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Oct 3, 2026 — Easy case
The ice swan at the Chalet Edelweiss gala was meant to melt by midnight. At 11:40 someone wheeled it out into the snow, and by dawn the Kessler rubies — stolen in Milan last week — had crossed the Alps without passing a single customs post.
This Easy case seats 16 suspects on a 4×4 grid. 12 of them carry a clue; the other 4 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
Marco the heir starts the case already proven a criminal:
Everyone below Gemma is innocent.— Marco, heir (A4)
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: snowboarders, chalet hosts, ice sculptors, heirs, lift operators. Clues about a role (“exactly one of the heirs”) count everyone in it.
| Seat | Suspect | Role in this case | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | Amir | snowboarder | Rogue |
| B1 | Bea | chalet host | Servant |
| C1 | Cora | ice sculptor | Artist |
| D1 | Dexter | heir | Noble |
| A2 | Ezra | ice sculptor | Artist |
| B2 | Freya | lift operator | Laborer |
| C2 | Gemma | chalet host | Servant |
| D2 | Hugo | snowboarder | Rogue |
| A3 | Ivan | lift operator | Laborer |
| B3 | Jasper | lift operator | Laborer |
| C3 | Kofi | chalet host | Servant |
| D3 | Lionel | heir | Noble |
| A4 | Marco | heir | Noble |
| B4 | Nico | ice sculptor | Artist |
| C4 | Otto | lift operator | Laborer |
| D4 | Pia | snowboarder | 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 3, 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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