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    False eliminations could happen if the players are not following the rules correctly, and saying "I have card X" instead of showing card X to the player who asked (which is what the rules say you're supposed to do). Then you could falsely claim to have a card. For example, let's say that Sherlock has (correctly) deduced that Scarlet did it, and asks "Scarlet, in the Hall, with the Lead Pipe," in order to try and rule out one of the weapon or the room, and some other player (incorrectly) says "I have Scarlet." Then Sherlock will conclude that nobody could have done it. Commented Jun 12, 2022 at 0:42
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    We've had cases where two people asked for the same card and both times it went all the way around with no cards shown. Thus; we know somebody goofed. Commented Jun 12, 2022 at 3:44
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    @supercat - one and the same thing. Commented Jun 12, 2022 at 17:36
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    @supercat - everyone seems to be getting really, really pedantic about this question. I'm really not sure why. If you want a clearer explanation, see my answer, not my comments. This answer fails to allow for that one single fact… Dr Black is not a player. Dr Black is the game's sole victim, time after time. Commented Jun 12, 2022 at 17:49
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    @SethR any writer who doesn't expect at least stack exchange level of analysis should not be writing for any iteration of Sherlock Holmes. Commented Jun 14, 2022 at 2:49