CASE NO. 4A-5245-45·FILED 06/18/2024·TIER 4 — NICHE / WEIRD
CLASSIFIED

DOSSIER ▸ SUBJECT

RUMOR/// /// ///████████████

SUBJECT BRIEF: Whisper-down-the-lane × hidden roles. Misinformation as gameplay.████████████

✎ Every pass costs 1 attribute. Every distortion is your fingerprint.

PERSONS OF INTEREST
6–10
SWEET 8
DURATION
15–25 min
EST. RUNTIME
WITNESSES
3 POI
REGISTERED
STATUS
TRACED
ONLINE OPS
▸SECTION 01·DECLASSIFIED // INTERNAL USE ONLY

THE PREMISE

01Whisper-down-the-lane × hidden roles.

02A 'Truth' is generated at game start.████████████

03Players pass info around the table, but each player can secretly distort it.

04Final player must reconstruct the original Truth.████████████

✎ Every pass costs 1 attribute. Every distortion is your fingerprint.

▸SECTION 02·3 WITNESS PROFILES ON FILE

PERSONS OF INTEREST

Reporter
CLASSIFIED · L-0EA5
6'26'05'105'85'6
SUBJ POI-001● ACTIVE

Reporter

ON RECORD
COUNT: most
CLR: #0EA5E9
▸ CASE NOTES

Wants the Truth preserved.

INSIGNIA · MESSAGESQUARE
Subject (classified)
CLASSIFIED · L-DC26
6'26'05'105'85'6
SUBJ POI-002● ACTIVE

Propagandist

REDACTED
COUNT: 2
CLR: #DC2626
▸ CASE NOTES

Wants the Truth distorted in a SPECIFIC direction.

INSIGNIA · MEGAPHONE
Subject (classified)
CLASSIFIED · L-FBBF
6'26'05'105'85'6
SUBJ POI-003● ACTIVE

Wildcard

REDACTED
COUNT: 1
CLR: #FBBF24
▸ CASE NOTES

Wants maximum chaos — Truth unrecognizable.

INSIGNIA · ZAP
▸SECTION 03·4 STEPS — CHRONOLOGICAL

PROCEDURE / TIMELINE

  1. [01]

    Generate Truth

    A 5-attribute Truth is generated. First player sees it.

    ↓YIELDS───NEXT STEP 02
  2. [02]

    Pass

    First player passes a 4-attribute version to the next. Each player passes 4-attribute, possibly distorting.

    ↓YIELDS───NEXT STEP 03
  3. [03]

    Reconstruct

    Final player must reconstruct the original Truth as best they can.

    ↓YIELDS───NEXT STEP 04
  4. [04]

    Score

    Reconstruction scored against original. Each role scored per its goal.

▸SECTION 04·CASE-CLOSE CONDITIONS

RESOLUTION CRITERIA

OUTCOME 01● VERDICT

Reporters

4+/5 attributes correct in reconstruction.

STAMPED · CASE-CLOSE
OUTCOME 02● VERDICT

Propagandists

Specific distortion pattern matches.

STAMPED · CASE-CLOSE
OUTCOME 03● VERDICT

Wildcard

0–1/5 attributes match.

STAMPED · CASE-CLOSE
▸SECTION 05A·DESIGNER COMMENTARY

INVESTIGATOR NOTES

It's a game about misinformation. Every player must add or remove info, and your role determines what direction. Watching Truth evolve is genuinely funny. Surprisingly deep — you can reverse-engineer who the Propagandists are from distortion patterns.

✎ cross-reference with field obs. before write-up.

▸SECTION 05B·3 TIPS — OPS-LEVEL

FIELD ADVICE

  • 01
    Reporters: don't over-correct
    A Reporter who patches a Propagandist's distortion exposes themselves.
  • 02
    Propagandists: drift, don't flip
    A subtle attribute shift each round is harder to detect.
  • 03
    Wildcard plays last
    The Wildcard's biggest weapon is being the last in line.
▸SECTION 06·CHOOSE OPERATIONAL MODE

DEPLOY

DIRECTIVE: Convene the panel, deal the evidence, run the procedure. Two operational modes are authorized for this case file. ████████████

✎ Rumor — flagged for active review.