence the apron. When the son came downstairs in his own suit the mother mistook him for her dead husband in the gloom of the parlor. She keeled over from shock and died. The son was so grief-stricken at losing both parents and also to have been part of the cause that he killed himself.

Tabata · « **Reply #108 on:** 20 Mar 2017, 05:37 »

Quote from: Mandle on 20 Mar 2017, 05:06

I'm gonna guess that the event is a wake. ...

... but isn't that a typical human thing? I am still puzzeled what kind of non-human beings we have here.

Stupot · « **Reply #109 on:** 20 Mar 2017, 06:21 »

Quote from: Tabata on 20 Mar 2017, 05:37

Quote from: Mandle on 20 Mar 2017, 05:06
I'm gonna guess that the event is a wake. ...
... but isn't that a typical human thing? I am still puzzeled what kind of non-human beings we have here.

He is an ex-human.

Snarky · « **Reply #110 on:** 20 Mar 2017, 07:47 »

Quote from: Mandle on 20 Mar 2017, 05:06

I'm gonna guess that the event is a wake. The father died and is in his coffin in a suit. Mother was cooking the food for the guests who would soon be arriving, hence the apron. When the son came downstairs in his own suit the mother mistook him for her dead husband in the gloom of the parlor. She keeled over from shock and died. The son was so grief-stricken at losing both parents and also to have been part of the cause that he killed himself.

Wrong. I don't think you have enough information to make an educated guess yet, unless you recognize the source of the riddle (which, remember, isn't originally a riddle); and most of you probably aren't familiar with it.

Quote from: Sinitrena on 20 Mar 2017, 00:59

Are we in some kind of fantasy setting?
Was it a family of elves? dwarves? fairies?

Aha! But here it gets a little tricky. To me, for example, elves and fairies are usually the same thing, and in some folklore (e.g. Icelandic) dwarfs and fairies are interchangeable. Issues like these are relevant here. I'm going to stick to the common modern understanding, however.

Case #3
A family of three are found dead. Two are dressed in their finest clothes, and the third is wearing an apron.
What happened?

Yes

Did at least two of them die from the same reason? (more or less)
Was it a barbecue party that had gone bad? (not exactly barbecue, and the party didn't have a chance to start, but close enough; let's say a feast)
Are we in some kind of fantasy setting?
Were two of them married? (presumably)
Father and mother?
Was there a child? (in the sense of offspring)
Is cannibalism involved?

No

Are all three humans?
Is a help to suicide involved?
Was at least one a human?
Did one kill the other two?
Did at least one die of natural causes?
Did the one with the apron die of starvation?
Is at least one of them suffocated?
Did at least one of them die by poison?
Is at least one of them an animal? (debatable, but not what you'd usually call an animal, anyway)
Does the triad consist of artificial intelligence?
Are the three in a funeral dynasty / crematorium?
Did at least one die from electroschock?
Were the two well-dressed bodies inflatable dolls?
Are any of them food products?
Was it a family of elves?
... dwarves?
... fairies?
Does the triad consist of aliens?
Are the three unicellular beings?
Did they [all] die at the same time?
Were the two well-dressed bodies in caskets?
Had [the other invited guests] already arrived when the three died?

Irrelevant

Were other people (except for the three victims) invited to the party? (yes, but they don't come into the story; also, "people")

Stupot · « **Reply #111 on:** 20 Mar 2017, 08:38 »

Were any of the "people" (or parts of them) cooked?
Were they trolls?
Does the 'finest clothes' refer to some form of hide or fur?

By the way, thanks Kumpel. This is a fun thread :-)

Tabata · « **Reply #112 on:** 20 Mar 2017, 09:29 »

Are we dealing with mythical creatures (i.e. cyclops)?

Snarky · « **Reply #113 on:** 20 Mar 2017, 09:47 »

I'll jump in quickly because of a major clue:

Case #3
A family of three are found dead. Two are dressed in their finest clothes, and the third is wearing an apron.
What happened?

Yes

Did at least two of them die from the same reason? (more or less)
Was it a barbecue party that had gone bad? (not exactly barbecue, and the party didn't have a chance to start, but close enough; let's say a feast)
Are we in some kind of fantasy setting?
Were two of them married? (presumably)
Father and mother?
Was there a child? (in the sense of offspring)
Is cannibalism involved?
Were any of the "people" (or parts of them) cooked?
Were they trolls?
Are we dealing with mythical creatures?

No

Are all three humans?
Is a help to suicide involved?
Was at least one a human?
Did one kill the other two?
Did at least one die of natural causes?
Did the one with the apron die of starvation?
Is at least one of them suffocated?
Did at least one of them die by poison?
Is at least one of them an animal? (debatable, but not what you'd usually call an animal, anyway)
Does the triad consist of artificial intelligence?
Are the three in a funeral dynasty / crematorium?
Did at least one die from electroschock?
Were the two well-dressed bodies inflatable dolls?
Are any of them food products?
Was it a family of elves?
... dwarves?
... fairies?
Does the triad consist of aliens?
Are the three unicellular beings?
Did they [all] die at the same time?
Were the two well-dressed bodies in caskets?
Had [the other invited guests] already arrived when the three died?
Are we dealing with cyclops? (they could be cyclopic, actually, but it doesn't come into the story)
Does the 'finest clothes' refer to some form of hide or fur? (not terribly relevant, but not apparently)

Irrelevant

Were other people (except for the three victims) invited to the party? (yes, but they don't come into the story; also, "people")

Danvzare · « **Reply #114 on:** 20 Mar 2017, 11:07 »

Were they killed by the person of people they were trying to eat?

dayowlron · « **Reply #115 on:** 20 Mar 2017, 11:50 »

Sounds like a family of trolls where the child troll was trying to eat the parents.
Was the parents (Mother and Father) the ones dressed in their finest clothes?

Sinitrena · « **Reply #116 on:** 20 Mar 2017, 12:33 »

Are they the kind of troll that turn to stone in the sunlight?
Did (at least)one die by petrification?

Stupot · « **Reply #117 on:** 20 Mar 2017, 12:37 »

Were the two wearing the finest clothes when they died.
Or
Were they dressed after death?

Snarky · « **Reply #118 on:** 20 Mar 2017, 13:41 »

Quote from: dayowlron on 20 Mar 2017, 11:50

Sounds like a family of trolls where the child troll was trying to eat the parents.

Taking this as an offered solution: Incorrect.

Note that one of the victims did not kill the other two.

You've got a lot of it figured out now. I'm going to want a reasonably on-target explanation of how they were killed to accept a solution.

Case #3
A family of three are found dead. Two are dressed in their finest clothes, and the third is wearing an apron.
What happened?

Yes

Did at least two of them die from the same reason? (more or less)
Was it a barbecue party that had gone bad? (not exactly barbecue, and the party didn't have a chance to start, but close enough; let's say a feast)
Are we in some kind of fantasy setting?
Were two of them married? (presumably)
Father and mother?
Was there a child? (in the sense of offspring)
Is cannibalism involved?
Were any of the "people" (or parts of them) cooked?
Were they trolls?
Are we dealing with mythical creatures?
Were they killed by the person of people they were trying to eat?
Were the parents (Mother and Father) the ones dressed in their finest clothes?
Were the two wearing the finest clothes when they died?

No

Are all three humans?
Is a help to suicide involved?
Was at least one a human?
Did one kill the other two?
Did at least one die of natural causes?
Did the one with the apron die of starvation?
Is at least one of them suffocated?
Did at least one of them die by poison?
Is at least one of them an animal? (debatable, but not what you'd usually call an animal, anyway)
Does the triad consist of artificial intelligence?
Are the three in a funeral dynasty / crematorium?
Did at least one die from electroschock?
Were the two well-dressed bodies inflatable dolls?
Are any of them food products?
Was it a family of elves?
... dwarves?
... fairies?
Does the triad consist of aliens?
Are the three unicellular beings?
Did they [all] die at the same time?
Were the two well-dressed bodies in caskets?
Had [the other invited guests] already arrived when the three died?
Are we dealing with cyclops? (they could be cyclopic, actually, but it doesn't come into the story)
Does the 'finest clothes' refer to some form of hide or fur? (not terribly relevant, but not apparently)
Are they the kind of troll that turn to stone in the sunlight?
Did (at least) one die by petrification?
Were [any of them] dressed after death? (in the story I've taken it from the answer is debatable, but I changed/messed up one detail, making it a straight-up no)

Irrelevant

Were other people (except for the three victims) invited to the party? (yes, but they don't come into the story; also, "people")

Kumpel · « **Reply #119 on:** 20 Mar 2017, 14:19 »

Did the person(s) that were to be cooked die from the cooking process?
Did the person who was eating the others die because he ate them?
Did the person who was eating the others die from suffocation?
Did the person who was eating the others die by poison inside the body of the others?

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