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How do I set up my deduction board correctly?
1 of 13: First, note that there are two sections to the deduction board (numbered 1 and 2), and that you can switch between them by using the wooden-looking arrow to the right of the board. It'll also tell you which half you're currently viewing.
2 of 13: Look to the left of the board to see all the observation notes that need to be positioned on the board in the blank spaces.
3 of 13: Notice that some of the blank spaces have colored borders, and so do some of the observation notes to the left of the board.
4 of 13: Try picking up a bordered note and then clicking on an empty space on the board with the same border color.
5 of 13: It won't necessarily appear where you dropped it, but it will appear in one of the spaces with that type of border on it.
6 of 13: Do that with all the notes, including the no-border ones, to get them all placed.
7 of 13: Then notice that several new empty spaces have appeared, and that they all have little down-arrows on their top right corners.
8 of 13: Click on a down-arrow to get a list of three possible deductions based on the connected observations, then choose one.
9 of 13: Once you have all of those correctly chosen, there will be one or more empty "arrow-choice" spaces over to the right of the deduction board. They work similarly, and represent your conclusions.
10 of 13: Once you choose a conclusion, check its space's border to see what color it is. If it's green, the conclusion and every deduction leading up to it are correct. Otherwise, change your answers until you get a green border.
11 of 13: Once you get them all correctly set, switch to the other half of the board and repeat the whole process.
12 of 13: See below for the correct choices for all of the "arrow-choice" spaces on both halves of the board.
