Sherlocked

Testing your logical and analytical skills, this event will challenge you to find clues from given evidence, make your case and solve a crime. 

EVENT IS COMPLETED

Prize Money: INR 20000

The event consists of three rounds.

 

Round 1: 

  • Round 1 will be a quiz round.

  • This round will test your reasoning and aptitude and will have negative marking.

  • It is an eliminative round.

 

Round 2:

  • 48 people will be shortlisted into 12 teams,and teams will be formed by the organizers, based on their scores in previous rounds.

  • In this round, audio clips related to the crime scene will be played.

  • Participants have to figure out what took place at the crime scene using the clues encrypted in the audio clips.

  • Using the clues found in the audio clips, they are requested to send a Description of what took place at the crime scene.

  • Teams can send the description three times throughout the event, and the best one with the highest score will be chosen.

  • Extra audio/visual clips would be made available upon request at the cost of points.

 

Round 3:

  • The top 4 teams will race against time to solve the crime scenes by following the storyline.

  • Pieces of a photo will be given as a clue.

  • The description can be sent three times, and the best one with minimal clues will be chosen.

  • Extra pieces of the image would be made available upon request at the cost of points.

 

  • The first round will be an individual round. Based on the scores, teams will be formed by the Event organizers, and a discord channel for the same will be made.

  • Any kind of malpractices during the event is strictly prohibited.

  • The decision of the event managers will be deemed final.

 

 

Judging Criteria:

 

Round 1:

  • Players are ranked in order of the points they score.

  • In case of ties, the participant who has completed the quiz in the least time will be given priority.

Round 2 and 3:

  • Finding the exact incident at the crime scene - 20 points

  • Finding relevant clues in the crime scene   - 10 points

  • Using an extra clue 1 would cost : (-5) points
  • Using an extra clue 2 would cost : (-15) points
  • Using an extra clue 3 would cost : (-30) points

 

The aggregate of the score will be taken for each description, and the best answer will be chosen among the given three solutions for every team.

In case of a tie, the time of answering will be taken as judging criteria.

FAQs:

1) Who can participate? 

Team members from any college and course of study can participate.

 

2) Are cross-college teams made?

Yes, cross-college teams could be made.   

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