Gameboard of Recollections - Memory #1 [SOLVED]

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#24

You think that stops my theory?

The culprit was Meridith! She lured Betty into the library and killed her from the hidden passage, with a gun. Meridith never entered the room. The purpose of convincing Betty to lock the door was to create an illusion of a closed room. Meridith wanted to kill Betty out of spite of Betty’s promiscuity in the past.

Alternatively,

The culprit was Meridith! She lured Betty into the library and killed her, with a gun (perhaps given to her by Mr.Ward) after Mr. Wad opened the door. Mr.Ward, being Meridith’s accomplice, then notified the police. Meridith escaped the room using a hidden passage. The purpose of locking the door was to create an illusion of a closed room. Meridith wanted to kill Betty out of spite of Betty’s promiscuity in the past. Ward became Meridith’s accomplice either through bribery, a personal vendetta against Betty herself (perhaps Betty was his lover in the past), or Meridith/Ward were in a relationship themselves.

#25

The culprit was inside the library when Betty was killed.

Ward is not an accomplice, when he opened the door he wasn’t expecting to find Betty’s body.

#26

That changes little! Take this, a barrage of blue!

The culprit was Meridith! She lured Betty into the library and knocked her out from the hidden passageway. Mr.Ward, opened the door and saw her body, so he called the police. Meridith enrered the room and shot her. Meridith wanted to kill Betty out of spite of Betty’s promiscuity in the past.

A thought occurred to me. Confirm.

The state of the room or anyone inside it was not changed between the time that Ward opened the door until the police arrived.

Now, to continue my attack.

The culprit was Sarah! She lured Betty into the library and killed her, with a gun. Sarah escaped the room using a hidden passage. The purpose of locking the door was to create an illusion of a closed room. Sarah wanted to kill Betty because she wanted to be Louis’s girlfriend.

The culprit was Ward! He lured Betty into the library and killed her, with a gun. He escaped the room using a hidden passage. He was expecting to have seen Betty’s body in the hidden passageways not in the room. The purpose of locking the door was to create an illusion of a closed room. He wanted to kill Betty because he wasn’t being paid enough, or she had been involved with him in the past and he was enraged about being set aside.

#27

Further investigation led the police to the conclusion that Betty wasn’t shot.

I refuse. After Ward opened the door, many guests entered the library, and even a doctor amongst them confirmed Betty’s death.

Indeed there are hidden passages in the library, however the culprit never used a hidden passage to enter or leave the library. Ghosts can pass through walls, isn’t that common sense?

Ward knew nothing about hidden passages, he just speculated there might have been one because he knew the door couldn’t be locked from the outside, yet all he could see was Betty’s body.

#28

The culprit is Ward. Betty entered the library through a secret passage. Ward was genuinely surprised when he saw ‘her body’ inside the library, but then proceeded to confront and kill her. The motive was as Meredith speculated, he was angry about finding out she had a boyfriend.

#29

As if I would ever admit that something as ridiculous as ghosts exist. :annoyed:

Betty’s death was an accident. The text hints that Betty likes to sleep around, or at the very least, flirt around. She left the party in order to met random guy X in the library where they were planning to fool around. They entered the library through the hidden passage. Betty, being too drunk, ended up up in an accident that killed her, maybe she slipped and hit her head on one of the desks in the library causing her to die. Guy X used a heavy book to smash Betty’s face in order to make it look like a legit murder and escaped through the hidden passage. Why he did it? Betty either proclaimed she wanted to break up before dying and he was pissed, or he was thinking illogically and thought destroying her face would help his case. There is no legit culprit in the mystery due to the death being an accident caused by Betty herself.

#30

I notice you changed the wording on this red…
Confirmed by the police, or confirmed by you as the narrator of the story?

#32

When Ward opened the door Betty was already lying down on the floor.

Betty was murdered.

I acknowledge the body found by the police belongs to Bethanie Sampson. I apologise if it gave the wrong impression.

#33

Not fully effective. There are various reasons why she might have been lying on the floor, like trying to reach a book from a high row in a shelf and falling down, or the secret passage being a straight up trap door that made her fall down from the upper floor, or just being too drunk to stand at that point. My theory is still workable.

#34

It’s painful to give out something like this. Ward didn’t kill Betty.

#35

The more you deny, the crazier they will get.

The culprit was Meridith! Betty faked her death for some reason. Mr. Ward opened the door and saw her body, so he called the police. Betty escaped using the hidden passage. Meridith saw Betty walking around after the murder, so Meredith lured her to the library and then shot her. Meridith wanted to kill Betty out of spite of Betty’s promiscuity in the past.

Also, confirm this.

Only Betty was killed.

#36

After the door was opened Betty never left the library.

Only Betty was killed.

#37

Confirm.

Does moving from the library to a hidden passage constitute as leaving the library?

#38

Yes.

#39

The culprit was Meridith! Betty faked her death for some reason. Mr. Ward opened the door and saw her body, so he called the police. Meridith later checked in on Betty, and found her alive, and bludgeoned her to death. Meridith wanted to kill Betty out of spite of Betty’s promiscuity in the past.

Confirm.

Nobody was in the library besides Betty when Ward opened the door.

The culprit was Sarah! Betty let Sarah into the library. Sarah killed Betty, and hid inside the library where Ward could not find her. Mr. Ward opened the door and saw her body, so he called the police. Sarah escaped when he left. Sarah wanted to kill Betty because she wanted to be Louis’s girlfriend.

Battler time to do you proud.

The culprit was Louis! Betty let Louis and Sarah into the library. Louis killed Betty, and left through the library door. Sarah locked the door and left through the hidden passage. Sarah and Louis wanted to kill Betty because they wanted to be together.

#40

I elevate this to level of red truth.

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#41

Damn, I was hoping to put out crazier theories.

Good game. Definitely enjoyed it.

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#42

Earth to earth. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. Illusions to illusions. And dreams to dreams. The witch was defeated by a black swan.

#43

Betty wanted to play a little prank to scare everyone, so she decided to fake her own death inside a closed room, the library, having that special door was perfect for the job. Around the time when Louis caught up with Meredith and Sarah, Meredith spotted Betty around the crowd and followed her, she discovered a hidden passage and used it to spy what Betty was doing inside the library, when she noticed Betty’s weird prank she decided to put a plan on her own in motion, she waited near the library until someone eventually found the body, and used the gap during Ward’s frenetic attempt to call for help to enter the library and kill Betty with a paperweight she found on a desk. Betty didn’t even have time to react. After that she left through the door and pretended to be surprised when everyone gathered to see what was going on.

Congratulations @Luadog.

#44

I’d like to know your thoughts on this game. Was it too difficult? Is the truth plausible? Can you see the clues pointing towards it? I got really nervous while doing this because I was afraid it would be solved too fast, but then it started taking too long and I got afraid thinking that if I concealed too much everyone would be bored.

Thanks for everyone who took the time to take a shot at solving this, I hope you enjoyed it.

Also, I’m accepting suggestions for future games, so every criticism is constructive.