This bingo card has 36 words: Free!, Locked Room Mystery - A crime or mystery happens in a seemingly impossible way, often in a locked room., Red Herring - Misleading clues or characters that distract from the real solution., Surprise Twist - An unexpected plot twist that changes the direction or outcome of the story., Detective Archetype - A character that embodies classic detective traits (e.g., highly observant, logical)., MacGuffin - An object or device that serves as the trigger for the plot but is inconsequential in itself., Flashback Reveal - Key information revealed through a flashback., The Big Reveal - The moment when the truth behind the mystery is unveiled., False Accusation - A character wrongly accused of the crime at some point., Undercover Character - A character who is secretly not who they appear to be., Double Cross - A betrayal or deception by one of the characters., Motive for Murder - A motive revealed that explains the crime., Alibi Crack - An alibi that is proven false., Chase Scene - A pursuit sequence involving the protagonist and antagonist., Secret Relationship - Hidden connections between characters., Clever Disguise - Use of disguise or fake identity., Forensic Clues - Clues that involve some element of forensic science., The Confession - A character voluntarily confessing to crimes or secrets., High-Tech Gadgets - Use of futuristic or unusually sophisticated technology in solving or committing crimes., Plotting Villain - A villain revealed to have been orchestrating events., Sacrificial Death - A character dies to protect a secret or another character., Hidden Room/Passage - Discovery of a hidden room or secret passage., Ticking Clock Scenario - A race against time to solve the mystery or prevent something., Hero in Peril - The protagonist is placed in a life-threatening situation., False Ending - The story seems to resolve but then continues with additional twists., Scooby Doo Hoax - A situation where a supernatural occurrence is revealed to be faked by someone for personal gain., Reverse Whodunnit (Howcatchem) - The audience knows the perpetrator's identity from the start, focusing on how they are caught., Whodunnit - A mystery where the identity of the perpetrator is not revealed until the climax., The Summation - The detective explains the mystery and reveals the perpetrator in a climactic gathering of characters., Amateur Sleuth - A protagonist who is not a professional detective but becomes involved in solving a mystery., Partner in Crime - A secondary character helps the detective, often providing comic relief or a contrasting perspective., Disguised Criminal - A character conceals their identity throughout the story, revealed as the criminal at the end., The Unreliable Narrator - A story told by a narrator whose credibility is compromised, creating twists in the plot., Murder Weapon Mystery - Part of the mystery involves discovering the murder weapon and its significance to identifying the murderer., The Sherlock Scan - A moment when the detective uses keen observation to deduce a complex series of events from seemingly trivial details. and I never said it was poison - A trope where a character inadvertently reveals their guilt by mentioning a detail (like poison) that the detective had not disclosed..
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