The Spanish A5 PDF has a cover, ten games and hints, but no printed solutions: 20 pages in all. Print double-sided as an A5 booklet.
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Case 01 · Easy
Death Among the Seeds
Áurea was preparing seed packets for an exchange day. The greenhouse tables were ready when she was found murdered. The event was cancelled before the doors opened to the public.
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Use them in order: each step assumes you have applied the previous one.
Cross out A1, A2, A4, A5, A6, A7. Column A already has its trail cell.
Mark B3 with dots. A3 needs 1 connection; these are the only remaining continuations.
Cross out B1, B2, B4, B5, B6, B7. Column B already has its trail cell.
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Door 2 · Eloy
The trail connects V to this door, passes through every footprint and respects all totals. The other doors are outside the chain.
Gaspar had reserved the front row for the group premiering his play. He went to check the stage while the cast rested. He was found murdered before the dress rehearsal.
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Use them in order: each step assumes you have applied the previous one.
Cross out A7, B7, C7, D7, E7, G7. Row 7 already has its trail cell.
Mark G1, G2, G3, G4, G5, G6 with dots. Column G needs 6 trail cells, so all its available cells are required.
Cross out F2. G2 already has its two connections.
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Door 3 · Elena
The trail connects V to this door, passes through every footprint and respects all totals. The other doors are outside the chain.
Telmo had finished a bench for the neighbourhood square. He awaited the delivery van in his workshop. When it arrived, the carpenter had been murdered.
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Use them in order: each step assumes you have applied the previous one.
Cross out F1, F2, F3, F4, F6. Column F already has 2 trail cells.
Cross out G1. G1 cannot have the required connections.
Cross out G2. G2 cannot have the required connections.
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Door 3 · Belén
The trail connects V to this door, passes through every footprint and respects all totals. The other doors are outside the chain.
Ofelia was checking party posters before the full print run. The first proofs were drying on a table. A colleague returned with more paper and found her body.
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Use them in order: each step assumes you have applied the previous one.
Cross out A5, B5, C5, D5, E5, F5. Row 5 already has its trail cell.
Mark G4, G6 with dots. G5 needs 2 connections; these are the only remaining continuations.
Cross out A4, B4, C4, D4, E4, F4. Row 4 already has its trail cell.
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Door 4 · Daniel
The trail connects V to this door, passes through every footprint and respects all totals. The other doors are outside the chain.
Eulalia Hidalgo was about to hear the lute she had donated to the cultural centre. The musician was waiting, but Eulalia was found murdered and rehearsal was cancelled.
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Use them in order: each step assumes you have applied the previous one.
Cross out F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6, F7. Column F already has its trail cell.
Mark E8, G8 with dots. F8 needs 2 connections; these are the only remaining continuations.
Cross out E1, E2, E3, E4, E5, E6. Column E already has 2 trail cells.
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Door 4 · Manuel
The trail connects V to this door, passes through every footprint and respects all totals. The other doors are outside the chain.
A music box arrived in an uncatalogued batch. Julia recognised the tune and let it play while she worked. By the time she was found murdered, it had stopped.
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Use them in order: each step assumes you have applied the previous one.
Cross out B2, B4, B5, B6, B7, B8. Column B already has 2 trail cells.
Mark A1, C1 with dots. B1 needs 2 connections; these are the only remaining continuations.
Mark A3 with dots. A2 needs 2 connections; these are the only remaining continuations.
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Door 2 · Gael
The trail connects V to this door, passes through every footprint and respects all totals. The other doors are outside the chain.
Fátima was leaving the night shift at a textile factory. Her colleagues had prepared a farewell breakfast. She was found murdered during the final machine check.
View the first three hints
Use them in order: each step assumes you have applied the previous one.
Cross out F1, F3, F4, F5, F6, F7, F8, F9. Column F already has its trail cell.
Mark E2, G2 with dots. F2 needs 2 connections; these are the only remaining continuations.
Cross out E1, E3, E4, E5, E6, E7, E8, E9. Column E already has its trail cell.
View solution for case 10
Door 2 · Inés
The trail connects V to this door, passes through every footprint and respects all totals. The other doors are outside the chain.
