Mystery Master: Murder by the Dozen

Something is rotten in the city of Micropolis. Folks have been turning up dead in the strangest places and under the oddest sets of circumstances. As the top Homicide Detective on the force, it’s up to you to find out who’s been committing these crimes and why. And you’d better hurry before we have to change the name of this program to Murder By The Baker’s Dozen!
The Mystery Master Crime Computer is at your complete disposal. It’ll provide you with Case Histories and help you ferret out clues, obtain autopsies and lab reports and aid in constructing a profile of each stiff. . er, victim. Before attempting to crack the first case, though, be sure to familiarize yourself with the official rules and procedures to be followed throughout each investigation. After all, we don’t want to be accused of violating anybody's rights!
MURDER BY THE DOZEN contains Case Histories for twelve murder mysteries. Each case is investigated separately and count.5 es a single game. The object of each game is to be the first detective on the Micropolis Police Department’s Homicide Squad to solve the case in question.
Each number and accompanying piotogram refer to one of the twelve cases available.
After the case number is entered, the phone rings in Homicide. The known facts (Case History) and the requirements for solving the case are then displayed.
Each detective on a case should use a Mystery Master Worksheet for taking notes, marking locations and developing solutions. As the Case History scrolls across your monitor, be sure to write down the important elements of the case and what specific information you need in order to solve it. All twelve Case Histories are repeated in the back of this manual. You may review them at any time during the course of play or before starting.
After the Case History is given, the Crime Computer will ask how many detectives are to be assigned to the case. Up to four player8 may try to solve each case and we strongly suggest the formation of detective teams for larger groups. After entering the number of detectives, participants will be asked to enter their names. The Crime Computer will not accept any name longer than Sherlock Holmes.

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