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Oct 24, 2026 — Easy case
One night in late September, four tonnes of prize Pinot grapes were picked from the hillside at Château Verlaine — every bunch, every row. By morning the only trace was a single pair of secateurs and an empty wheelbarrow.
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
Bruno the estate guard starts the case already proven a criminal:
The only delivery driver in my row is a criminal.— Bruno, estate guard (B1)
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: delivery drivers, estate guards, label painters, estate owners, estate chefs. Clues about a role (“exactly one of the estate guards”) count everyone in it.
| Seat | Suspect | Role in this case | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | Arlo | delivery driver | Courier |
| B1 | Bruno | estate guard | Enforcer |
| C1 | Cora | label painter | Artist |
| D1 | Dexter | estate owner | Noble |
| A2 | Ezra | label painter | Artist |
| B2 | Frank | estate guard | Enforcer |
| C2 | Gus | estate chef | Cook |
| D2 | Hana | estate chef | Cook |
| A3 | Iris | label painter | Artist |
| B3 | Juno | delivery driver | Courier |
| C3 | Kira | label painter | Artist |
| D3 | Lionel | estate owner | Noble |
| A4 | Mabel | estate chef | Cook |
| B4 | Nora | estate guard | Enforcer |
| C4 | Olive | estate owner | Noble |
| D4 | Petra | delivery driver | Courier |
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 24, 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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