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"NOT SO ELEMENTARY" SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY TRIVIA IS TOPIC OF ADA AUTHOR'S THIRD BOOK
-- Ada (OH) Herald
The game is afoot, Watson! Cort Reynolds has published his third trivia game book, "The Final Problems: Sherlock Holmes Mystery Trivia," which isn't so elementary.
Players advance around a pop-out game board from 221B Baker St. through Holmes' most dangerous foes and haunts by answering probing trivia questions from the 60-story Canon to stay alive and win. Dastardly foes like arch-enemy Prof. James Moriarty, the hound of the Baskervilles. the London fog, the moors and the Reichenbach Falls await fans of the famous sleuth.
The first player who returns to the Baker St. flat alive by answering some of over 800 multiple choice questions of varying difficulty designed to lest your knowledge of Holmes while giving insight into the case history, psychology and philosophy of the master sleuth wins. Or you can simply test yourself by reading anti answering the questions alone.
The project took Reynolds nearly two years to research, write, design and publish. He completed the entire project on his home computer after reading and studying all the Holmes stories multiple times.
"Anyone who enjoys reading Sherlock Holmes and games will like the book," said Reynolds. "The questions are not too 'elementary' but even casual Holmes fans should be able to play. Analytical reasoning and reading comprehension should help you figure some answers out. The one-pipe questions have only two possible answers, two pipe problems have three and three pipes have four options," he added.
"It was not easy to think up good questions without making them too difficult or simple," he continued. "Also, coming up with good wrong answers was time-consuming." The questions cover all aspects of the tour novels and 56 short stories Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote about the most popular fictional detective in literature in the late 19th and early 20th century, and also includes the numerous movies and plays created about Holmes. An emphasis is also placed on the sleuthing and life philosophy of Holmes with many fill-in-the-blank quotes.
"Sherlock Holmes appeals to people on many levels," said Reynolds. ''You really can apply a lot of his detective and observation methods to everyday situations. The stories contain a lot of philosophy and delve into the psyche of the criminal mind and human soul. Of course, they are also just good adventure stories pitting right against wrong. I don't think Holmes. especially after his near-death stint on the Reichenbach Falls was as cold-hearted and over-rational as many believe. He hid his emotions but the continued fight he made against injustice, often at the expense of his own health, shows otherwise."
The 76-page book, 8 1/2 x 11", comes with a pop-out game board in the center .and the question difficulty is identified by landing on a one, two or three 'pipe' problem as Holmes would say, with three being the hardest. Answers to each question are provided on the back of each page.
Reynolds first read all the Holmes stories as a youth. The motivation behind the book was to combine his love of games, creating .and knowledge of Sherlock Holmes in a way that all fans of the famed sleuth could enjoy. There are hundreds of clubs devoted to the study of Holmes throughout the world.
Among the danger spots are Moriarty, Irene Adler, drugs, secret codes, Holmes in disguise, the Hound, Tonga, Moran, Jewelry and Milverton blackmailers. Helper spots are Mycroft and Watson with a special interest Holmes on stage-and-screen spot. Great danger spots are the London fog, the Moors and the Reichenbach Falls.
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Sample Questions
ONE PIPE PROBLEM:
Whom did Sherlock consider the more intelligent Holmes: himself or older
brother Mycroft?
a) Himself b) Mycroft
TWO PIPE PROBLEM:
What did Holmes say was the "highest assurance of the goodness of Providence"
in the naval treaty caper"
a) Logic b) Flowers c) Justice
THREE PIPE PROBLEM:
What was the maiden name of the villain's wife in "The Hound of the
Baskervilles"?
a) Vandeleur b) Stapleton c) Baskerville d) Garcia
PROF. MORIARTY DANGER SPOT PROBLEM:
A knowledge of which Japanese system of combat allowed Holmes to escape
Moriarty's grasp as they teetered on the edge of the Reichenbach Falls?
a) Ju-jitsu b) Karate c) Baritsu d) Kung fu
Answers to over 800 other questions like these await inside!
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"The game is afoot, Watson."
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Answers
ONE PIPE:
Holmes considered Mycroft his intellectual superior.
TWO PIPE:
Holmes said flowers were the highest assurance of the goodness of Providence
in the naval treaty adventure.
THREE PIPE:
Beryl Garcia, a.k.a. "Stapleton's sister", was a Latin beauty.
PROF. MORIARTY DANGER SPOT:
Holmes used baritsu to escape Moriarty's grasp on the cliffs of the
Reichenbach Falls.
