Official case
The Runaway Dragon Kite
- Medium
- About 10 min
- 7 suspects
- 4 rooms
At the Saltwind Kite Festival, the great red dragon kite was about to lead the parade across the sky. When the drums started, someone had untied its line and it was drifting over the waves! Seven festival-goers were near the sand that windy afternoon.
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
Nadia
Kite maker with paper glued to her fingers
Callum
Surfer who reads the wind like a book
Esperanza
Grandma who has flown kites for sixty years
Tobias
Ice-cream seller with a jingling bell
Mei
Champion flyer with a dozen trophies
Obi
Lifeguard who never takes off his whistle
Freya
Little girl with a brand-new butterfly kite
The places
- Beach· 12 squares
- Boardwalk· 13 squares
- Kite tent· 11 squares
- Lifeguard hut· 13 squares
The objects
Every object sits on its own square, and nobody can stand there.
- Kite stringon D4, in Boardwalk · evidence
- Straw haton E2, in Kite tent · evidence
- Crateon E1, in Kite tent
- Sofaon B7, in Lifeguard hut
- Planton D6, in Lifeguard hut
- Clockon A6, in Lifeguard hut
- Treeon A3, in Beach
- Armchairon D5, in Lifeguard hut
- Vaseon C7, in Lifeguard hut
- Fridgeon G1, in Kite tent
- Barrelon D2, in Beach
- Lampon F7, in Boardwalk