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I was expecting a lot more information upfront. Even exhausting clues left todays very ambiguous. The UI on mobile feels lacking. I wanted key facts to be more highlighted. The flow of information feels unnatural. It feels more like a semi-automated version of clue than solving a mystery.
I'm the developer of this mystery-o-matic.com, happy to answer any question here or receive feedback!
I don’t see it explicitly mentioned in the instructions, but I’m assuming that the room web/map means that someone can only get to certain rooms by going through other rooms? For example, in today’s challenge there’s only one way to get from the living room to the bathroom by going through the kitchen. Is this correct?
I'm the developer of this mystery-o-matic.com, happy to answer any question here or receive feedback!
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I don’t see it explicitly mentioned in the instructions, but I’m assuming that the room web/map means that someone can only get to certain rooms by going through other rooms? For example, in today’s challenge there’s only one way to get from the living room to the bathroom by going through the kitchen. Is this correct?
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Are you a huge fan of murder mysteries?
It's a cool idea but it fell a bit flat for me. > However, it's important to note that every clue you view will have an impact on your overall score. Exercise caution and strategic thinking as you navigate through the evidence and interrogate the suspects to piece together the ultimate solution. That sounds great! But what actually happened was I clicked through clue after clue about person X being in room Y at time…
> That sounds great! But what actually happened was I clicked through clue after clue about person X being in room Y at time Z until I eventually got told what the murder weapon wasn't three times in a row. I didn't feel like I could exercise any caution or strategic thinking; it was just "Nope, this isn't enough information" over and over until "Yes, this is now enough information".
I need to think about this, but for sure the clues will be refined to encourage this. Right now, there are only a couple of types of clues and they don't feel very organic.
> At the point where I thought I had enough information, I realised I hadn't been consistent in how exactly I was using the notebook: does a tick in the "9:15" box means "They entered at 9:15" or "They left at 9:15"? The boxes really need to correspond to the times they're in the rooms, rather than the instants they move between (so either labelled with a range: 9:00-9:15, 9:15-9:30, or move the labels so they sit in the gaps in between).
I need to think about this. English is not my first language and it could be possible that some sentence are misleading to native speakers.
> Also the "How to Play" link isn't openable in a new tab (because it's handled by javascript), and if you open it normally and go back to the main page you lose all your progress
I should fix this, thanks!
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Thanks for the reply. I originally started filling out the notebook without assuming this since I was getting Clue/Cluedo vibes where you don’t need to enter one room to get to another technically. But this is cool. Are you a huge fan of murder mysteries?
Ashamed to say I can't work this out at all. It's hella tedious having to click reveal clue and then open the clue. Why not reveal a if available if you've got less than 3 available?
This is good feedback, I think the design is a leftover from a previous iteration. I makes sense to reveal and open a new clue.