Original writing from the SherlockAI team about deduction games: where the format comes from, how to play it well, how our engine works under the hood, and ways to use it with friends, family, and students. New articles are added over time.
Where the question-and-answer guessing format came from, how a simple parlor game became a broadcasting staple, and why the same rules still make for a compelling game more than a century later.
The mathematics hiding inside a children's game, the questioning patterns that separate strong players from lucky ones, and how to be a fair answerer so every round stays solvable.
A plain-language tour of the probability model that powers every round: candidates, evidence, information gain, and why we chose an authored catalog over improvised questions.
Practical formats for turning a solo browser game into a shared activity: team play, time challenges, classroom exercises, and a house-rules variant that needs no devices at all.