Sherlock Holmes: Game background and instructions
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How to play the game “Sherlock Afoot”
Sherlock Afoot is a game played through Medium in a “choose-your-own-adventure” style.
To play, read the introductory story for a mystery and at the end of the story, you will be presented with various choices, each of which will take you to further stories and choices.
In each story, you will be given information and clues needed to solve the mystery. Photographs, documents, interviews with witnesses, laboratory test results and other information will be made available as you progress.
When you feel that you have solved the puzzle, click on the “Solution Revealed” link to match your wits against those of Sherlock Holmes.
Development status
The game is currently under development. The stories are being written. Keep an eye open here for progress updates.
My target date is December 2023.
Twitter module
Additional resources will be provided for Twitter users.
To participate, share a story using the link above and the system will respond with messages giving useful information. For example, the system will advise you once you have all the information needed to solve the case (assuming that you have diligently shared each article).
However, having all the clues needed to crack the mystery, and solving the case are two different things!
Free to play
The game is free to play for all Medium members. There is no advertising, there are no time limits. Dip in and out of the story as you please.
You will, however, need to be a Medium member to read more than three stories per month. At that rate, each game would take some time to complete!
Cases:
- The Emerald Tower (in preparation)
