Case #0004: The Darts Trophy

Who hid the darts trophy? A easy Puzzlebury Mystery set at the Puzzlebury Arms, with 4 suspects and 7 clues.

KitchenSaloon BarGames RoomBack RoomLounge
  • Mystery
  • Easy
  • 5–10 mins

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Puzzle ID
mystery-00004
Difficulty
Easy
Setting
The Puzzlebury Arms
Suspects
4
Clues
7
Format
A4 & US Letter PDF

Who hid the darts trophy?

  1. Each suspect stood on a different floor square, never on furniture.
  2. Every suspect was in a different room. One room was empty.
  3. No two suspects stood in touching squares, not even diagonally.
  4. The culprit is the suspect who was in the same room as the missing item.

The suspects

  • Reverend Hale
  • Nurse Wren
  • Dr Lowe
  • Edith Gale

Key

  • The missing darts trophy, on its stove
  • Armchair: nobody can stand here
  • Plant: nobody can stand here
  • Stove: nobody can stand here

The clues

  1. Nurse Wren stood right beside the stove.
  2. Reverend Hale and Edith Gale were level with each other, in the same row.
  3. Reverend Hale stood right beside a potted plant.
  4. Edith Gale was in the Saloon Bar.
  5. Nurse Wren was in the Games Room.
  6. Reverend Hale was somewhere north of Dr Lowe.
  7. Nurse Wren stood against an outside wall.
View solution
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Everyone's position, with the culprit circled: Dr Lowe, the only suspect in the same room as the darts trophy.

Culprit: Dr Lowe

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