Case 76: The Conservatory

Extra hard, country houseCase 76: The Conservatory

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 9 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 onrugchaircouchpuddlebench

Only besidegrandfather clockplantshrubfloor lamptablepet basketbinfireplace

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.

DimitriSelected
He was west of the gardener.
Grandpa Joe
He was east of Naomi.
He was west of Mr Hughes.
He was north of Dimitri.
Rafi
He was alone.
He was east of the gardener.
Mr Hughes
He was alone with Grandpa Joe.
He was east of Rafi.
He was either beside a plant or a bin.
Uncle Ted
He was east of the gardener.
He was south of the gardener.
He was either beside a couch or a shrub.
Naomi
She was alone.
the gardener
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.
North of someone: in a higher row, in any column. The same goes for south, east and west.
Alone: nobody else in the same room, the victim included. Alone with someone: those two, and nobody else in that room.

0 of 7 placed

Place everyone first, the victim too.

If it is not right yet, checking costs 30 seconds and does not say how many are wrong.