The Automaton That Sneezed

Victorian London · case 22 of 50 · Hard · 4×5
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An automaton chess player, the Grand Vizier, has beaten every guest at the Belgravia ball at a guinea a game: sixty games, sixty wins, and its cabinet opened to show nothing but clockwork. Then, in the sixty-first game, one guest swore that he heard it sneeze.

Adaprofessor
Beaservant
Caljeweller
Devjeweller
Ezraviolinist
Freyalamplighter
Guscook
Hanacook
Irisviolinist
Joanprofessor
Kofiservant
Lenaprofessor
Milaviolinist
Nicoviolinist
Ottolamplighter
Percyjeweller
Queeniecook
Rufuslamplighter
Sadieservant
Tariqjeweller

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Victorian London: case 22

This Hard case seats 20 suspects on a 4×5 grid. 15 of them carry a clue; the other 5 only have something to say about themselves. 7 of the steps can only be proven by reading two or more clues together. Case 22 of the free Victorian London case pack. Same rules as every Clues & Culprits case: everyone tells the truth, and only proven verdicts stick.

← Case 21: Signed On in His Sleep · Case 23: The Soprano Who Sang Baritone →

SeatSuspectRole in this caseClass
A1AdaprofessorScholar
B1BeaservantServant
C1CaljewellerMerchant
D1DevjewellerMerchant
A2EzraviolinistArtist
B2FreyalamplighterLaborer
C2GuscookCook
D2HanacookCook
A3IrisviolinistArtist
B3JoanprofessorScholar
C3KofiservantServant
D3LenaprofessorScholar
A4MilaviolinistArtist
B4NicoviolinistArtist
C4OttolamplighterLaborer
D4PercyjewellerMerchant
A5QueeniecookCook
B5RufuslamplighterLaborer
C5SadieservantServant
D5TariqjewellerMerchant

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