Just type in "minute mysteries" on your computer (but be warned, some can be rather...violent). You wanna do one?
First, you read off of whatever website you're using the mystery. (NOTE: This involves two people.)
I'll be the person reading it, and you be the "detective."
MYSTERY:
Joe leaves his house, wearing a mask and carrying an empty sack. An hour later, he returns. The sack is now full. He goes into a room and turns out the lights.
The "detective" now asks yes or no questions. The reader, who is the only one who has read will answer the questions, often with the response: It is irrelevant.
How about you start asking questions?
YOU: Is something dangerous inside the sack?
ME: Nope.
YOU: Is Joe bad? [Most of the mysteries are pretty violent, so don't be surprised by the questions.]
ME: Nope.
YOU: Is the "an hour later" part important?
ME: No, but it can lead you to the answer slightly. Slightly.
YOU: Why is he wearing a mask?
ME: Yes or no questions.
YOU: Uh...
ME: Want a clue?
YOU: Yeah, sure!
ME: The day is important.
YOU: Is it a Sunday?
ME: That is irrelevant.
YOU: Is it a holiday?
ME: Yes!
YOU: Is it an important or widely celebrated holiday?
ME: Yes!
YOU: Is it Christmas?
ME: No...
YOU: Thanksgiving?
ME: No...
YOU: Halloween?
ME: YES!
YOU: Is Joe a kid who is trick-or-treating?
ME: You got it!
THE ACTUAL ANSWER, WHICH I SAW BEFOREHAND:
Joe is a kid who goes trick-or-treating.
Fun, right?! You can also play with a big group, everyone guessing and one reader answering all the questions.
Once I found one that said:
MYSTERY:
A woman walks up to a door and knocks. Another woman inside answers the door. The woman outside kills the woman inside.
MYSTERY SOLVED:
The woman outside is a psychotic librarian. The woman inside has an extremely overdue book.
Weird, huh? Some are super detailed and tell a full-on story about two guys on an island...
A minute-mystery expert,
-Avamae
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