[quote=@Buddha]Am I wrong though. Whenever people play a supposed genius they just meta-game the shit out of everything to make the character seem smart.[/quote]
Or, worse, they make the NPCs act exceptionally stupid to make their own character seem smarter, even though the character's actions aren't really noteworthy.

Generic McDumbass: "There was a burglary in this house and we can't figure out what happened! Help us, Pseudo McGenius!"
Pseudo McGenius: "Hmm, I can deduct from these obvious muddy footprints that the burglar entered through this windows, took something off that table and then left. If we go outside, we can follow his footsteps through the conveniently muddy landscape!"
Generic McDumbass: "Wow, Pseudo! I don't know what we would do without your clever insight."