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Oct 16, 2026 — Easy case
Thornbury's prize marrow weighed in at 61 kilos, smashing the county record and winning £5,000 for the village hall. The judges have now been told it was grown in a polytunnel in Kent and driven over in a horsebox at dawn.
This Easy case seats 16 suspects on a 4×4 grid. 14 of them carry a clue; the other 2 only have something to say about themselves. Every step can be proven from a single clue plus what you already know. Every verdict you enter is checked against all the scenarios that still fit the statements on file, so a move only sticks when it is proven.
The opening statement
Iris the bandleader starts the case already proven a criminal:
The person between me and Kofi is a criminal.— Iris, bandleader (A3)
The lineup
Suspects stand in alphabetical order, left to right and top to bottom. Each belongs to one of Clues & Culprits’ twelve character classes — the badge on their nameplate. This case uses 5 of them, each cast as a role in the setting: poachers, stewards, mayors, bandleaders, farmers. Clues about a role (“exactly one of the bandleaders”) count everyone in it.
| Seat | Suspect | Role in this case | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | Amir | poacher | Rogue |
| B1 | Bea | steward | Servant |
| C1 | Celia | mayor | Noble |
| D1 | Dexter | mayor | Noble |
| A2 | Ezra | bandleader | Artist |
| B2 | Freya | farmer | Laborer |
| C2 | Gemma | steward | Servant |
| D2 | Hugo | poacher | Rogue |
| A3 | Iris | bandleader | Artist |
| B3 | Jasper | farmer | Laborer |
| C3 | Kofi | steward | Servant |
| D3 | Lionel | mayor | Noble |
| A4 | Mila | bandleader | Artist |
| B4 | Nico | bandleader | Artist |
| C4 | Otto | farmer | Laborer |
| D4 | Pia | poacher | Rogue |
Stuck?
The in-game hint first points at the statement to re-read, then at the suspect you can prove, then shows the proof. For a gentler nudge, open the spoiler-free hints for Oct 16, 2026, or press Share to send a friend your exact board. New to the format? The deduction-puzzle guide covers the habits that unlock every step.
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