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Oct 2, 2026 — Easy case
The first edition of the Evening Clarion announced the mayor's resignation. The second edition, forty minutes later, did not — and in between, someone collected £60,000 from bookmakers who had taken bets on exactly that.
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
Kurt the tipster starts the case already proven innocent:
The person between me and Ivan is innocent.— Kurt, tipster (C3)
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: reporters, lawyers, editors, printers, tipsters. Clues about a role (“exactly one of the tipsters”) count everyone in it.
| Seat | Suspect | Role in this case | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | Arlo | reporter | Courier |
| B1 | Basil | lawyer | Official |
| C1 | Celia | editor | Noble |
| D1 | Dexter | editor | Noble |
| A2 | Emil | lawyer | Official |
| B2 | Freya | printer | Laborer |
| C2 | Greta | lawyer | Official |
| D2 | Hugo | tipster | Rogue |
| A3 | Ivan | printer | Laborer |
| B3 | Juno | reporter | Courier |
| C3 | Kurt | tipster | Rogue |
| D3 | Lionel | editor | Noble |
| A4 | Marco | editor | Noble |
| B4 | Ned | reporter | Courier |
| C4 | Otto | printer | Laborer |
| D4 | Pia | tipster | 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 2, 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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