The cases for 2026-06-30
Three deduction cases — Easy, Medium, Hard. Each has exactly one solution, reachable by logic alone. No guessing, ever. Solve any one to keep your streak.
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The Blackwood Manor Affair — the Marsh file
EASY · 13 cluesA storm, a sealed manor, and a missing heirloom. Each guest spent the evening in a different room along the great hall. Work out who was where — and with what.
- 1. The guest drinking the claret was in the room right before the guest drinking the espresso.
- 2. Felix Marsh was right next to the guest drinking the espresso.
- 3. Clara Voss was in the room right before the one carrying the fountain pen.
- 4. Kit Lawrence and the guest drinking the mulled wine are the same person.
- 5. Felix Marsh was in the room right before the one carrying the silk gloves.
- 6. The guest drinking the absinthe was somewhere before the one carrying the silk gloves in the line.
- 7. The guest drinking the absinthe was right next to the one carrying the fountain pen.
- 8. Lavinia Crane was in the room right before the guest drinking the absinthe.
- 9. The one carrying the monocle was in the room right before the one carrying the fountain pen.
- 10. Lavinia Crane was right next to the one carrying the silver flask.
- 11. The guest drinking the absinthe and the one carrying the silver flask are the same person.
- 12. The guest drinking the absinthe was in the room right before the one carrying the silk gloves.
- 13. The guest drinking the espresso was in the room right before the one carrying the silver flask.
Murder on the Coastal Line — the Novak file
MEDIUM · 10 cluesThe night train pulled in one passenger short. The remaining travelers each rode in a different compartment, numbered from the engine back. Reconstruct the carriage.
- 1. Stefan Iverson and the passenger with the leather satchel are the same person.
- 2. Stefan Iverson was in the compartment right before the passenger with the map tube.
- 3. Pavel Novak was somewhere before the passenger with the violin case in the line.
- 4. Iris Calloway was in the compartment right before the one headed to Windmere.
- 5. The passenger with the violin case was right next to the one headed to Eastgate.
- 6. The passenger with the map tube was somewhere before the passenger with the violin case in the line.
- 7. Ruth Calder was in the compartment right before the one headed to Ashport.
- 8. The passenger with the birdcage was right next to the one headed to Pinehurst.
- 9. The passenger with the violin case and the one headed to Saltcliff are the same person.
- 10. Iris Calloway and the passenger with the medical bag are the same person.
Opening Night at the Meridian Gallery — the Roux file
HARD · 17 cluesA fake painting surfaced at last night's opening. Each guest stopped at a different spot along the gallery wall. Trace their evening, spot by spot.
- 1. Hugo Marchetti and whoever arrived at 7:35 are the same person.
- 2. The one looking at the mobile was in the spot right before whoever arrived at 7:35.
- 3. Imogen Frey and whoever arrived at 7:10 are the same person.
- 4. The one looking at the triptych was right next to whoever arrived at 6:40.
- 5. Delphine Roux was right next to the one holding the iced tea.
- 6. Delphine Roux and the one looking at the woodcut are the same person.
- 7. Hugo Marchetti was somewhere before whoever arrived at 8:50 in the line.
- 8. The one looking at the woodcut was somewhere before whoever arrived at 7:10 in the line.
- 9. The one looking at the woodcut was somewhere before the one holding the iced tea in the line.
- 10. Beatrix Hale was right next to the one holding the kir royale.
- 11. The one looking at the charcoal sketch was right next to whoever arrived at 8:50.
- 12. The one looking at the woodcut and whoever arrived at 8:30 are the same person.
- 13. Beatrix Hale was in the spot right before whoever arrived at 8:50.
- 14. The one looking at the glass sculpture was in the spot right before whoever arrived at 6:40.
- 15. The one looking at the charcoal sketch and the one holding the lemonade are the same person.
- 16. The one looking at the triptych and whoever arrived at 8:50 are the same person.
- 17. Freya Holt and the one holding the whiskey are the same person.
Every Verdict case has exactly one solution, provably reachable by deduction alone — no guessing required. Can you close all three?