Case 52: The Rope Barrier

6 suspects, 4 rooms, 7 by 7

Hard, 13 clues

7 people were in the building, and one of them did not come out. Everyone stood on a different square, one to a row and one to a column, on the 7 by 7 plan. Work out where each of them was, the victim included. Whoever was alone with the victim did it.

First time? Practise first

You can stand or sit on:benchrug

You can only stand beside:rope barrierscreendisplay caseplantstatuecratebincoat rack

Drag someone onto the floor plan0/7

First time? Practise first

Put someone down

0 of 7 placed

Pick a person, the victim too. Tap a square for a pencil note; press and hold to place someone for real. At this difficulty you cross off yourself where nobody can be any more. Keyboard: Enter for a note, Shift and Enter to place.

The cards

Tap a clue and the floor plan shows which squares it still allows. The tick crosses it off.

Nia
Lottie
Felix
Ines
Jasper
Finn
the restorer

Good to know

Beside: on one of the four squares directly above, below, left or right, in the same room. Diagonally does not count, and neither does through a wall. A window or door in the wall of your square is beside you.
North of someone: in a higher row, in any column. The same goes for south, east and west.
Alone: nobody else in the same room, the victim included. Alone with someone: those two, and nobody else in that room.
In a corner: on a square of that room where two of its walls meet. The end of a narrow corridor counts too.

0 of 7 placed

Place everyone first, the victim too.