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* AchievementSystem: There are 15 achievements to earned, generally for solving cases. Most of them only apply to those with three stars or more, though.

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* AchievementSystem: There are 15 achievements to be earned, generally for solving cases. Most of them only apply to those with three stars or more, though.


* ASinisterClue: Zig-zagged. Sometimes the murderer is left-handed, sometimes they're not.
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''[=ClueSweeper=]'' is an UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash game developed by Nerdook and released in 2010. The goal is investigating murders in the city of New Eden by going to different areas and finding clues on a board by clicking on them based on numbers shown on neighboring tiles. If you run out of time or are confident the clues you have are good enough, select the murderer from the list of suspects. Once you solve a case, you receive money that can be spent on upgrades. After you've solved all cases, you can take on the finale in the warehouse and discover who's behind everything.

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''[=ClueSweeper=]'' is an UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash game developed by Nerdook Creator/{{Nerdook}} and released in 2010. The goal is investigating murders in the city of New Eden by going to different areas and finding clues on a board by clicking on them based on numbers shown on neighboring tiles. If you run out of time or are confident the clues you have are good enough, select the murderer from the list of suspects. Once you solve a case, you receive money that can be spent on upgrades. After you've solved all cases, you can take on the finale in the warehouse and discover who's behind everything.

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* LadyInRed: Miss Scallop (Miss Scarlet in some versions and a CaptainErsatz of the similarly named ''TabletopGame/{{Clue}}'' character) is a curvy woman in a red dress who talks with you before each investigation and is even labelled with the trope name.

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* LadyInRed: Miss Scallop (Miss Scarlet in some versions versions, such as the Kongregate version, and a CaptainErsatz of the similarly named ''TabletopGame/{{Clue}}'' character) is a curvy woman in a red dress who talks with you before each investigation and is even labelled with the trope name.



* TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: One of the locations is marked as the finale and has a crown icon, it focuses on the Criminal Mastermind who's behind the other cases, plus the suspects' all have high-positioned titles instead of random ones (Commisioner, Tycoon, General, Socialite, CEO, and Major).

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* TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: One of the locations is marked as the finale and has a crown icon, it focuses on the Criminal Mastermind who's behind the other cases, plus the suspects' all have high-positioned titles instead of random ones (Commisioner, Tycoon, General, Socialite, CEO, and Major).Major):
--> '''Miss Scarlet:''' All of the previous subjects were working for somebody high up in the city!
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Playable on [[https://www.kongregate.com/games/nerdook/cluesweeper Kongregate]], as well as other sites.
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* LieDetector: You can buy one of these so that red herrings cost an additional penalty of 1 instead of an additional penalty of 3 without a lie detector when found.

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* LieDetector: You can buy one of these so that red herrings cost an additional penalty of 1 time unit instead of an additional penalty of 3 time units without a lie detector when found.
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* MoneyMultiplier: A High Profile guarantees an additional 1$ from numbered tiles.

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* MoneyMultiplier: A High Profile guarantees an additional 1$ from empty but numbered tiles.
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* LieDetector: You can buy one of these so that red herrings cost an additional penalty of 1 instead of an additional penalty of 3 without a lie detector when found.
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* MustHaveNicotine: One of the normal suspect traits is "Chain Smoker".

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* MustHaveNicotine: One of the normal suspect traits is "Chain Smoker". One of the final case suspect traits is "Cigar Smoker".
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* MustHaveNicotine: One of the normal suspect traits is "Chain Smoker".

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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: One of the suspects in the final case is a CEO. He is often implicated in something, and can be the criminal mastermind. Also, one of the possible traits in the final case is "Running a Massive Scam".

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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: One of the suspects in the final case is a CEO. He is often implicated in something, and can be the criminal mastermind. Also, one of the possible traits in the final case is "Running a Massive Scam".


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* WhiteCollarCrime: One of the possible traits in the final case is "Running a Massive Scam".

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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: One of the suspects in the final case is a CEO. He is often implicated in something, and can be the criminal mastermind.

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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: One of the suspects in the final case is a CEO. He is often implicated in something, and can be the criminal mastermind. Also, one of the possible traits in the final case is "Running a Massive Scam".



* SinisterMinister: One of the suspects in the final case is a minister. He is often implicated in something, and can be the criminal mastermind. Also, one of the traits in the final case is "A Secret Cult Leader".

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* SinisterMinister: One of the suspects in the final case is a minister. He is often implicated in something, and can be the criminal mastermind. Also, one of the possible traits in the final case is "A Secret Cult Leader".Leader".
* StealingFromTheTill: One of the possible traits in the final case is "Embezzling Money".

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* ASinisterClue: Zig-zagged. Sometimes the murderer is left-handed, sometimes they're not. However, the former doesn't show up as often.

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* ASinisterClue: Zig-zagged. Sometimes the murderer is left-handed, sometimes they're not. However, the former doesn't show up as often.


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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: One of the suspects in the final case is a CEO. He is often implicated in something, and can be the criminal mastermind.


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* SinisterMinister: One of the suspects in the final case is a minister. He is often implicated in something, and can be the criminal mastermind. Also, one of the traits in the final case is "A Secret Cult Leader".
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The final level is a random location, not always the Warehouse.


* TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: The Warehouse is marked as the finale and has a crown icon, it focuses on the Criminal Mastermind who's behind the other cases, plus the suspects' all have high-positioned titles instead of random ones (Commisioner, Tycoon, General, Socialite, CEO, and Major).

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* TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: The Warehouse One of the locations is marked as the finale and has a crown icon, it focuses on the Criminal Mastermind who's behind the other cases, plus the suspects' all have high-positioned titles instead of random ones (Commisioner, Tycoon, General, Socialite, CEO, and Major).
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* EndGameResultScreen: The ending screen shows how many days it took.

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* EndGameResultScreen: EndGameResultsScreen: The ending screen shows how many days it took.
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''[=ClueSweeper=]'' is an UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash game developed by Nerdook and released in 2010. The goal is investigating murders in the city of New Eden by going to different areas and finding clues on a board by clicking on them based on numbers shown on neighboring tiles. If you run out of time or are confident the clues you have are good enough, select the murderer from the list of suspects. Once you solve a case, you receive money that can be spent on upgrades. After you've solved all cases, you can take on the finale in the warehouse and discover who's behind everything.
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!!This game provides examples of:
* AchievementSystem: There are 15 achievements to earned, generally for solving cases. Most of them only apply to those with three stars or more, though.
* ASinisterClue: Zig-zagged. Sometimes the murderer is left-handed, sometimes they're not. However, the former doesn't show up as often.
* TheButlerDidIt: The butler can indeed be the culprit.
* CovertPervert: One of the possible suspect traits is "Closet Pervert".
* EndGameResultScreen: The ending screen shows how many days it took.
* EndlessGame: Endless mode lets you play a neverending series of cases until you accuse the wrong suspect.
* IfICantHaveYou: If the lover turns out to be the murderer, especially if they're also obsessed with the victim.
* LadyInRed: Miss Scallop (Miss Scarlet in some versions and a CaptainErsatz of the similarly named ''TabletopGame/{{Clue}}'' character) is a curvy woman in a red dress who talks with you before each investigation and is even labelled with the trope name.
* MoneyMultiplier: A High Profile guarantees an additional 1$ from numbered tiles.
* RedHerring: There is a chance you'll find a red herring, which costs investigation time. These are not counted on neighboring tiles.
* {{Tilesweeper}}: The game mostly plays like ''VideoGame/{{Minesweeper}}'' with elements of ''TabletopGame/{{Clue}}'' thrown in. You are a detective investigating a murder with multiple suspects and clicking on the correct tiles reveals information about the murderer or one of the suspects, which you must cross-reference to figure out who committed the crime.
* TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: The Warehouse is marked as the finale and has a crown icon, it focuses on the Criminal Mastermind who's behind the other cases, plus the suspects' all have high-positioned titles instead of random ones (Commisioner, Tycoon, General, Socialite, CEO, and Major).
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