Official case
The Polka-Dot Banner
- Hard
- About 16 min
- 7 suspects
- 5 rooms
Hollowmere Castle's summer fair always opens with trumpets and the raising of the royal banner. But this year, a giant pair of polka-dot pyjamas fluttered up the flagpole instead! Seven costumed helpers had the run of the castle all morning.
How it works
- 1Each row and each column holds exactly one person.
- 2Nobody stands on a square with an object.
- 3Find who did it and where.
The suspects
Rowena
Archer who never misses the bullseye
Alaric
Tour guide who knows every secret passage
Imani
Minstrel who rhymes everything she says
Percival
Knight in armour two sizes too big
Soledad
Cook famous for her honey pies
Fergus
Falconer with an owl on his shoulder
Linnea
Seamstress who sews the fair's flags
The places
- Great hall· 12 squares
- Courtyard· 10 squares
- Tower· 7 squares
- Armoury· 10 squares
- Castle kitchen· 10 squares
The objects
Every object sits on its own square, and nobody can stand there.
- Iron keyon B1, in Courtyard · evidence
- Candlestickon E4, in Castle kitchen · evidence
- Jester's haton A7, in Great hall · evidence
- Barrelon F1, in Armoury
- Planton C2, in Courtyard
- Fridgeon D4, in Castle kitchen
- Vaseon C7, in Great hall
- Treeon C1, in Courtyard
- Fanon F5, in Castle kitchen
- Pianoon D6, in Great hall