The case
Difficulty2 of 46×6 · 5 suspectsThe Vendor Who Stayed Late
Case file
The lanterns go out at three and the gates are chained by half past. was found in the Lantern Market when the sweepers came through. The gate ledger lists everyone still inside, one to a stall — and one of them was standing right there.
Why this one is tricky
A hidden weighmaster: you place five vendors and also name who holds the role. The role is part of the deduction, not a label after you finish.
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 with
was not a noodle counter
was in the 1st column
was the weighmaster
was a fruit cart
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.
★ — a square marked for the weighmaster, and only they may stand on one.
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 in the 1st column
- was with
- was not a noodle counter
- was the weighmaster
- was a fruit cart
Everyone stands in a different row and a different column. The victim was with the murderer, so whoever shares 's room did it.