Case 67: The Lobby

Hard, hotelCase 67: The Lobby

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.

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Stand or sit onarmchairbench

Only besidefloor lampbinbartablefridgeplantsink

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.

LaraSelected
She was in the rightmost column.
Priya
She was north of Gwen.
She was east of Jasper.
Dimitri
He was in a corner of the corridor.
Olivia
She was the only person in an armchair.
She was in a corner of the lobby.
Jasper
He was alone.
He was beside a table.
Gwen
She was either beside a plant or the window.
the hotel manager
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.
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.

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