Watson Writes: The Moncrieff Mystery
J. H. W.
221B Baker Street
1st January 1883
My Dear Holmes,
I trust that your journey proceeded accordingly and that your lodgings are proving, no doubt, first rate. If you have not heard from me these past few days it is because until this afternoon there was nothing of importance to relate. Then, however, an extraordinary circumstance occurred, which I must detail forthwith.
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So begins the first letter from Watson Writes: The Moncrieff Mystery (henceforth ‘WW:TMM’), a deduction game featuring Dr John H. Watson, unsung hero and friend of the renowned consulting detective Sherlock Holmes.
Unravel a tale of mystery, misdeed, and ancient Egyptian magic set amidst the murky milieu of Victorian London. Explore, observe, deduce, and, above all, embrace the elementary.
Read the full first letter
Format
WW:TMM adopts the style of a play-by-mail game. There are four cases, each of which comprise several documents (letters, diary entries, and so on). Each case features a self-contained mystery, and, collectively, all four cases form a larger, overarching mystery. The cases are designed to be played in order, from case one to case four. Likewise, the documents in each case are designed to be examined in chronological order, beginning with the earliest. The final document in each case is the solution, provided by Holmes.
Development status
WW:TMM is currently in development. Updates about the game’s development will be posted both to this page and via the Deduction Club’s newsletter, which you can subscribe to below.
Bibliography
For reference, an in-progress bibliography of works consulted whilst writing WW:TMM is available.
Spoiler warningInevitably, the bibliography contains hints as to the game's content.
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Further details forthcoming.