Roottrees: Narrowing Down Relatives by Names, Maiden Names, and Generations
Check which candidates fit empty family tree slots rather than selecting criminal suspects. Work through contradictions in names, relationships, photographs, and occupations.
Scope: The Roottrees are Dead, 2025 commercial edition (PC)
Checked scope: Covers family tree basics, matching the first 9 people, using searches and evidence, and starting Roottreemania. Does not include answers for every person, every achievement, or a complete solution to the additional case. Includes English UI labels.
Sources checked on: 2026-10-16
9 / 9 results
4 Ways to Check a Candidate
Keep candidates based on specific statements in the evidence, rather than your impression of a person.
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| Check | What to Examine | If It Does Not Match |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Parent, child, sibling, and cousin relationships | Check whether you have placed them on the wrong branch |
| Name | Maiden names, married names, generational suffixes, and word order | Recheck the candidate's full name in its original spelling |
| Portrait | The person pictured and the source's date | Check that you have not confused similar faces |
| Occupation | Career articles and the numbered presidency | Compare the actual options rather than a general impression |
No entries in this table match. Shorten the search or clear the input to show all entries again.
Keep Confirmed Facts Separate from Hypotheses
This is an organizational method for players. Add other evidence instead of deciding family relationships from a single photograph.
- Write down the evidence for each card's name, portrait, and occupation.
- Mark information stated directly in articles and separate it from guesses such as facial resemblance alone.
- Search again only for contradictory items; do not erase information likely to be correct along with them.
- Use confirmed relatives to narrow down the generation and branch where a candidate belongs.
Common Name Mix-Ups
A family tree heading or a name used in an article may not have the same form as the full name required for an entry.
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| Example | What to Recheck |
|---|---|
| Listed under a married surname | Maiden name and spouse information |
| Has Jr. or a generational suffix | Which generation the person belongs to |
| Several people have similar first names | Middle names or initials |
| Similar beginnings or endings of names | The exact name order in the source |
| A shortened name is used | Articles linking it to the full name |
No entries in this table match. Shorten the search or clear the input to show all entries again.
If the Name Looks Right, Check the Photograph Too
The official troubleshooting guidance also mentions confusion between similar portraits. An entry failing to lock in does not automatically mean the system is broken.
- Reopen the candidate's original photograph in Evidence.
- Check which face you registered and compare it with the family tree portrait.
- Check whether the candidate's occupation and generation also match.
- If Duck's hint points to a particular person, focus on reviewing that card.
Check the Entry Format in the Additional Case Too
In Roottreemania, first and last names are selected separately. Do not rely on elimination based only on your experience with the main case's name list.
- Record first and last names from articles separately.
- Keep new parent-child relationships separate from information on the previous family tree.
- Use evidence from the additional case instead of deciding from your recollection of people in the main case alone.
This page does not list every Roottreemania candidate.
Frequently asked questions
Why does the URL say suspects when there is no suspect list?
This page checks possible blood relatives to match the game's actual objective. It does not invent a list of murder motives, weapons, or alibis.
Does sharing a surname prove a blood relationship?
A surname alone is not enough. Check marriage, maiden names, and parent-child relationships in sources, then compare the family tree's branch and generation.