Case #0001: The Silver Snuffbox
Who pocketed the Colonel's silver snuffbox? A easy Puzzlebury Mystery set at Puzzlebury Manor, with 4 suspects and 5 clues.
- Mystery
- Easy
- 5–10 mins
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- mystery-00001
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Setting
- Puzzlebury Manor
- Suspects
- 4
- Clues
- 5
- Format
- A4 & US Letter PDF
Who pocketed the Colonel's silver snuffbox?
- Each suspect stood on a different floor square, never on furniture.
- Every suspect was in a different room. One room was empty.
- No two suspects stood in touching squares, not even diagonally.
- The culprit is the suspect who was in the same room as the missing item.
The suspects
- Mrs Oakes
- Mrs Pemberton
- Polly Shaw
- Reverend Hale
Key
- The missing silver snuffbox, on its armchair
- Piano: nobody can stand here
- Armchair: nobody can stand here
- Bookcase: nobody can stand here
- Table: nobody can stand here
- Dresser: nobody can stand here
The clues
- Reverend Hale was in the Kitchen.
- Mrs Pemberton stood right beside the piano.
- Mrs Oakes was somewhere west of Mrs Pemberton.
- Mrs Pemberton was in the Dining Room.
- Nobody was in the Hall.
View solution
Everyone's position, with the culprit circled: Polly Shaw, the only suspect in the same room as the silver snuffbox.
Culprit: Polly Shaw