VerdictCASE FILES Nº 2026-06-23

Today's three cases

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 Eclipse Night at Cawdor Observatory — the Moreau file

EASY · 14 clues

A priceless star map disappeared the night of the eclipse. Each astronomer worked through the dark in a different dome along the ridge. Walk the domes, one by one, and name the thief.

  1. 1. Dr. Halley Vance was right next to the one tracking the ringed planet.
  2. 2. Dr. Halley Vance was in the dome right before the one tracking the new star.
  3. 3. Dr. Halley Vance was in the dome right before the one using the brass telescope.
  4. 4. Cassia Moreau was right next to the one using the celestial globe.
  5. 5. Lena Ostrov was in the dome right before the one tracking the eclipse.
  6. 6. Cassia Moreau was right next to the one using the reflector scope.
  7. 7. Cassia Moreau was in the dome right before the one using the reflector scope.
  8. 8. The one using the reflector scope and the one tracking the meteor shower are the same person.
  9. 9. Lena Ostrov and the one tracking the ringed planet are the same person.
  10. 10. Cassia Moreau was right next to the one tracking the meteor shower.
  11. 11. The one tracking the ringed planet was somewhere before the one tracking the new star in the line.
  12. 12. Idris Hawke and the one tracking the meteor shower are the same person.
  13. 13. Dr. Halley Vance and the one using the reflector scope were exactly 2 domes apart.
  14. 14. The one using the celestial globe was somewhere before the one tracking the new star in the line.

Murder on the Coastal Line — the Laurent file

MEDIUM · 13 clues

The 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. 1. Jonah Webb was in the compartment right before the passenger with the leather satchel.
  2. 2. Odette Laurent and the passenger with the violin case are the same person.
  3. 3. Leo Fontaine was in the compartment right before the one headed to Windmere.
  4. 4. The passenger with the medical bag was right next to the one headed to Larkspur.
  5. 5. Mona Reyes was in the compartment right before Leo Fontaine.
  6. 6. Stefan Iverson was right next to the one headed to Larkspur.
  7. 7. The passenger with the leather satchel was right next to the one headed to Larkspur.
  8. 8. Jonah Webb was right next to the one headed to Saltcliff.
  9. 9. The passenger with the leather satchel was in the compartment right before the one headed to Ashport.
  10. 10. Stefan Iverson and the passenger with the violin case were exactly 4 compartments apart.
  11. 11. Stefan Iverson and the passenger with the medical bag are the same person.
  12. 12. The passenger with the film canister was somewhere after the passenger with the medical bag but before the passenger with the steamer trunk.
  13. 13. The passenger with the steamer trunk was right next to the one headed to Saltcliff.

The Midnight Bank at the Casino Verlaine — the Berger file

HARD · 18 clues

A fake high-value chip worth a fortune slipped through the cashier's cage just before the house closed the books. Every suspect sat in a different private gaming room set out in a single long row. Trace the row and unmask the forger.

  1. 1. Jasper Quaid was right next to whoever stacked the ivory chips.
  2. 2. Cordelia Frost was right next to the high-stakes baccarat player.
  3. 3. Cordelia Frost was in the room right before Anselm Berger.
  4. 4. The blackjack player was right next to the one drinking the gin rickey.
  5. 5. Jasper Quaid and whoever stacked the cobalt chips are the same person.
  6. 6. The high-stakes baccarat player was right next to the one drinking the dry martini.
  7. 7. Dashiell Crane and the one drinking the white russian are the same person.
  8. 8. Cordelia Frost was somewhere before Anselm Berger in the line.
  9. 9. Jasper Quaid was somewhere before the high-stakes baccarat player in the line.
  10. 10. Anselm Berger and the one drinking the white russian were exactly 4 rooms apart.
  11. 11. The high-stakes baccarat player and the one drinking the brandy sour are the same person.
  12. 12. Ingrid Halvorsen and whoever stacked the ivory chips were exactly 2 rooms apart.
  13. 13. The one drinking the absinthe was somewhere after the one drinking the white russian but before the one drinking the gin rickey.
  14. 14. Dashiell Crane and the faro player are the same person.
  15. 15. The baccarat player and the one drinking the dry martini were exactly 2 rooms apart.
  16. 16. The blackjack player was right next to whoever stacked the amber chips.
  17. 17. The one drinking the gin rickey was in the room right before the one drinking the dry martini.
  18. 18. The baccarat player was in the room right before whoever stacked the scarlet chips.

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