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Case 33: who took the Egyptian Urn?
An urgent call has come in from the staff at the museum: the Egyptian Urn, normally kept in the Workshop, has been stolen. The theft must have happened at some point during the day without anyone noticing. Help the police unmask the thief.
The board
- 1Restoration Room
- 2Lobby
- 3Cloakroom
- 4Security Room
- 5Inner Courtyard
- 6Workshop
- 7Reception Area
- 8Storage Room
- 9Exhibition Hall
- 10Office
- 11Restrooms
- 12Café
- Plant: no character can stand on its cell, but the stolen item can be there.
- Seat: anyone can be on it.
- Shelf: no character can stand on its cell, but the stolen item can be there.
- Table: nothing can be on its cell.
- Screen: nothing can be on its cell.
- Window: the blue line on a wall.
Suspects and clues
- GGustavo
He's 7 columns away from the Reception Area. - PPriya
She's in the Inner Courtyard. - IInes
She's next to a table and in row 7. - MMatthew
He's on a seat. - FFatima
She's right next to the Workshop. - SSven
He's 2 rows away from the Lobby. - LLucy
She's in a corner. - 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
- Gustavo's clue: He's 7 columns away from the Reception Area. 2 cells remain possible: A1 and A2.
- Priya's clue: She's in the Inner Courtyard. 4 cells remain possible: B8, A9, B9 and C9.
- Ines's clue: She's next to a table and in row 7. 2 cells remain possible: F7 and H7.
- Matthew's clue: He's on a seat. 2 cells remain possible: E5 and B6.
- Fatima's clue: She's right next to the Workshop. 9 cells remain possible.
- Sven's clue: He's 2 rows away from the Lobby. It leaves a single cell: I2.
- Lucy's clue: She's in a corner. 43 cells remain possible.
- The stolen item's clue: It's not next to any wall. 6 cells remain possible: C4, G5, D7, F8, G8 and H8.
- Sven can only be on I2. No one else can be in row 2 or column I, and no other character can be in the Reception Area.
- A2 has already been ruled out, so Gustavo can only be on A1. No one else can be in row 1 or column A, and no other character can be in the Workshop.
- Every cell still open to Priya is in the Inner Courtyard, so no other character can be there.
- Every cell still open to Ines is in row 7, so no one else can be in that row.
- Every cell still open to Ines is in the Restrooms, so no other character can be there.
- Every cell still open to Fatima is in column B, so no one else can be in that column.
- B8, A9 and B9 have already been ruled out, so Priya can only be on C9. No one else can be in row 9 or column C, and no other character can be in the Inner Courtyard.
- B6 has already been ruled out, so Matthew can only be on E5. No one else can be in row 5 or column E, and no other character can be in the Restoration Room.
- Every cell still open to Fatima is in the Security Room, so no other character can be there.
- Every other cell the clue allowed has already been ruled out, so Lucy can only be on F4. No one else can be in row 4 or column F, and no other character can be in the Café.
- F7 has already been ruled out, so Ines can only be on H7. No one else can be in row 7 or column H, and no other character can be in the Restrooms.
- A1, B1, A2, B2, A3, A4, B4 and A5 have already been ruled out, so Fatima can only be on B3.
- C4, G5, D7, F8 and H8 have already been ruled out, so the Egyptian Urn can only be on G8.
Conclusion: Ines is the only person sharing the Restrooms with the Egyptian Urn, which is on G8. She is the thief.