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Just played it and had fun doing so.
I got a tiny bit irritated when

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I took the cain and the old man still got it afterwards. But when looking in the inventory it also was there so it didn't mind me that much. 

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Very nice graphics and animations made it enjoyable
and I hope to see more of you soon.   

Did he lock himself in a bunker?
Did he run out of supplies?
Was he becoming depressed and lost hope during the long wait all alone?

gaaah - so many questions with yes and no make me go totally confused 

Oookay â€" in that case …
Was there a nuclear disaster?
Did he just think a nuclear disaster happened?

Remember that this is what is in the YES list:

Did he want to avoid geting poisoned/radioactively contaminated? *

And, it's a YES and NO listing, but the main reason for this is that it probably wasn't his immediate concern, but eventually would have become a concern...

Ahh â€" I had the idea that it was a yes for one and a no for the other maybe and needed to be sure wich one â€" so it's none of those two


grmpf â€" not even know where he was until now that could be a kind of homeâ€" grmbl   

Was he in a hunting lodge?
Was he in a hut on a mountain?
Was he in a plane?

some cool entries 

my voting:
CaesarCub
Blondbraid
blur

I am very sad for you and the way your project turns out.

I started playing your game today and enjoyed it so far.
I came here to report about a crash (and I am doing that just because I like the game and want to help) when I read about what happened.
You put a very lot of effort and love into it and I hope you'll find a way to publish it with just some little 'corrections'.
Don't give up - it is worth it! 

So he thought that he was radioactively contaminated?
Was he on a boat trip?
Was he in a camper?

So he poisoned himself by mistake?  can't be- sorry
Was it a poison from an animal?
Was it a poison from a plant?

Was there a misunderstanding that made him change hearts?
Did he kill himself to avoid the expected reaction?
Did he expect to become crazy?

Did he lock himself in because he has become poisoned/radioactively contaminated already?
Did he kill himself to avoid a painful death?
Did he do something to cause an event that made him become poisoned/radioactively contaminated?

Did he want to protect the outside world?
Is he in a house that belongs him but isn't his usual home for living?
Is he a scientist?

Did he lock himself in because he was afraid?
Did he think he will become ill if he doesn't lock himself in?
Did he want to avoid geting poisoned/radioactively contaminated?

Was he sleeping before he shot himself?
Did he dream to be at home?
Did he dream to shot himself?

Was he at home?
Can this case happen nowadays?
Can this case happen in real world?

Did he get a bad Information from someone/somewhere else to change hearts?
Did he realize an illness/a handicap to change hearts?
Did he change hearts because of a fallacy?

Thanks for the compliments - I hoped that it was a good idea to go with the safety-coffins   

Now back to the Watson side of this thread:
       
Did he have debts?
Had he won the lottery?
Had he forgotten to hand the lottery ticket so it's woth nothing to have chosen the correct numbers?

[CASE # 27:]

Keep on investigating!
CASE # 27:
As she realised the little bell ringing nearby, she greatly terrified but stopped crying immediately.
Seconds later she starts laughing full of joy, running away as fast as possible.
What happened?


Yes
Was the bell an alarm bell?
Was she a human?
my 'present' for you: Did someone die? (kind of)
Was the alarm still on while she was laughging?
Is the alarm outside?
Does cry mean tears ran down her cheeks?
Could this take place in the real world?
Did the ringing of the bell signal that someone was nearby?
Was she happy because someone was nearby?
Was the "someone" nearby friend or family to her?
Was the person that "ringed" the bell her husband?
Before the bell rang did she think her husband was dead?
Did her husband deliberately ring the bell to show (her) that he was alive?           


No 

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Was the "little bell" from a phone ringing?
Was she a teacher or student and the bell rang to end school?
Was the bell a doorbell?
Was the bell a wind-chime?
Was she having a nightmare when her alarm clock woke her up and, realizing it had been just a dream, she ran from her bedroom laughing?
Was the girl sleeping?
Was the bell an alarm clock?
Was she having a bad dream?
Is she a child?
Did she cause the alarm bell to ring?
Was she a teller in a bank?
Did the alarm cause a shutter to come down?
Did she run away with the cash the robbers had demanded?
Was the alarm bell a burglary alarm?
was the alarm bell a fire alarm?
was the alarm bell from a slot machine or other gambling device?
Did someone die?
Is the reason she is crying related to the alarm?
Was the bell in a business?
Was the bell in a home?
Was the bell used to start a race?
Is the alarm in a school?
Is the alarm bell automated? (does it not require someone to ring the bell?)
Is this a church bell?
Does cry mean she was shouting?
Does this make any difference? (not in the event itself that followed and that is to discover)
Is she a character in a story?
Is she Tinkerbell?
Is hypnosis involved?
Does she have any mental problems?
Was she some kind of prisoner?
Did she run towards the sound of the bell?
Was the bell the alarm of a home security device?
Did she fear that her home was being invaded?
Did she see that the “home invader“ was actually a loved-one?
Was she crying cause she was hungry and this was the dinner bell?
did she believe in Santa Claus, was crying cause she was a bad girl but when she heard the bells run away to go to sleep so he would stop at her house?   
Was she lost and the alarm bell was an indication that she had been found?
Was the bell attached to an animal?
Was she looking for a lost sheep and found it? 
Did the ringing of the bell signal that something was nearby?
Was she happy because something was nearby?
Was the alarm bell on some kind of vehicle?
Was she happy because something was nearby?
Was the alarm bell on some kind of vehicle?
Did the ringing of the bell signal that someone in particular was nearby?*
Was she happy because someone in particular was nearby?*
Was the bell attached to a gate?  
Was this during a war?
Does this case take place in or after some war?
Did she think it is a bomb alarm signal first, and noticed then, that the bell means the end of the war and her husband is finally coming home?   

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Did her husband wear a bell?
Was her husband a firefighter?     



irrelevant/don't know myself 
Did she believe in angels?         


Keep on investigating!

Yay! It's done - you cracked my case!
I call the case solved perfectly and declare Mandle the winner for to present the next case.

 

Here's my original solution for case # 27:
Her beloved husband was burried in a safety-coffin. When the widow heard the little bell on his grave ringning she was shocked but realized that her husband must have been burried alive. So she was happy that he still lives but had to hurry and run to call for help (to get him out the coffin as soon as possible to not suffocate).



Some background information for those interested: 

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There was a funeral ritual, which had been created because the fear of being burried alive. They placed a small bell over the grave so in case it really happens the burried has a chance to call for help not to suffocate in agony.

Still around 1955 there were so-called (suspended animation?*)-bells in some German corpse houses. A doorbell was tied around the hand to the dead and sounded at the slightest movement of the corpse.
Inventors from America and England created "oxygen graves" - with an oxygen supply for 72 hours - or "signal coffins": when a lever in the coffin was operated, an alarm signal or an emergency flag unfolded above the grave.

*I wasn't able to find a proper word for 'Scheintod' in English - it's when someone seems to be death but isn't - just 'suspended animation' gave me that result most of the time.

A safety coffins or security coffins are coffins fitted with a mechanism to prevent premature burial or allow the occupant to signal that he has been buried alive. A large number of designs for safety coffins were patented during the 18th and 19th centuries and variations on the theme are still available today. The first recorded safety coffin was constructed on the orders of Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick before his death in 1792. He had a window installed to allow light in, an air tube to provide a supply of fresh air, and instead of having the lid nailed down he had a lock fitted. In a special pocket of his shroud he had two keys, one for the coffin lid and a second for the tomb door.

Still reading?
Okay , then you deserve a little fun fakt for dessert:
Did you know that even Edgar Alan Poe had Taphophobia?
Might be interesting to research if he got it because of his stories or if he wrote the stories because of his phobia. 

Want even more?     
Number 7  is recommended to be read especially for people like selmiak - and to think about that there might be circumstances that justify to push a button.   

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Case # 27 solved and closed!   
Keep on investigating!

[CASE # 27:]

Keep it coming!
CASE # 27:
As she realised the little bell ringing nearby, she greatly terrified but stopped crying immediately.
Seconds later she starts laughing full of joy, running away as fast as possible.
What happened?


Yes
Was the bell an alarm bell?
Was she a human?
my 'present' for you: Did someone die? (kind of)
Was the alarm still on while she was laughging?
Is the alarm outside?
Does cry mean tears ran down her cheeks?
Could this take place in the real world?
Did the ringing of the bell signal that someone was nearby?
Was she happy because someone was nearby?
Was the "someone" nearby friend or family to her?
Was the person that "ringed" the bell her husband?
Before the bell rang did she think her husband was dead?


No 

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Was the "little bell" from a phone ringing?
Was she a teacher or student and the bell rang to end school?
Was the bell a doorbell?
Was the bell a wind-chime?
Was she having a nightmare when her alarm clock woke her up and, realizing it had been just a dream, she ran from her bedroom laughing?
Was the girl sleeping?
Was the bell an alarm clock?
Was she having a bad dream?
Is she a child?
Did she cause the alarm bell to ring?
Was she a teller in a bank?
Did the alarm cause a shutter to come down?
Did she run away with the cash the robbers had demanded?
Was the alarm bell a burglary alarm?
was the alarm bell a fire alarm?
was the alarm bell from a slot machine or other gambling device?
Did someone die?
Is the reason she is crying related to the alarm?
Was the bell in a business?
Was the bell in a home?
Was the bell used to start a race?
Is the alarm in a school?
Is the alarm bell automated? (does it not require someone to ring the bell?)
Is this a church bell?
Does cry mean she was shouting?
Does this make any difference? (not in the event itself that followed and that is to discover)
Is she a character in a story?
Is she Tinkerbell?
Is hypnosis involved?
Does she have any mental problems?
Was she some kind of prisoner?
Did she run towards the sound of the bell?
Was the bell the alarm of a home security device?
Did she fear that her home was being invaded?
Did she see that the “home invader“ was actually a loved-one?
Was she crying cause she was hungry and this was the dinner bell?
did she believe in Santa Claus, was crying cause she was a bad girl but when she heard the bells run away to go to sleep so he would stop at her house?   
Was she lost and the alarm bell was an indication that she had been found?
Was the bell attached to an animal?
Was she looking for a lost sheep and found it? 
Did the ringing of the bell signal that something was nearby?
Was she happy because something was nearby?
Was the alarm bell on some kind of vehicle?
Was she happy because something was nearby?
Was the alarm bell on some kind of vehicle?
Did the ringing of the bell signal that someone in particular was nearby?*
Was she happy because someone in particular was nearby?*
Was the bell attached to a gate?     

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Was this during a war?
Does this case take place in or after some war?
Did she think it is a bomb alarm signal first, and noticed then, that the bell means the end of the war and her husband is finally coming home?


irrelevant/don't know myself 
Did she believe in angels?         


Keep it coming!

[CASE # 27:]

Keep it coming!
CASE # 27:
As she realised the little bell ringing nearby, she greatly terrified but stopped crying immediately.
Seconds later she starts laughing full of joy, running away as fast as possible.
What happened?


Yes
Was the bell an alarm bell?
Was she a human?
my 'present' for you: Did someone die? (kind of)
Was the alarm still on while she was laughging?
Is the alarm outside?
Does cry mean tears ran down her cheeks?
Could this take place in the real world?
Did the ringing of the bell signal that someone was nearby?
Was she happy because someone was nearby?
Was the "someone" nearby friend or family to her?
Was the person that "ringed" the bell her husband?           


No 

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Was the "little bell" from a phone ringing?
Was she a teacher or student and the bell rang to end school?
Was the bell a doorbell?
Was the bell a wind-chime?
Was she having a nightmare when her alarm clock woke her up and, realizing it had been just a dream, she ran from her bedroom laughing?
Was the girl sleeping?
Was the bell an alarm clock?
Was she having a bad dream?
Is she a child?
Did she cause the alarm bell to ring?
Was she a teller in a bank?
Did the alarm cause a shutter to come down?
Did she run away with the cash the robbers had demanded?
Was the alarm bell a burglary alarm?
was the alarm bell a fire alarm?
was the alarm bell from a slot machine or other gambling device?
Did someone die?
Is the reason she is crying related to the alarm?
Was the bell in a business?
Was the bell in a home?
Was the bell used to start a race?
Is the alarm in a school?
Is the alarm bell automated? (does it not require someone to ring the bell?)
Is this a church bell?
Does cry mean she was shouting?
Does this make any difference? (not in the event itself that followed and that is to discover)
Is she a character in a story?
Is she Tinkerbell?
Is hypnosis involved?
Does she have any mental problems?
Was she some kind of prisoner?
Did she run towards the sound of the bell?
Was the bell the alarm of a home security device?
Did she fear that her home was being invaded?
Did she see that the “home invader“ was actually a loved-one?
Was she crying cause she was hungry and this was the dinner bell?
did she believe in Santa Claus, was crying cause she was a bad girl but when she heard the bells run away to go to sleep so he would stop at her house?   
Was she lost and the alarm bell was an indication that she had been found?
Was the bell attached to an animal?
Was she looking for a lost sheep and found it?   

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Did the ringing of the bell signal that something was nearby?
Was she happy because something was nearby?
Was the alarm bell on some kind of vehicle?
Was she happy because something was nearby?
Was the alarm bell on some kind of vehicle?
Did the ringing of the bell signal that someone in particular was nearby?*
Was she happy because someone in particular was nearby?*
Was the bell attached to a gate?         



irrelevant/don't know myself 
Did she believe in angels?         


Keep it coming!

*nearly the same prob than before, sorry
It is missing an attribute to make it a helpful (and for this case meaningful) questions, but of course you are unable to know that without some more of the background information and I can't help more on this since it would give it all away.
At a specific point of solving the case you will understand my big problem with those but for now it might be easier to concentrate on other unrevealed facts to get in from the other side.
There are several ways you investigators will stumble over some heavy clues.

I beg to disagree that believing in angels is irrelevant...  Never heard of the "every time a bell rings an angel gets it's wings?" saying?    So, I'll guess it's a no on that one. 

You don't know how much I agree with you on the first part, buuut ... if I placed that to yes or no it whould kill the case totally 
  You will understand it soon …


Stuck? No clue what direction to go? If you want a hint:

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Find out about that little bell is the main aspect - as already stated correct - but it's also the most difficult to start with.
Much easier is to take it from other directions - for example if you find out the place she is or try to figure out what I gave you for a present are two possible ways that could make it all fall into place in a short time.

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Pe-information (since I am not at home)
all 3 = no

(You changed the two questions - add something to the original versions instead  )