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Case 57: who took the Sacred Scroll?
An urgent call has come in from the staff at the library: the Sacred Scroll, normally kept in the Restrooms, 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
- 1Vault
- 2Storage Room
- 3Study Room
- 4Café
- 5Restrooms
- 6Restoration Room
- 7Periodicals Room
- 8Children's Room
- 9Reception Area
- 10Conference Room
- 11Office
- 12Reading Room
- 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
- SSven
He's right next to the Children's Room. - NNadia
She's in row 3 and next to a shelf. - AAmara
She's in row 8. - ZZara
She's in the Reading Room. - EEsteban
He's 5 rows away from the Children's Room. - WWendy
She's in column F and 3 rows away from the Periodicals Room. - IInes
She's in the Restoration Room and 4 columns away from the Reading Room. - DDiego
He's next to a window. - CCarla
She's 9 columns away from the Café. - RSacred Scroll (stolen item)
It's next to a seat.
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
- Sven's clue: He's right next to the Children's Room. 14 cells remain possible.
- Nadia's clue: She's in row 3 and next to a shelf. It leaves a single cell: E3.
- Amara's clue: She's in row 8. 9 cells remain possible.
- Zara's clue: She's in the Reading Room. 4 cells remain possible: K9, K10, K11 and L11.
- Esteban's clue: He's 5 rows away from the Children's Room. 2 cells remain possible: G5 and H5.
- Wendy's clue: She's in column F and 3 rows away from the Periodicals Room. It leaves a single cell: F11.
- Ines's clue: She's in the Restoration Room and 4 columns away from the Reading Room. It leaves a single cell: G9.
- Diego's clue: He's next to a window. 9 cells remain possible.
- Carla's clue: She's 9 columns away from the Café. It leaves a single cell: A7.
- The stolen item's clue: It's next to a seat. 3 cells remain possible: C2, B3 and C4.
- Nadia can only be on E3. No one else can be in row 3 or column E, and no other character can be in the Periodicals Room.
- G5 has already been ruled out, so Esteban can only be on H5. No one else can be in row 5 or column H, and no other character can be in the Café.
- Wendy can only be on F11. No one else can be in row 11 or column F, and no other character can be in the Office.
- Ines can only be on G9. No one else can be in row 9 or column G, and no other character can be in the Restoration Room.
- K9, K11 and L11 have already been ruled out, so Zara can only be on K10. No one else can be in row 10 or column K, and no other character can be in the Reading Room.
- Every other cell the clue allowed has already been ruled out, so Sven can only be on I12.
- Carla can only be on A7. No one else can be in row 7 or column A, and no other character can be in the Reception Area.
- Every cell still open to Amara is in the Storage Room, so no other character can be there.
- A1, B1, E1, H1, K1, K2, A6 and L6 have already been ruled out, so Diego can only be on L2. No one else can be in row 2 or column L, and no other character can be in the Vault.
- C2 and B3 have already been ruled out, so the Sacred Scroll can only be on C4. No one else can be in row 4 or column C.
- A8, B8, C8, E8, G8, H8, I8 and J8 have already been ruled out, so Amara can only be on D8.
Conclusion: Amara is the only person sharing the Storage Room with the Sacred Scroll, which is on C4. She is the thief.