Show HN: Uncracked City, detective game where you question LLM suspects that lie
Uncracked City is presented as a detective game in which players question suspects in a fictional case, 'The Thirteenth Step', set in Salem in 2025.
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Uncracked City is presented as a detective game in which players question suspects in a fictional case, 'The Thirteenth Step', set in Salem in 2025. The victim, Meg Ashcombe, is found at the foot of her staircase with the front door bolted from inside. Four suspects are described, and one of them lies. The page states nobody has solved the case yet and links to a teaser video.
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The fictional case involves Meg Ashcombe found dead at the foot of her grand staircase.
Source: uncracked.city ↗Stored source-based brief · key point 1 · AINewsIQ paraphraseThe front door was bolted from inside, and one slipper was on the thirteenth step.
Source: uncracked.city ↗Stored source-based brief · key point 2 · AINewsIQ paraphraseFour suspects are presented, and the text states that one of them lies.
Source: uncracked.city ↗Stored source-based brief · key point 3 · AINewsIQ paraphraseLimits from the stored brief
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The page describes an LLM-driven interactive mystery where suspects may deceive the player, a format relevant to conversational agents in games. The supplied text is short and promotional.
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