Daily Case #11 · Thursday, November 12

One mystery.
Up to five clues.
Crack it early.

Every day the whole world gets the same case: a person, place, object, event or idea. Read a clue, make a guess, and earn more points the sooner you solve it.

You'll pick a detective name before your first case.
Confidential

Today's file

Places

4 clues · 3 guesses

Category sealed until you begin

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01

Open the file

See the case category, like "An Event from the 1950s". Then clue #1 slides out.

02

Guess or dig deeper

Type the exact answer. Wrong? Use another guess or reveal the next, easier clue.

03

Read the reveal

Get the answer, how each clue fit, a surprising fact and sources. Share your card.

Scoring

100 · 70 · 40 · 20 · 10

Points for solving on clue 1 through 5. Each wrong guess costs 10 points. Three wrong guesses and the case goes cold. Typos and other names are forgiven.

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100Solved on clue 1, no wrong guessesClue Master
70–90Clue 1 with a slip, or clue 2Super Detective
40–60Clue 2 with slips, or clue 3Chief Inspector
20–30Clue 3 with slips, or clue 4Detective
10Last clueRookie Sleuth
0Not solvedCase Gone Cold

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