Deception: Murder in Hong Kong
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Can the Forensic Scientist signal that a clue is irrelevant by taking a long time to place a marker?
The rulebook says hesitancy can be read as a clue; the stronger reading rests only on players' reports.
- Deception: Murder in Hong Kong rulebook · Rulebook · 2a-I. Evidence Collection
- isellsunshine · Community · 2016-01-30
- dmillar71 · Community · 2016-02-02
Not by saying so. Slow or hesitant placement is allowed, though, and the rulebook notes that hesitancy can be a clue. Some groups read a long pause before a marker as a sign the clue is irrelevant, then remove it quickly; no official ruling addresses that reading.
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