Solution · October 8, 2026
Solution: The Disappearance in the Dining Room at the Manor House
Where everyone stood, who did it, and the order of deductions that gets there without a guess. If you have not tried the case yet, the board is on the case page. Play this case.
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The solved board: Medium 6×6
The murderer: The killer: Jonas.
- Oscar: row 1, column 4 (Dining Room)
- Quentin: row 4, column 3 (Chapel)
- Clara: row 5, column 1 (Pantry)
- Bruno: row 2, column 5 (Dining Room)
- Jonas: row 3, column 2 (Chapel)
- Elena: row 6, column 6 (Library)
The clues
- OscarThe antiques dealer.
He was in the Dining Room. He was not in a corner of the room.
- Quentin · VictimThe butler of forty years.
The victim. He was alone with the killer.
- ClaraThe young reporter.
- BrunoThe cook who tastes everything.
He was on a chair. He was beside a rug.
- JonasThe shy librarian.
He was on a rug. He was in a corner of the room.
- ElenaThe gallery owner.
She was on a chair. She was in the right column.
Step by step
The order our solver finds. Each step uses only the clues and what the steps before it proved, and its heading links to the technique.
- Last cell left Every other cell is ruled out for Oscar, by his testimony or by a row or column already taken. Placed: Oscar: row 1, column 4 (Dining Room); Bruno: row 2, column 5 (Dining Room); Elena: row 6, column 6 (Library); Jonas: row 3, column 2 (Chapel).
- Room counting The victim, Quentin, cannot be in the highlighted cells: his room there could not hold exactly one other person. The cells meant: row 5, column 1.
- Room counting The victim, Quentin, was in the Chapel with exactly one other person, who is already there. Nobody else can be in that room. Placed: Clara: row 5, column 1 (Pantry); Quentin: row 4, column 3 (Chapel).
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