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Red Herring Roulette
Five pieces of evidence, one case. Four of them point straight at the killer — one is a red herring. Spot it in one screen, one decision.
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Five Pieces of Evidence
A chess champion collapses mid-tournament — his tea was poisoned.
Craft notes
A red herring needs an alibi, not just a motive
A clue only works as a red herring if it's eventually, explicitly ruled out — otherwise it's just an unresolved thread. Every round here plants one piece of evidence that sounds damning until another clue quietly clears it. That's the difference between a fair misdirect and a cheap one.
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