The Modes

One game, fifteen ways to read a photograph.

Every morning one case crosses your desk. The photograph never changes its rules; the question does. Tap a card to try each format in five seconds.

READ
MARK
DECIDE
ORDER

I

Read

Write your reading in your own words. The detective scores each clue you spot.

READ

ROOM READING

A stranger’s room, one question. Say who lives here and prove it.

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MOST WEEKDAYS

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READ

OBJECT DUMP

Everything from one bag, laid flat. Rebuild the owner from the pieces.

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WEEKDAY POOL

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READ

DIGITAL FOOTPRINT

Two screens of someone’s phone. Read the life between the apps.

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WEEKDAY POOL

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READ

WHAT HAPPENED

The room remembers an event. Reconstruct it from what it left behind.

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WEEKDAY POOL

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READ

SCENE READING

Something went wrong here. One anchor clue, two threads, one fine detail.

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OCCASIONAL

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READ

JOURNEY

A desk mid-journey. Where are they coming from, where are they going?

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OCCASIONAL

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READ

PAPER TRAIL

Receipts, tickets, letters. The paper never lies, but it hides.

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OCCASIONAL

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II

Mark

Tap the photograph. The photo is the answer sheet.

MARK

MARKING CASE

One object gives the whole story away. Tap it. Say why if you can.

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TUESDAY POOL

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MARK

CLUE HUNT

One word. The objects that prove it. Two that only pretend to.

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RUNS THURSDAYS

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MARK

TWIN CASE

Two photos, hours apart. Find what changed, then say what happened.

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SATURDAY CYCLE

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III

Decide

Sharp choices, instant verdicts, honest traps.

DECIDE

PROFILE CASE

A few sharp questions about one scene. Every answer hangs on a clue.

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TUESDAY POOL

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DECIDE

TESTIMONY

Three witnesses describe the scene. One of them is lying to your face.

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SATURDAY CYCLE

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DECIDE

MATCH CASE

Every item here belongs to someone. Read the traces, match them.

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SATURDAY CYCLE

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DECIDE

MISSING CASE

Something that should be here is not. Name it, then prove the absence.

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SATURDAY CYCLE

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IV

Order

Put time back in its place.

ORDER

TIMELINE CASE

The room remembers the order of events. Do you?

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SATURDAY CYCLE

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A case crosses your desk every morning.

Open today's case