i tried to solve ANOTHER Agatha Christie murder mystery | Cards on the Table

[@edisonlima4647]

A fun easter egg in this novel is that all four players in the sleuths table are recurring Christie characters.

[@kinderegard8437]

Oh really?? I had no idea😱

[@Ceelea1]

You were right and wrong. You were right about Miss Meredith being a killer and that she was going to kill her friend, Rhoda. You were right about Dr. Roberts killing Mrs. Lorrimer. You were right in the beginning about Dr. Roberts killing Shaitana. However, you followed what Mrs. Christie was laying before you. We were meant to blame Miss Meredith. All signs pointed to her. When I read the book, I immediately took Major Despard and Mrs. Lorrimer off the list. Why? Well, Major Despard didn't care about the people or things around him. As for Mrs. Lorrimer, her attention was on the game because she won every hand. Miss Meredith messed up several times playing the game while Dr. Roberts messed up during a most important round in the game. I too thought Meredith did it until the death of Mrs. Lorrimer. That's when I switched to Dr. Roberts. Mrs. Christie always switches things up to fool us. I think you did great. I can't wait to see you try again.

[@kinderegard8437]

Congrats on solving the murder!! I hope I’ll succeed next time☺️

[@jazzycat8917]

Twice in a row foiled by the passage of time haha. Its really difficult to future-proof books like this as more and more time passes, but at the same time its still annoying that vital clues are hinged on things that most modern readers won't know. First the similar uniforms of dentists and air stewards (which are both wildly different now), and now the rules and score implications of bridge (which relatively few people now play or understand). You gave it an excellent shot though.

[@seto749]

This may have been the first Christie I read, and I was already a bridge player at the time. But the small number of suspects makes it a reasonable choice for the non-player. It was highly probable from the view of the scores that the murder was committed when it was, but it seemed also likely that declarer would have been surprised that dummy left the table just then.

[@megantouchton4636]

Thank you for breaking that down. I'm not a bridge player (though this is one of my favorite Christies), and I've always wondered how much the bridge scores actually helped beyond what Poirot explains.

[@be7e4px]

You should try Death on the Nile or Evil Under the Sun. Both of which I find to be particularly clever

[@kinderegard8437]

Unfortunately I’ve already read both of them but there are still lots more of Agatha’s books I can do these videos on👍🏼

[@MissCaraMint]

You don’t actually need to know a lot a bout bridge to solve this one. You just need to pick up on the fact that one round was very exciting. They all mention that that round was exciting in some form or other. So that’s the round the person who is dummy has the most oppertunity to commit murder without being seen by the others. The score card is important because the dummy is the one writing down the scores for the round, and it also shows that one of the rounds has some extreem values on it. You don’t need to know the rules, just be familiar with games in general. Any type of game. When sometinng unusual happens it’s exciting, and all the players get engaged. That’s it. That’s the clue.

[@nasteho6614]

Please, How is “ with a powerpoint presentation” not part of the title?!! 😂 it’s just too amazing. I would have selected a fancy Prezi presentation but I am just being extra 🧐

[@kinderegard8437]

I’m glad you enjoyed the presentation☺️😇 and thanks for telling me about Prezi, I didn’t know about it…let’s see what I can do for the next one (maybe…no promises 😂)

[@EAKugler]

So as a somewhat avid bridge player, the Dummy's role while in play is to make sure no one cheats in play or to get beverages. Also, there are several Christie stories that hinge around the bridge table, so you should learn how to play.

[@Elusive_Chicken]

I was so confused by the bridge as well when I read this xD

[@dryadknight07]

I enjoyed the first video so much because it was so nice and cozy and I'm so glad you did another one. You're so fun to watch. And I'm so happy you plan on doing more of these.

[@kinderegard8437]

Thank you so much for the support!! I’m also looking forward to making more of these🙏🏼

[@megantouchton4636]

This video is a delight! Cards on the Table is one of my favorite Agathas, and this breakdown was so fun to watch. 😊 Also, please give yourself a good amount of credit. You picked up on Anne Meredith being a sho' nuff murderer, and the bridge clues are not much help to us non-bridge players. Re other books: if you've not already read it, And Then There Were None is one of her BEST. Dark as hell and hard to solve (at least for me), but a joy of a puzzle.

[@kinderegard8437]

Thank you so much for the sweet comment!🥰 and then there were none I’ve already read so sadly I can’t do a video like this on it, but I already ordered another Poirot mystery that I haven’t read yet..😍

[@megantouchton4636]

@@kinderegard8437 Well, I can't wait to see which book you cover next!

[@kinderegard8437]

@@megantouchton4636 there'll be a hint in my next video coming either later today or tomorrow...

[@ChanyeolsHaneul]

I watched the other one last night and it was so fun, is great you giving it another shot, cause you were really close.

[@lilwinchester1417]

I love this format! As the next one I would suggest "Murder in Mesopotamia" It is a really trickey case and one of my absolute favorites!

[@jupitermelichios392]

that scared me so much when i read it as a teenager, that and sleeping murder are the only christie books I think are actually creepy, although maybe I'd feel differently if I'd been an adult when I first read them!

[@lilwinchester1417]

@@jupitermelichios392 the story I found the creepiest was "The Crooked House" I had goosebumps

[@kinderegard8437]

the crooked house is mad freaky

[@jupitermelichios392]

@@lilwinchester1417 Oh yeah I'd for forgotten about that one! By The Pricking Of My Thumbs as well, when the old lady says "was it your poor child buried behind the fireplace?" that gets me every time

[@megantouchton4636]

@@lilwinchester1417 There is a production of Crooked House currently on Netflix. It took a couple liberties (though less than usual) and is wonderful.

[@jacquilents]

Your reaction at the end, is what makes the whole video. I laughed out loud. I appreciated the Downton actors as fill in for the characters in your powerpoint. You put in to much detail into trying to figure this out. Well done. These are charming to watch. Christie would be delighted by the effort you put in.

[@triumphofmagic]

I knew it wasn't the major when his background came up, the thing with the botanist. It just gave me a vibe that something different had happened there that wasn't quite what was being implied - plus, the major seemed mostly aloof regarding people's opinions of him and I never believed he'd kill to hide whatever had truly occurred. I has three suspects from there on, but when I thought about it I also discounted the older lady because she was too focused on the game to kill anyone, imo. Then when Mrs Whatever died, I decided the culprit was the doctor and not Miss Meredith for the same reasons as you, I just stuck to it regardless of the situation with Anne's 'friend'. (I don't understand bridge either.) (for some reason I remembered the stocking situation better than most of the book. wtf?)

[@KateHistoryMysteries]

Love the Downton character cards.

[@kinderegard8437]

Yeayyy thank you🥰🥰 I thought it would add a nice touch to add a picture and have a visual image when talking about all the characters😇

[@Elusive_Chicken]

As an Agatha Christie lover myself, this is quality content :p

[@kinderegard8437]

Thank you so much, you’ve got great taste!😉

[@edisonlima4647]

I would like to suggest "Murder is Easy". It is dark, short and even thrilling, one of my favorite AC murder mysteries.

[@kinderegard8437]

Thank you for the suggestion!👍🏼

[@98nh3609]

I was having a crappy night until I found this. I love Agatha Christie novels and mysteries in general. You did an excellent job

[@kinderegard8437]

I’m so glad I could cheer you up with this a bit!!🙏🏼❤️

[@smaranda235]

Thank you! I know the game of bridge and the score did not seem odd to me, but it makes sense for Poirot to notice it is odd. The way they played the game, in the other room, the exact cards should have been played. Therefore your score is compared not to your table opponents, but the the people in the other room who were dealt the exact same cards you were dealt. It is normal for the others to notice the score of 1500 since that was not achieved in the other room. To achieve this score you also need to win a bidding phase, the person who wins the bid will be the dummy. Nice job, it was a pleasure to see this video :)

[@kinderegard8437]

i'm glad you enjoyed the video, but damn bridge literally sounds so complicated haha

[@misc1453]

When I read, I knew nothing about bridge. But I do understand some psychology. If I were to play a game of monopoly with a group of three people and someone was in an armchair off to one side. If during a particularly exciting part of the game (say if someone had to pay £1500 rent to another player), I would choose to do murder then. Attention would be fixated upon the game enough. It would be a rash move, however.

[@imadethisaccountjusttocomm8064]

I love seeing other people fall for the same red herrings as I did :D

[@kinderegard8437]

Hahaha I get it😂😂

[@indef2def]

Sadly, I had read Cards early, before learning bridge toward the end of high school, so I can't honestly answer what I would have made of what seems in retrospect like a glaring clue. It remains on my top tier, though, for Poirot psychology. He starts everything off not by investigating technical details, but by figuring out what motivates these people at their core.

[@kinderegard8437]

Wow, it really is interesting to see how everyone with bridge knowledge picked up on the vital clue quite easily while I completely missed it…😅😅 I gotta brush up on my Poirot-contemporary knowledge, so I can hopefully get the next one right🙈

[@MissCaraMint]

Yeah the memory game. I believe everyone mentions that one round that was super exciting.

[@Natilra]

I really appreciate these videos. It's so much fun to see how other people engage with these books. BTW, on the letters, I think the point is that they weren't sent from Mrs Lorrimer's house at all

[@kinderegard8437]

But Miss Meredith and the Major still got their letters, you think the doctor send them off somewhere else and the letters that the maid saw at Mrs. Lorrimer’s were something else?🤔

[@megantouchton4636]

@@kinderegard8437 The doctor sent all the letters. I've read CotT many, many times, and the bit about Miss Meredith visiting Mrs. Lorrimer always bugged me (since, for the the life of me, I can't see what she was doing with it). If you figure that out, I'd love to know.

[@tatabedukadze8183]

i have read the book and the whole time I just knew who did it and it was so fun to watch u solve

[@faisaltaher851]

you know, it was really hard congrats on getting close tho!!!!!!

[@kinderegard8437]

Thank you!! I’ll try again next time!👍🏼🥰

[@jupitermelichios392]

I haven't watched this yet, but cards on the table is one of my absolutely favourite christie mysteries, so I'm excited for this!

[@jupitermelichios392]

Gosh, you're very good at it! I know you didn't get either, but you figured out so many details correctly, I'm very impressed! If you haven't already picked the next book, I think from memory third girl (one of the most modern ones) or one two buckle my shoe don't have any historical details which might throw you off, or evil under the sun which has lots of fun little historical curiosities, but none of them impact the solution particularly, they're just nice flavouring! Whatever book you pick, I'm subscribing to make sure I don't miss it, I'm not normally a booktube watcher, but these videos are really fun (And if you're interested, the flower you didn't know is pronounced cree-san-the-mum, but it's one a lot of native english speakers struggle with as well so you're definitely not alone!)

[@kinderegard8437]

I’m glad you’re enjoying these videos so much!!🙏🏼❤️ and thank you for the book recs for the next one - I’ll be picking one out soon to film part 3👍🏼

[@SureEnough]

I need more of this!!! I love seeing people being fooled just like me

[@kinderegard8437]

I’ll do more of these in the future👍🏼

[@amandabarrows6066]

I just read this book too... I thought the killer was going to be a fifth person we hadn't even considered, so I was way off! Great video, please make more!!!

[@kinderegard8437]

Agatha really does it every time, doesn't she? i'll try again soon

[@megantouchton4636]

The nice thing about Agatha Christie is that she does actually give all the information one needs. That being said, I've read all of her murder mysteries, and only solved one ahead of time (Sleeping Murder).

[@whiskeyii4515]

This was so much fun! I've watched all of the Poirot TV episodes years ago, but it's been so long, I've forgotten a lot of the solutions, so watching these videos is like experiencing the mystery all over again! :)

[@kinderegard8437]

I’m glad you enjoy the format!! It’s so much fun making these videos❤️

[@julieta9913]

i love your channel so much i can't believe it hasn't blown up yet!! i feel like you're so good at being a youtuber hahah

[@kinderegard8437]

Literally thank you so much for the kind words and support!!❤️❤️

[@teddytodorova]

I love your video, your summery and deductions. When I read a crime novel I don't even try to guess, because if I'm right and guess who/how/why or at least who and how I consider the book poor. From Agatha Christie novels the only one I guess correct is Peril at End House

[@robinischaotic]

Hii first but also I was sooo happy to see part 2

[@kinderegard8437]

Thank you for looking out for Part 2!! I hope you enjoyed it!🙏🏼🥰

[@g.2658]

Incidentally I just read this book a few days ago! I also do not get Bridge at all . . . SPOILER . . . . . . I guessed the murderer strictly going by the psychology - like how he was the one who everyone said that was the most likely to take high risks out of the four of them. But not gonna lie, especially the murder attempt against Anne's roommate did make me think I was wrong.

[@kinderegard8437]

Congrats for getting the murderer right!! I’ll try again next time…😅

[@triumphofmagic]

Yeah. They telegraphed that she would try to kill Rhonda or whatever her name was and I started second-guessing myself though I was completely sure it'd been the doctor all along the after Mrs Lorrimer died...

[@gtm604]

Hope you do more. Really fun to hear your thoughts as you try to solve the mystery.

[@kinderegard8437]

I’ll definitely do more! I’m glad you enjoy them!🙏🏼

[@ebea211]

I’m genuinely obsessed with these videos omg

[@kinderegard8437]

More to come..😉

[@snederatorreads2367]

I already have a plan set up with my friends to do this over winter breakkkk- too excited!!!!

[@kinderegard8437]

Definitely do it!! And let me know if you were able to crack this one! I’ll wish you all the luck👍🏼👍🏼

[@feuilletoniste]

Another layer of trickiness is found in the television adaptations of the Poirot stories (with the incomparable David Suchet as the man with ‘ze little grey cells’) because in some cases the producers put in an additional twist so that the outcome would surprise even devoted Christie fans. There is a very interesting one in the Cards on the Table adaptation, which I think you would enjoy!

[@kinderegard8437]

That’s a cool approach by the director of course! To keep even “all-knowing” Christie fans on their toes☺️

[@aemcp]

I love these videos! You should definitely try The Pale Horse if you haven't already read it

[@kinderegard8437]

Thanks for the rec, I haven’t read that one yet!👍🏼

[@triumphofmagic]

That book annoys me to a certain extent, but it also scared me for life hahaha

[@kinderegard8437]

Damn that sounds intriguing☺️😉

[@marcelaribeiro5321]

im loving this videos, its so funny get into your detective thought process hahaha would love to follow you trying to solve my 2 favorites: murder at the vicarage and of course murder on the orient express

[@kinderegard8437]

I’m glad you enjoyed the videos! I’ve already read both your fav novels and even though right now I can’t remember who was the murderer at the vicarage I would probably remember at some point… but luckily there are still lots of Agatha Christie books that I have not yet read, so there will be more to come🙏🏼❤️

[@Satunei]

Really enjoyed both parts of this, hope for more! Good luck with your channel :)

[@kinderegard8437]

Thank you for the kind wishes!🙏🏼❤️

[@anjuliechen7909]

Your passion for books is honestly so inspiring

[@kinderegard8437]

Du bist die Beste!!❤️

[@penultimateh766]

I hope your channel start growing big, I love your content and you have a great voice.

[@kinderegard8437]

Thank you so much for the kind words and the support!! It truly means a lot!!❤️❤️

[@alyssachan4330]

Thank you for your dedication

[@kinderegard8437]

Thank you for being here!!🙏🏼❤️

[@ahope1]

Brilliant video! I love how you read the books with such close attention to detail and take so many notes. An absolute pleasure to watch. Why can’t all of KZbin be like this, for Pete’s sake?!

[@kinderegard8437]

That’s a great compliment, thank you!!🙏🏼❤️

[@ChanyeolsHaneul]

I saw the movie/ TV show for this book. I really hope you get the next one.

[@kinderegard8437]

I’ll keep trying🙏🏼

[@maiainoue9880]

Do Roger Ackroyd, you'd lose your mind. Lol

[@NelsTraianova]

Hi there! I just found your channel and I love it. It has cozy vibes. Keep up the good work. Happy New Year. p.s. I'm a big fan of Agatha Christie!

[@kinderegard8437]

Hi and welcome!!🥰 thank you very much! If you like Agatha Christie you’re gonna have a great time here😉❤️ happy new year!!🍀

[@angiet0203]

AHHHH!! SO GOOD!!! Can u plz put ur ppt up in the description or sth? It’s a bit blurry on the screen :( and I REALLY want to see it!

[@JohnSmith-zq9mo]

Every rubber consists of several deals, and each deal has a bidding phase where everybody plays. It is only after the bidding is done that one player becomes the dummy. So it is not like one player would have remained passive for a a third of the night.

[@kinderegard8437]

Ahh I see, that sounds way more plausible than what I had imagined it to be☺️

[@kahkah1986]

I think this is one of the few Agatha Christie books I did actually solve. The doctor was the only one who looked around at everything in the room, so he would know where the dagger was to use it, and psychologically speaking, he was the least interested in the other people in the room, so he was the most brutal.

[@kinderegard8437]

Congrats on solving it!! I’ll try again next time😉

[@anacalejo878]

Only book of hers I managed to guess the killer of even without knowing a bloody thing about bridge. Tried to google the rules but only got more confused wheww

[@tweetysour5460]

Thats so cool,love this format ,you have a new subscriber here.❤️

[@kinderegard8437]

Thank you so much for the support!!❤️

[@kiley9441]

Yay!! So happy to see you doing this again. So entertaining!

[@kinderegard8437]

I’m glad you’re enjoying these videos!! They’re super fun to make!

[@nmair88]

Just found you today. I love this content. New subscriber.

[@kinderegard8437]

Thank you so much and welcome!!🥰

[@reveranttangent1771]

I was thinking Mrs lannimer. The soldier is my other suspect. I didn't suspect the doctor.

[@normanorourke3244]

Look forward to your next one

[@fallisdying2077]

Just found out this video and I think I'll love your video!! Really looking forward to watch this whole video :)

[@kinderegard8437]

I hope you’ll enjoy it once you’re watching it🥰

[@fallisdying2077]

@@kinderegard8437 yes I loved this!!😁😁

[@alexanderwong4985]

You deserve more subs :)

[@kinderegard8437]

Aw thanks, you’re sweet!🥹🥰

[@closiewoo5658]

Yayy I am so excited to watch this!!

[@eneyavorodecky]

I laughed my ass off when I read the name of the host initially. Such a try hard. Mr. Devil, really? 😮😂😂

[@elenavoight7249]

I love these! And you managed to actually inspire me to read again :)

[@kinderegard8437]

I’m so happy I could inspire you to read again🙏🏼❤️

[@michellegleave2550]

I just finished reading this book too! Loved your video, it was excellent. I always watch the Poirot adaptation once I’ve finished a book to see how they handle it. It was quite different to the story with the little sideline plots. Have a look at that out of interests sake.

[@kinderegard8437]

Thanks for the rec, I didn’t even know there was an adaption! But that’s probably because I’ve only watched stuff with Peter Ustinov as Hercule Poirot but with him there are only a handful of movies☺️

[@DavidMacDowellBlue]

Yeah I know almost nothing about bridge. No clue.

[@kinderegard8437]

Welcome to the club lol…😂

[@73dmonty]

keep it coming!!

[@ayaehab]

don't remember if it's mentioned in the book or not, but shaitana literally mean devil in Arabic and Christie was so interested in the Middle East

[@kinderegard8437]

That’s really interesting! It wasn’t mentioned in the book but Agatha must have done it on purpose. Thanks for telling me!🥰

[@ayaehab]

@@kinderegard8437 totally yes! Try solving or just reading Death on the Nile. Takes place in Egypt. it's one of my favourites too, since it's set in my country haha

[@kinderegard8437]

An absolute classic! I’ve already read it so I sadly can’t do one of these videos on it..😢 I’m sooo excited about the new movie adaptation coming out soon😍

[@ayaehab]

@@kinderegard8437 Oh it's okay! I am not that excited anymore sadly. Gal isn't one of my favourite actresses and that whole thing wit Armie yikes

[@martamelia8821]

I looovee this kind of video😍💚

[@kinderegard8437]

I’ll do more in the future👍🏼

[@be7e4px]

Yay! I love these!!

[@kinderegard8437]

There so much fun to make as well, so there will definitely be more in the future😁

[@malireid7364]

This was such a good video haha

[@kinderegard8437]

Thank you!!🥰

[@lewiskwok8100]

You did good。 Why are you not posting anymore?

[@bluebirdeyes]

Someone may have already pointed this out but colonel is pronounced like "kernel" because English is weird. Also you were close with chrysanthemums, the emphasis is on the second syllable. Kris-SAN-thi-mums

[@kinderegard8437]

omg thanks for pointing that one out, i knew of i military position called "kernel" but i had no idea it's the same as 'colonel' - you simply write and pronounce it so differently haha

[@aaronpculley]

If you do another video like this, try Hunting Party by Lucy Foley or Guest List by same author. I recommend The Hunting Party 🙃🙂

[@kinderegard8437]

Thank you for the recommendation!🙏🏼❤️

[@andrearossemontorohidalgo3631]

amos tus videos💕🛐

[@kinderegard8437]

ayyy muchas gracias!!

[@user-zb8hc2im4e]

Read all da books shi mad fire

[@nai1729]

you don’t even have 1k subs yet??? wow!!!

[@kinderegard8437]

Working hard on it..😅💪🏼

[@turtleneck_frog]

HOW DID I GUESS IT RIGHT

[@kinderegard8437]

Congrats!!👏🏼

[@myckeli]

Do By the pricking of my thumb and And then there were none if you havent read them. I read them when I was little and dont remember the solution but I remember that I really liked them@

[@kinderegard8437]

Sounds good, thanks for the recs👍🏼

[@myckeli]

@@kinderegard8437 was in the middle of cooking so I forgot to mention that I really love these videos !!

[@kinderegard8437]

Honestly thank you so much!! That really means a lot🥰🥺

[@hodamedhat541]

Women I would watch a 2 hour video solving mystery 😂

[@kinderegard8437]

You sound like a ride or die, I really appreciate your dedication❤️🥺

[@TheJulleful]

May I ask you what your native language is? Your accent sounds different from what I'm used to in media (english is a third language for me so I can't pin-point an accent)

[@kinderegard8437]

my first language is German😊

[@mtoddy444]

You’re awesome and so cute💕love from the UK x

[@kinderegard8437]

Thaaanks you’re so sweet🥰❤️

[@patavinity1262]

You realize you could just incorporate the slides into the video, rather than filming your laptop screen?

[@kinderegard8437]

Sure but I prefer to do it this way since I like to point at the screen and interact with it etc and I can’t do that when it’s “not there” you see

[@Angel_mode]

i think the pin board is an important part of these videos lol

[@kinderegard8437]

So you liked the pinboard more than the power point?

[@Angel_mode]

@@kinderegard8437 I like both but the pinboard adds to the chaos a little bit :))))

[@kinderegard8437]

Okidoki, noted 👍🏼