Explain This

How the night unfolds

1. 01

   Choose a reader, keep the answer private

   The first reader is random. They alone read the full fictional scenario, solution and key facts. Everyone else looks away. If the reader already knows it, they can draw another before starting.

2. 02

   Read the strange situation aloud

   Hide the solution, then read the public scenario to the group. Put the phone down. Everyone except the reader works together to explain what happened.

3. 03

   Ask yes, no or irrelevant questions

   Ask one clear question at a time. The reader answers Yes, No or Irrelevant, using the written solution. Split double questions. For an unspecified detail that does not matter, say Irrelevant instead of inventing a new twist. A shared hint is available if you get stuck.

4. 04

   Reconstruct, reveal, rotate

   Explain the whole story aloud. The reader checks that the main facts are covered; exact wording and minor details are unnecessary. Confirm Solved, or choose to reveal together. There is no timer or individual score. Rotate until everyone has read once, then replay with fresh mysteries.

Picture this

Start simple: “Did we picture the place correctly?”, “Is that word being used another way?”, “Is the object what we think it is?” Find the one everyday detail that makes the whole scene click.

A few good ground rules

• 200 original fictional mysteries. This browser remembers the remaining deck when storage is available.
• Only the reader sees the solution. Private reminders hide again before returning to the public scenario.
• Ask one question at a time. Unspecified, unimportant details are Irrelevant; do not add arbitrary new facts.

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