1. Not a particularly good clue, but the Simpsons were all murdered by pies to the face. Even Burns could lift a pie, rather than a serious murder weapon.
2. Not my hint, but “Just so that you won't be even more suspicious of me when I reveal later, I'm Montgomery Burns. I have a rather unconventional ability but I'll keep that secret for now.”
The unconventional ability, of course, was to be able to kill one player every night.
3. The “attempted” murder of Monty Burns. There were no witnesses to the crime, so no one saw Burns get smashed over the head with the antique vase. As for being “poisoned” with Cold Duck, I think we can all agree that’s a lame excuse for a murder (pies in the face notwithstanding). He also seemed to be quite fine, in perfect health. In fact, he was full of piss and vinegar when he told Kent Brockman to get the hell off of his property. He didn’t even call for a doctor. Additional hint: Smithers was there. He turns against the Town when and if Burns is lynched. That should let you know he’s guilty by association.
Burns should not have been ruled out, but that was the point of Fenring deciding not to kill anyone and then implying his own attempted murder. I was not even sure such a move was legal or had been done before. I, perhaps controversially, ruled that wasting a murder and not dying while thrusting oneself into the spotlight was a large gamble, and the lack of his own death could have been a clue that the “murderer” didn’t want to kill him. Giving town a mislead, but also an extra night to lynch the true murderer (one less death on town means one less night.) So, very creative idea, and I ruled it legal. Now you can lynch me.
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showp...6&postcount=56
4. Night Two murder:
“The lights go out”, “looks like I forgot to pay the electric bill again”, “the lights come back on”, “Maybe just a power outage.”.
The cause of Fat Tony’s death was never really discussed. But his eyes were in a martini glass, as a sight gag.
Yes, I really did just make a bad pun. Nevertheless, Burns could not be ruled out by that murder.
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showp...&postcount=114
5. The serial killer is not immune to lynchings. The serial killer is not alone.
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showp...&postcount=123
6. Perhaps misleading, but I did point a finger of suspicion at “anyone who voted last”,
which at the time of the post, was Fenring. It’s misleading because given the context, I was referring to whomever voted last before the lynchings. But I love wordplay and deliberately ambiguous statements.
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showp...&postcount=131
7. Three nights after the grisly Simpson murders, our once bright and cheerful little town has devolved into total darkness.
The words “total darkness” are bolded. These are the only bolded letters in the entire lynch and murder sections.
8. Unintentional clue: The killer sounds like Burns. But I removed a bit of dialogue before I posted which would clearly implicate him, and I scrambled afterwards to point out that the way the killer talks is not supposed to be a clue. It wasn’t supposed to be.
9. Dark figure says “I’ll give you three hints”, outright telling you to look for three hints.
10. Second (intentional) hint in the night three murder post:
“the lights in the bar flickered”
There was no apparent reason for these lights flickering. I am glad someone noticed this was out of place. It should be a dead give-away that the murderer has to do with electricity… the owner of the power plant. However, you have to take a big leap of faith to jump to that conclusion. And can you trust me?
11. Third (intentional) hint in the night three murder post:
Moe paints a sign that says “HELP”, not “HELP!”
Afterwards, the entire bar “burns” down, and explodes to put some emphasis on this large clue.
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showp...&postcount=153
Sorry… you have to have a demented mind like me to know these were clues, I guess. They are kind of abstract.
12. The big slap in the face:
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showp...&postcount=164
I specifically refer to all three intentional hints in two very brief statements, indicating at the same time that I am trying to help y’all. Town was on it’s last legs at this point, and on the wrong track.
I. BOLD enough to look for clues. The word clues is bolded. A bad pun…. But points you to the lynch post clue.
"Total Darkness..."
II. It’s possible they will see the light. The lights flickered. A less obvious hint, but directly referring to light and darkness.
III. All you really need is a sign. Moe’s sign reads “HELP”, not “HELP!”,
and then the bar Burns down.
Abstract, but still very, very revealing.
Quintus was able to perceive subtle indications, but couldn’t nail them down. I also informed a few townies that I was deliberately pointing to the sign. Ibn and EF I believe were among them.
13. I warned town that they were getting overconfident. This ominous post should have caused panic, but it did not.
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showp...&postcount=180
You can’t trust me, after all. Or can you?
14. Two posts later, I say that dark clouds loom in your future. Again referring abstractly to darkness, but more to the point, that Town’s votes were all dead wrong.
15. The Night Four vigilante kill:
I. Darkness looms over Kwik-E-Mart
II. Black clouds shut out light from the sun.
III. The lights in the Kwik-E-Mart flicker again.
16. Two lynchings and no murder post, night four:
I. Some are wearing official Stonecutter regalia
II. You can’t kill me, I’m a Stonecutter
III. Big deal, everyone in town is pretty much a Stonecutter.
IV. “wouldn’t that make you over seventy?” Burns once claimed to be 81 years of age, he’s possibly older.
V. Burns expresses delight that the clown is being murdered, and considers it a form of entertainment.
VI. Apu and Moleman both then rule each other out as suspects.
VII. Burns attempts to volunteer to kill Krusty. He’s quite eager, for no reason. Unless he likes killing.
VIII. It is mentioned that Burns is too weak to lift the metal axe. This gets you thinking about the weight of the murder weapons. Burns is apparently strong enough to kill everyone so far, but I deliberately throw you off with the huge sledgehammer, which turns out to be made of rubber.
IX. It is suggested that Frink dies from a Burning.
X. Frink reveals that town is pretty much screwed. This suggests you’re on the wrong track.
XI. Don’t burn Frink… his wife lights up his life. Burn… lights…
XII. Frink says, famously: “it burns, it burns, HELP ME”, Burns, Burns, HELP.
XIII. The very next thing which is said, Brockman talks about the serial killer.
XIV. Smithers is attempt murdered, but survives. Just like Burns.
XV. Smithers is apparently unfazed at all from being smashed in the face with a sledgehammer. Perhaps the sledgehammer is fake.
XVI. Burns knows that Smithers is just fine, and orders Smithers to go make him a meal. Before anyone else knows that Smithers is fine, he even suggests to Lenny that he won’t be getting any raise/promotion, suggesting that he’s certain that Smithers isn’t dead.
XVII. Brockman suggests that this potential victim was “spared”. Perhaps intentionally?
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showp...&postcount=183
17. Just remember, “The serial killer is not…”
Ctrl-F search for “the serial killer is not” reveals the serial killer is not immune to lynchings, and the serial killer is not alone. Burns is never alone, and Smithers is the turncoat.
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showp...&postcount=189
18. Most, if not all, questions about Burns went unanswered by the host, suggesting he could not reveal the answer. I suggest that if you went back and reviewed the murders, you might be able to rule out the murderer, then again you might not.
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