At the start of each case, Holmes and Watson must search the scene of the crime for clues that implicate various suspects by complete a spot-the-difference challenge that involves comparing two almost identical scenes side-by-side and identifying which objects are different or out of place.After Holmes has established his list of suspects, there's a hidden object round to gather more evidence for the case. You can use Holmes' magnifying glass to examine spots up close, and you can find and click on bonus items like Holmes' pipe and hat to unlock extra hints and a bonus chemistry mini-game.
Once all the suspects have been identified, Holmes and Watson return to the apartment at 221b Baker St., where Holmes formulates his opinion of who the culprit is. This stage of the game is a Sudoku-style logic puzzle that involves arranging pictures of the suspects in the correct order so that the descriptions given in each row and column correspond. If a row says "Female," for example, then all the pictures in that row must be of suspects that be women. Columns have different description to match, like "Black clothes," "Glasses," and "Wears scarf."
The scenes aren't just limited to seek-and-find; some of the items are also puzzles including anagrams, cryptograms, jigsaw and memory. For example, when you find a jewelled collar belonging to the spoiled cat Empress of Purrsia, the jewels have fallen out so you must replace them by matching the right jewel into the correct slot. Other challenges include solving a lock puzzle to open a box, and arranging bundles of rope in a basket so that none of them touch.Finally, you must narrow down the suspects in a memory game, where all suspects are shown paired with the clue item that belongs to them. After memorizing them for a few seconds, the suspects are shown again but one item is different. You must pick out which one is different to eliminate that suspect, until there's only one left and you have the culprit.
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