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.
Pick your level — free →The Eclipse Night at Cawdor Observatory — the Moreau file
EASY · 14 cluesA 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. Dr. Halley Vance was right next to the one tracking the ringed planet.
- 2. Dr. Halley Vance was in the dome right before the one tracking the new star.
- 3. Dr. Halley Vance was in the dome right before the one using the brass telescope.
- 4. Cassia Moreau was right next to the one using the celestial globe.
- 5. Lena Ostrov was in the dome right before the one tracking the eclipse.
- 6. Cassia Moreau was right next to the one using the reflector scope.
- 7. Cassia Moreau was in the dome right before the one using the reflector scope.
- 8. The one using the reflector scope and the one tracking the meteor shower are the same person.
- 9. Lena Ostrov and the one tracking the ringed planet are the same person.
- 10. Cassia Moreau was right next to the one tracking the meteor shower.
- 11. The one tracking the ringed planet was somewhere before the one tracking the new star in the line.
- 12. Idris Hawke and the one tracking the meteor shower are the same person.
- 13. Dr. Halley Vance and the one using the reflector scope were exactly 2 domes apart.
- 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 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. Jonah Webb was in the compartment right before the passenger with the leather satchel.
- 2. Odette Laurent and the passenger with the violin case are the same person.
- 3. Leo Fontaine was in the compartment right before the one headed to Windmere.
- 4. The passenger with the medical bag was right next to the one headed to Larkspur.
- 5. Mona Reyes was in the compartment right before Leo Fontaine.
- 6. Stefan Iverson was right next to the one headed to Larkspur.
- 7. The passenger with the leather satchel was right next to the one headed to Larkspur.
- 8. Jonah Webb was right next to the one headed to Saltcliff.
- 9. The passenger with the leather satchel was in the compartment right before the one headed to Ashport.
- 10. Stefan Iverson and the passenger with the violin case were exactly 4 compartments apart.
- 11. Stefan Iverson and the passenger with the medical bag are the same person.
- 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. 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 cluesA 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. Jasper Quaid was right next to whoever stacked the ivory chips.
- 2. Cordelia Frost was right next to the high-stakes baccarat player.
- 3. Cordelia Frost was in the room right before Anselm Berger.
- 4. The blackjack player was right next to the one drinking the gin rickey.
- 5. Jasper Quaid and whoever stacked the cobalt chips are the same person.
- 6. The high-stakes baccarat player was right next to the one drinking the dry martini.
- 7. Dashiell Crane and the one drinking the white russian are the same person.
- 8. Cordelia Frost was somewhere before Anselm Berger in the line.
- 9. Jasper Quaid was somewhere before the high-stakes baccarat player in the line.
- 10. Anselm Berger and the one drinking the white russian were exactly 4 rooms apart.
- 11. The high-stakes baccarat player and the one drinking the brandy sour are the same person.
- 12. Ingrid Halvorsen and whoever stacked the ivory chips were exactly 2 rooms apart.
- 13. The one drinking the absinthe was somewhere after the one drinking the white russian but before the one drinking the gin rickey.
- 14. Dashiell Crane and the faro player are the same person.
- 15. The baccarat player and the one drinking the dry martini were exactly 2 rooms apart.
- 16. The blackjack player was right next to whoever stacked the amber chips.
- 17. The one drinking the gin rickey was in the room right before the one drinking the dry martini.
- 18. The baccarat player was in the room right before whoever stacked the scarlet chips.
Every Verdict case has exactly one solution, provably reachable by deduction alone — no guessing required. Can you close all three?