New "Black Stories" Crime Riddles

Started by Snarky, Sat 23/05/2020 12:44:56

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Snarky

I thought I'd try to revive one of my favorite forum games, introduced by Kumpel in this thread. The aim of the game is to solve a crime riddle:

  • The narrator gives a short description of the case they have in mind and the problem that must be solved
  • Each case only has one correct solution, determined in advance
  • To help you solve the case, you can ask any yes/no question; the narrator will only answer "Yes", "No" or "Maybe/Irrelevant"
  • Each of you may only ask 5 questions between each update by the narrator
  • Whenever you think you have solved it, you can propose your solution, and win the game if you are correct!
OK?
Let's start with an easy one:



Case #59
The murder was carried out using two pills.

How was the murder done? Who were the murderer and victim? And what was the motive?

Ali


Snarky

Yes (nod)
Are both pills the same?


No (wrong)
…


Unanswerable or Ambiguous :-\
…

CaptainD


Was the murderer a medical practitioner?
 

Snarky

Yes (nod)
Are both pills the same?


No (wrong)
Was the murderer a medical practitioner?


Unanswerable or Ambiguous :-\
…

Ali

My second question: did the murderer and the victim each take a pill?

Stupot

Was it the ingredients of the pills that caused the victim’s death?

Privateer Puddin'

Was Hydroxychloroquine taken on the advice of Donald J. Trump?

Snarky

(Just to clarify, Ali, you can ask more than 5 questions for the whole case. Just not between each time I update with answers to the questions so far.)

Spoiler
Case #59
The murder was carried out using two pills.

How was the murder done? Who were the murderer and victim? And what was the motive?
[close]
Yes (nod)
Are both pills the same?


No (wrong)
Was the murderer a medical practitioner?
did the murderer and the victim each take a pill?
Was it the ingredients of the pills that caused the victim’s death?
Was Hydroxychloroquine taken on the advice of Donald J. Trump?  :-D



Unanswerable or Ambiguous :-\
…

Stupot

Are the victim and murderer related?

Did the pills contain some kind of technology?

Privateer Puddin'

Were the pills ingested by the victim?

Frodo

Maybe the murder wasn't intentional. 

Did the victim choke? 

Snarky

Spoiler
Case #59
The murder was carried out using two pills.

How was the murder done? Who were the murderer and victim? And what was the motive?
[close]
Yes (nod)
Are both pills the same?
Are the victim and murderer related?


No (wrong)
Was the murderer a medical practitioner?
did the murderer and the victim each take a pill?
Was it the ingredients of the pills that caused the victim’s death?
Was Hydroxychloroquine taken on the advice of Donald J. Trump?  :-D
Were the pills ingested by the victim?
Did the victim choke?
[But I had to consider this one carefully]


Unanswerable or Ambiguous :-\
Did the pills contain some kind of technology? [What is "technology"? But no, not in the way I assume you mean.]

Ali

Were both pills taken?
Did the murderer take a pill?
Were the pills designed to ameliorate the effects of something else (e.g. anaphylaxis)?

Sinitrena

#14
Did more than one person die?
Did the victim know beforehand they would die?
Was the death quick?

Edit:

Are all involved human?

heltenjon

Are the murderer and the victim siamese twins?

Snarky

Spoiler
Case #59
The murder was carried out using two pills.

How was the murder done? Who were the murderer and victim? And what was the motive?
[close]
Yes (nod)
Are both pills the same?
Are the victim and murderer related?
Were both pills taken?
Did the murderer take a pill?
Were the pills designed to ameliorate the effects of something else (e.g. anaphylaxis)?
Are all involved human?



No (wrong)
Was the murderer a medical practitioner?
did the murderer and the victim each take a pill?
Was it the ingredients of the pills that caused the victim’s death?
Was Hydroxychloroquine taken on the advice of Donald J. Trump?  :-D
Were the pills ingested by the victim?
Did the victim choke? [But I had to consider this one carefully]
Did more than one person die? [Hmm, let's say no]
Was the death quick?
Are the murderer and the victim siamese twins?



Unanswerable or Ambiguous :-\
Did the pills contain some kind of technology? [What is "technology"? But no, not in the way I assume you mean.]
Did the victim know beforehand they would die? [Before what? The answer is probably no, though]

Ali

Were both pills taken at the same time?
Could the same crime have been committed with only 1 pill?

heltenjon


Mandle

I KNOW!!!

A man took a sleeping pill and a laxative before going to bed and died from embarrassment at the outcome.

Spoiler
(I know this doesn't fit the case but I couldn't resist reusing this old Dave Barry joke)
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