Case 119: The Applause

Hard, the theatreCase 119: The Applause

7 people were in the building, and one of them did not come out. Everyone was on a different square, never two in one row or one column, on the 8 wide by 7 tall plan. Work out where each of them was, the victim included. Whoever was alone with the victim did it.

First time? The practice case shows you how it works, step by step.Practise first

Stand or sit onseatstagechairarmchair

Only besidespotlightpianofloor lampplantguitarbarcoat racktable

Tap a face, then a square, or drag0/7

The cards

Pick a person by tapping the photo on their card, the victim too. Then tap a square to put them there, or drag the photo onto it. At this difficulty the game does not cross off rows and columns for you, unless you switch on Cross off for me. Holding a square, or switching the pencil on, makes a note. Keyboard: Enter places, Shift and Enter makes a note.

FelixSelected
He was in a corner of the foyer.
Dimitri
He was either beside a table or the bar.
Nadia
She was with Jonah in the orchestra pit.
She was in the bottom row.
Jonah
He was not beside the piano.
Olivia
She was sitting in a chair at the bar.
Ines
She was the only person in a seat.
the leading man
The victim. He was alone with the murderer, in a room with nobody else in it.

Good to know

Beside: on one of the four squares directly above, below, left or right, in the same room. Diagonally does not count, and neither does through a wall. A window or door in the wall of your square is beside you.
In a corner: on a square of that room where two of its walls meet. The end of a narrow corridor counts too.
The only person in a chair (or on a couch, bed or rug): nobody else is on one, in any room.

0 of 7 placed

Place everyone first, the victim too.

If it is not right yet, checking costs 30 seconds.