The Trap of the Banquet
An overturned goblet, a face gone pale, whispers dying down — thus began, in Realm of the Crown, the case before you. Whoever poured it knew the habits of the table; that narrows the circle more than we would like. On the Chancellery's list stand Mihu the Archer, Ilinca the Baker and Tintar the Jester; one of these names covers a lie. Rumor walks the deed through every corner: the great stable, the Golden Boar inn and the wharf. Study the testimonies at your leisure, fit them into the grid, and pronounce your verdict without haste.
Suspects
He hits a coin tossed on the wind from a hundred paces. At questions, though, he always misses.
1.76 m
left-handed
brown eyes
brown hair
She weighs flour to the gram and people at a glance. No one stays in her debt twice.
1.62 m
right-handed
brown eyes
chestnut hair
The only man in the kingdom who may tell the king the truth - provided he makes it sound like a joke.
1.56 m
right-handed
green eyes
red hair
Locations
the great stable
It smells of hay and hurried departures. Horses give no testimony.
the Golden Boar inn
Wine watered down and rumours diluted with nothing. The rooms upstairs ask no questions.
the wharf
Moored boats, wet ropes, and goods that prefer to arrive in the fog.
Open the Grid (below) to solve the case, with the testimonies at hand.
Touch a cell: blank → ✗ (excluded) → ✓ (certain) → blank. Each pair of categories meets exactly once.
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Verdict
The culprit always lies; everyone else tells the truth.
- A maid whispered it at confession: Tintar the Jester was in the place where the rooms upstairs ask no questions.
- The gate guard swears: Ilinca the Baker was at the great stable.
- Every scout reports the same about the culprit: the culprit was in the place where goods arrive in the fog.