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Sherlock Holmes vs. Jack the Ripper Hints
How can I set the motives board correctly?
1 of 13: Note that five possible motives are listed, and each one has a "No" tacked to the left of it.
2 of 13: You can change a "No" to a "Yes" (and back to a "No") by simply clicking on it. However, finishing the board isn't that simple.
3 of 13: You'll need to provide a related fact for each motive, chosen from the set of five facts tacked to the bottom half of the board.
4 of 13: For instance, the first fact is "The victim suffered horrible mutilations." Which motive(s) might that go with?
5 of 13: It could reasonably go with either revenge or madness, so see if you can find a similar fact.
6 of 13: The last one, "Resentment can lead to irreparable acts," seems to fit the revenge motive most closely, so the first fact would go with madness.
7 of 13: Click on those two facts to pick them up, then place them in the blanks to the right of their motives.
8 of 13: TIP: Instead of reasoning it out, you could just pick up a fact and try it in fact slots until you get a comment from Holmes, which indicates that you've correctly placed it.
9 of 13: After they're all placed, decide which ones you want to mark "Yes."
10 of 13: This is pretty easy to figure out. If you pick up a motive's fact and put it back down again, Holmes will give you a clue.
11 of 13: Read on if you want to know the exact Yes/No answers.
12 of 13: Revenge: Yes Love: No Theft: No Madness: Yes Black Magic: Yes
13 of 13: Once all the reasons and Yes/No's are correctly set, the board will be finished.
