Category Archives: Reasoning

Keikakudoori vs. John Dickson Carr : “The Three Coffins / The Hollow Man”

Posted on August 11, 2011 by keikakudoori

Solving impossible crimes one step a time. Continue reading →

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Beatrice / Yasu : Why the Tragedy Occurs

Posted on March 22, 2011 by keikakudoori

According to EP7 Yasu has an already determined plan because of an already determined fate. The tragedy is attributed to Battler.. Battler not going away but rather to Battler coming back to the Rokkenjima – reason why the tragedy occurs. They mention the way I understood it IIRC that that the tragedy only happened because Battler came back… Continue reading →

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How Dunnit: The Bomb in all Episodes

Posted on January 15, 2011 by keikakudoori

The bomb existence is key because it is the final outcome that always happen in all games. What happens when we take out Yasu from the picture? Why does it always happen? By working under the premises of multiple scenarios I explain what happens in each case and why the result is always the same. Continue reading →

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Keikakudoori vs Ellery Queen’s The Roman Hat Mystery

Posted on December 30, 2010 by keikakudoori

When I read mystery books I don’t simply read them I try to solve them the moment I pick them up. That’s the way I find them interesting, exploring the game of: who did it, why did the culprit it, and how the did culprit it. I find those types of things most interesting when reading them […] Continue reading →

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EP 6 Game Results – Kanon Dead or Alive?

Posted on December 28, 2010 by keikakudoori

Before anything, I don’t completely trust the game results as I don’t completely trust the Tips/character information. However in most cases when they’re backed up by the red truths we can assume that said characters are usually dead. More to the point it tells us what characters are still alive… Continue reading →

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Closed Circles & Additonal corpses trick

Posted on December 27, 2010 by keikakudoori

There are things I tend I assume and others I don’t belief. I consider them as possibilities before discarding them. Additional corpses isn’t something I’ve actually believed to exist in Umineko for example. Continue reading →

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Umineko and Split Personalities

Posted on December 8, 2010 by keikakudoori

EP7 really likes to push the supernatural factor but I won’t get into that until I finish completely reading the EP. As possession goes I don’t know how valid it could be but interpreting as a hint for multiple personalities […] Continue reading →

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Out with Knox, In with S.S. Van Dine’s rules

Posted on November 7, 2010 by keikakudoori

I knew that they were going to be replacing Willard for Erika it meant that Dlanor was going away to so whatever will happen to Jungfrau? Now since Willard is using SS. Van Dine’s rules instead of Knox’s we can assume… Continue reading →

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