ROOTTREEMANIA · LATE GAME

Roottreemania Inconsistencies

Something from the earlier investigation no longer fits. Re-check the evidence behind your previous conclusions and follow the new leads.

The Roottreemania guide carries the full campaign route and the tools this phase hands off to. See the full Roottreemania route →

Have You Reached Inconsistencies?

This phase opens late, after the main Roottreemania investigation. Answer first so the page does not spoil anything you have not reached.

How much should this page spell out?

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Find My Next Step

What No Longer Fits?

I don't know where to start
Start from the claim the client questioned, then work outward.
See the phase route
I have a suspicious piece of evidence
Check whether it is what this phase is reacting to.
Re-check a conclusion
I need the next search
See which search this phase is still waiting for.
Show the open leads
I can't identify someone
A name that arrived late is usually built from two sources.
Verify the new people
My new tree won't lock
The same batch rules apply here as in the rest of the campaign.
Check the new entries
I finished this phase
The final deduction step comes next.
What comes after

How This Phase Plays Out

The phase is short and reads better in order, but nothing stops you from starting where you are stuck.

01
Revisit the original claim
Find the passage the client is reacting to and read what it actually said.
02
Find an independent source
The first account of the story came from a single place. Look for a second one.
03
Read the document behind the name
A later document ties the story to a company and a person rather than a nickname.
04
Identify the new lead
Two sources together give you a first name where before you only had a handle.
05
Verify the people involved
Place the new people and confirm the portraits and occupations the tree expects.
06
Complete the new entries
The phase ends when the new chart entries are correct, not when the searches are done.

How to Unlock Inconsistencies

This phase follows the main Roottreemania tree work. If the client has not opened it, the campaign is still waiting on the earlier entries rather than on a hidden trigger.

Diagnose what is still open

Re-check an Earlier Conclusion

Pick what you are reconsidering and the page shows what this phase is waiting for.

Which search result?

Open Leads in This Phase

Each line is a nudge the game gives in this phase. Hide the ones you have already cleared.

Search still missing
The …… article about …… mentioned another song of his. Let's look into it.
Search still missing
You can still find more information on 5Peez.
Search still missing
The SpiderSearch results for Anonymom mentioned a periodical article.
Search still missing
The blurred NEWSTime article about Anonymom seems like a dead end. But I bet if you poke around some more you can dig up new information.
Search still missing
Thanks to the …… article, you can now determine Anonymom's identity using the …….
Search still missing
The SpiderSearch result for …… had several interesting leads on it.
Search still missing
The SpiderSearch result for …… had several interesting leads on it.
Search still missing
5Peez used to perform under a different name. You should look into it.
Search still missing
It seems like 5Peez released quite a bit of music under his previous stage name. Maybe some of it holds a clue.
Search still missing
The DNA test you found on Ryan and Cork's website has something interesting on it.
Search still missing
The SpiderSearch result for …… mentioned a …… article. Let's find it!
Search still missing
The SpiderSearch page for …… mentioned something that sounded interesting.
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The …… article about …… mentioned something worth looking into.
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The SpiderSearch results for …… mentioned that it goes by another name. I wonder if that can get us new information.
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It sounds like …… is getting a remake. Let's look into it.
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The SpiderSearch result for …… mentions her most famous role. With all the craze, maybe it was rereleased?
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You got information on people related to Ron and Robbie in periodicals in your last investigation. It might be useful to revisit those.
Search still missing
You should look into Ron and Robbie's family and affairs again. Maybe something has changed in the last 8 months.
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You've seen two different mentions of …… now. It would probably be a good idea to get more information on it.
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The …… article about …… mentioned separate results for her company.
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You should look into the other actors from …….
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If you want to be sure Mary-Beth's children are Roottrees, you're going to have to do some more digging.
Search still missing
Many of your international people of interest are prominent company leaders.
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The cookbooks seem pretty central to the Garland affair. They're worth a closer look.
Search still missing
You should look into Ron and Robbie's family and affairs again. Maybe something has changed in the last 8 months.
Search still missing
The …… article about …… mentioned another company. You should look into them.
Search still missing
It might be worth looking more into the Candy Company's messy leadership change.
Search still missing
Ron and Robbie are in a dotted section of the tree?! This warrants some investigation!
Search still missing
You should look into Ron and Robbie's family and affairs again. Maybe something has changed in the last 8 months.
Search still missing
Tostaritto Jacobson used to be named ……, but SpiderSearching her name doesn't get us anywhere.
Search still missing
Given your new suspicions about Rubie Spratt, you should look more closely into her and her company.
Search still missing
The SpiderSearch results for …… had several potential leads on it.
Search still missing
Given your new suspicions about Rubie Spratt, you should look more closely into her and her company.
Search still missing
The SpiderSearch results for …… had several potential leads on it.
Search still missing
Courtney-May mentions a lot of interesting information in her defense. I wonder if any of it could lead to more evidence.
Search still missing
There seemed to be a lawsuit involving people from the Garland affair. I wonder if you can find more information.
Search still missing
The …… article about …… has an interesting lead you haven't explored yet.
Search still missing
You got information on people related to Ron and Robbie in periodicals in your last investigation. It might be useful to revisit those.
Search still missing
You should look into Ron and Robbie's family and affairs again. Maybe something has changed in the last 8 months.
Search still missing
Many of your international people of interest are prominent company leaders.
Search still missing
One of the songs on 5Peez's first mixtape caused controversy? That sounds promising!

Verify the New People

This phase ends on tree entries, so check the name, portrait and occupation before you search for anything else.

Entries in this section: 5
Relatives named here: Beatrice Watts · Courtney-May Watts · Daniel Newton

Open the Roottreemania family tree

Stuck in This Phase?

I don't know the first search
Start from the story the client questioned and let the phase point you at the second source.
Go back a step in the route
I found the result but nothing changed
A result on its own rarely ends a step here. The document it leads to is what counts.
Check the clue it gives
I'm missing a photo
An open entry with the right name is usually waiting on a portrait rather than another search.
Check the open entries
The tree rejects a name I know
A late name is asked for in two halves, so one half can be wrong on its own.
Test the name
Nothing happened after I finished
The phase closes on correct entries. If the client says nothing, one entry is still not right.
Check the new entries

What Comes After Inconsistencies?

The next late-game phase is the final deduction, where the remaining candidates are chosen rather than searched.

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