Do my detective clues point to exactly one culprit, or two, or none?

A mystery works only if the evidence rules everyone out but one. Too few clues and the solution is a guess; contradicting ones and nobody fits. This entry counts the answers that remain and also shows which clues you could remove without changing anything.

Why this works

A mystery is a puzzle of elimination, and elimination can be counted. Writing each clue as what it rules out and then trying every possible answer shows whether the player ends with one solution, several, or none, without guessing how clever they are.

When not to use it

Do not use it where the solution rests on judgement, motive or a twist the player must feel, not deduce. A story about whom to trust has no single provable answer; test that kind of mystery with real readers instead.

In the full entry

• What to build, step by step
• Starting values and the reason for each
• 3 common mistakes and the fix
• 37 lines of example code with 4 checks that pass
• How your AI shows you that it works

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