The case
Difficulty4 of 48×8 · 7 suspectsRain on the Corral
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
Seven people on an 8×8 lot in the rain. Expert placement with no glyphs or holes — the difficulty is the length of the chain, not a gimmick on the board.
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 Bunk Room
was not in a ladderback chair
was and was
was the Saloon
was
was not in a ladderback chair
was on the same diagonal as
was a pool table
was on the same diagonal as
was a rocking chair
was not a rocking chair
was in the Corral
was in a corner of their area
was a rocking chair
was in the Saloon
Found in the room with the murderer.
Deduction board
0 of 8 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 and was
- was the Saloon
- was
- was a pool table
- was a rocking chair
- was not in a ladderback chair
- was in the Bunk Room
- was in a corner of their area
- was on the same diagonal as
- was not a rocking chair
- was a rocking chair
- was in the Corral
- was not in a ladderback chair
- was on the same diagonal as
- was in the Saloon
Everyone stands in a different row and a different column. The victim was with the murderer, so whoever shares 's room did it.