The case
Difficulty2 of 46×6 · 5 suspectsA Poke Short at the Window
Case file
The stage was due at dawn and the wind was loud enough to hide anything. was found at Cutbank Station with the lamp still lit. Nine people were on the property, each one somewhere different — and one of them was not alone.
Why this one is tricky
Five people on a 6×6 Cutbank lot after Verity's missing ounce. Pure placement — the poke that came up short at the assay window is the incident, not a hidden role — until one of them is left with Franklin at the counter.
Two rules close every case. One person per row, and one per column. The victim takes the last remaining legal square, and whoever shares that room did it.
A square with furniture drawn on it is taken. Bare floor is somewhere a suspect can stand. Rooms are patches of matching floor.
Start from the strongest clues. Stack two clues about the same person before you place anyone. Switch on Pencil when two or three seats remain — that is not a guess.
Underlined words in the clue list — alone, beside, north of — explain themselves if you tap them.
Suspects
Tap a portrait for details. Tap below to select, then tap a square.
was in the Livery Stable
was in the 5th row
was not a water trough
was in the 2nd column
was in the 3rd column
was in the Livery Stable
was not in a ladderback chair
Found in the room with the murderer.
Deduction board
0 of 6 placed.
Tools
What you are looking at
A square with furniture on it is taken. A square showing bare floor is somewhere a suspect can stand.
Rooms are the areas of matching floor, with a black line with a gold stroke tracing where one ends and the next begins.
Small letters along the bottom of a square are your own pencil marks — a note, never a placement.
Clues
Every clue is load-bearing — drop one and the case stops being solvable.
- was not a water trough
- was in the Livery Stable
- was in the 3rd column
- was in the Livery Stable
- was not in a ladderback chair
- was in the 2nd column
- was in the 5th row
Everyone stands in a different row and a different column. The victim was with the murderer, so whoever shares 's room did it.