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Case 22: who took the Egyptian Urn?
The guard on duty at the museum admits, a little embarrassed, that he dozed off for ten minutes. When he woke up, the Egyptian Urn, resting in the Inner Courtyard, was gone. He swears he doesn't snore that loudly. Help the police unmask the thief.
The board
- 1Main Hall
- 2Office
- 3Café
- 4Reception Area
- 5Archive
- 6Restrooms
- 7Storage Room
- 8Lobby
- 9Inner Courtyard
- 10Cloakroom
- 11Restoration Room
- Plant: no character can stand on its cell, but the stolen item can be there.
- Seat: anyone can be on it.
- Table: nothing can be on its cell.
- Screen: nothing can be on its cell.
Suspects and clues
- PPriya
She's in row 8. - MMatthew
He's next to a plant. - JJavier
He's in column E. - WWendy
She's in the Reception Area. - HHana
She's 2 columns away from the Café and 4 columns away from the Restoration Room. - IInes
She's in a corner. - GGrace
She's 3 rows away from the Restoration Room. - EEgyptian Urn (stolen item)
It's not next to any wall.
Remember the rules: no two suspects (nor the item) ever share a row or a column, each character is in a different room, and the thief is the only one sharing a room with the stolen item. Unsure? Read how to play and the clue types.
Solution
Try it yourself first: pen and paper are enough. When you want to check, open the reasoned solution.
Show the step-by-step solution
- Priya's clue: She's in row 8. 4 cells remain possible: A8, B8, F8 and G8.
- Matthew's clue: He's next to a plant. It leaves a single cell: F4.
- Javier's clue: He's in column E. 5 cells remain possible: E1, E2, E3, E4 and E5.
- Wendy's clue: She's in the Reception Area. 2 cells remain possible: C6 and C7.
- Hana's clue: She's 2 columns away from the Café and 4 columns away from the Restoration Room. It leaves a single cell: D7.
- Ines's clue: She's in a corner. 31 cells remain possible.
- Grace's clue: She's 3 rows away from the Restoration Room. It leaves a single cell: H3.
- The stolen item's clue: It's not next to any wall. 2 cells remain possible: B4 and B5.
- Matthew can only be on F4. No one else can be in row 4 or column F, and no other character can be in the Restrooms.
- Hana can only be on D7. No one else can be in row 7 or column D, and no other character can be in the Main Hall.
- C7 has already been ruled out, so Wendy can only be on C6. No one else can be in row 6 or column C, and no other character can be in the Reception Area.
- Grace can only be on H3. No one else can be in row 3 or column H, and no other character can be in the Inner Courtyard.
- B4 has already been ruled out, so the Egyptian Urn can only be on B5. No one else can be in row 5 or column B.
- Every cell still open to Priya is in row 8, so no one else can be in that row.
- Every cell still open to Javier is in the Cloakroom, so no other character can be there.
- Every other cell the clue allowed has already been ruled out, so Ines can only be on A1. No one else can be in row 1 or column A, and no other character can be in the Lobby.
- A8, B8 and F8 have already been ruled out, so Priya can only be on G8.
- E1, E3, E4 and E5 have already been ruled out, so Javier can only be on E2.
Conclusion: Ines is the only person sharing the Lobby with the Egyptian Urn, which is on B5. She is the thief.