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Oct 7, 2026 — Medium case
Mission control's prize exhibit, a fist-sized moon rock lent by the national museum, has been the star of three thousand school trips. On Monday a geologist on one of those trips noticed that it was a lump of Cornish granite, painted grey.
This Medium case seats 20 suspects on a 4×5 grid. 17 of them carry a clue; the other 3 only have something to say about themselves. 3 of the steps can only be proven by reading two or more clues together. Every verdict you enter is checked against all the scenarios that still fit the statements on file, so a move only sticks when it is proven.
The opening statement
Nora the security chief starts the case already proven a criminal:
The person between Amir and Ivan is innocent.— Nora, security chief (B4)
The lineup
Suspects stand in alphabetical order, left to right and top to bottom. Each belongs to one of Clues & Culprits’ twelve character classes — the badge on their nameplate. This case uses 6 of them, each cast as a role in the setting: hackers, security chiefs, billionaire backers, rocket scientists, cleaners, launch engineers. Clues about a role (“exactly one of the security chiefs”) count everyone in it.
| Seat | Suspect | Role in this case | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | Amir | hacker | Rogue |
| B1 | Bruno | security chief | Enforcer |
| C1 | Celia | billionaire backer | Noble |
| D1 | Dexter | billionaire backer | Noble |
| A2 | Esme | rocket scientist | Scholar |
| B2 | Frank | security chief | Enforcer |
| C2 | Gemma | cleaner | Servant |
| D2 | Hugo | hacker | Rogue |
| A3 | Ivan | launch engineer | Laborer |
| B3 | Jasper | launch engineer | Laborer |
| C3 | Kofi | cleaner | Servant |
| D3 | Lionel | billionaire backer | Noble |
| A4 | Marco | billionaire backer | Noble |
| B4 | Nora | security chief | Enforcer |
| C4 | Otto | launch engineer | Laborer |
| D4 | Pia | hacker | Rogue |
| A5 | Quinn | rocket scientist | Scholar |
| B5 | Raj | rocket scientist | Scholar |
| C5 | Sadie | cleaner | Servant |
| D5 | Theo | rocket scientist | Scholar |
Stuck?
The in-game hint first points at the statement to re-read, then at the suspect you can prove, then shows the proof. For a gentler nudge, open the spoiler-free hints for Oct 7, 2026, or press Share to send a friend your exact board. New to the format? The deduction-puzzle guide covers the habits that unlock every step.
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