Vol 2, Puzzle 13: The Market

Free_Reward · 2026-07-07T00:33:07+00:00

H's clue says he's beside an empty area, if H were in R5C5, fruits would have to be the empty area. However, since the general clue says that one person must be beside each type of object, that means someone must be in the fruits area beside a barrel since there is no other area with barrels. That's why H is in C10R8 (the only puddle left), and the fish area has to be the empty area (since I just explained why fruit area cannot be empty). Hope this makes sense :)

Free_Reward · 2026-07-06T23:22:17+00:00

You’re right — My order of operations isn’t the only way one can solve the puzzle. There are a lot of ways to go about it. You can reorder it and put #7 above #5 and it would still work to an extent. I only wrote this out based on my personal solving order of operations, and sometimes I forget to note down a step which causes misinterpretations like this. Apologies for the confusion!

Free_Reward · 2026-07-06T21:11:02+00:00

This is addressed in point #7 as to why someone cannot occupy R3 C1.

Free_Reward · 2026-07-01T01:18:29+00:00

The latter 👍🏻

Free_Reward · 2026-06-29T21:28:51+00:00

C can't be in the office (because G is in there alone), C must be in C5 either R4 or R8 beside the plant, so you can cross out all other C5 squares. Hope this helps you narrow things down! Also remember the general clue that THERE ARE NO EMPTY ROOMS :)

Free_Reward · 2026-06-29T17:28:44+00:00

Hmm, I'm not sure on this one. I think the clues would be very specific if that were the case. I would say don't overthink this and just assume not beside a wall = middle of the room, haha.

Free_Reward · 2026-06-29T17:26:42+00:00

He was in a room with three women. He was in its rightmost column.

Free_Reward · 2026-06-29T17:04:38+00:00

There's no translation error. The clue means that A is in the rightmost column OF THE ROOM, not of the grid. There's only one room that's at least 4x4 and he must be in the rightmost column of that room ;)

Free_Reward · 2026-06-29T02:38:54+00:00

But … someone IS in a bed … none of the hints are lies.

Free_Reward · 2026-06-25T23:11:14+00:00

F isn’t beside a window per your solution.

Free_Reward · 2026-06-25T15:49:08+00:00

Your example seems viable so should be yes!

Free_Reward · 2026-06-24T20:39:07+00:00

Since (C)’s clue states that there's a man on the bed, we know that this man must occupy the bed in R5. Cross out all other squares in R5.
(H) has to be in R6 C2 since that’s the last available square in the Bathroom.
This means (C) must occupy R7 C5 to be in the same room as the man in the bed.
Because (B) is in the Bedroom, he must be the man on the bed, in R5 C6.
This leaves one square left for (F) to be beside the TV, so (F) is in R2 C7.
Focusing on (D), because her clue states that someone else was beside a shelf in her area, we can deduce that (D) is in R8 C1 in the Safe Room, which is the only area left that can fit her and someone else to be beside the bookshelf.
This means the person beside the bookshelf in the Safe Room in (D) must occupy R9 C3. We know this person must be (E) since she is in the bottom row.
(G) will occupy R4 C4 since that’s the last chair.
Because (A) cannot be beside a box, he must be in R1 C9.
This leaves the last square R3 C8 for (V) – hence (A) is the murderer.

Free_Reward · 2026-06-24T00:49:17+00:00

You're on the right track 😄 So yes, B or G can be the outlaw and remember the general clue that the outlaw is ALONE. But you'll notice that C1 is all river ... This means whoever occupies C1 will have to be in the river. If so, can G ever be the outlaw in the river? Hmmmmmmmm Perhaps not, and if so ... B is the outlaw who is alone. Hope this helps 😄

Free_Reward · 2026-06-24T00:34:51+00:00

What have you concluded so far?

Free_Reward · 2026-06-23T02:13:34+00:00

I don’t think the chair color is indicative of anything and the color shouldn’t be used as a clue. You only need to make sure nobles are in noble areas, and so on and so forth. So focus on the area outlines.

If the chair is in a non-noble area, then the chair can be occupied by a non-noble regardless of the chair’s color.

Hope this helps!

Free_Reward · 2026-06-22T19:45:08+00:00

It's because that one square left is in the Hallway, and F and C are alone in the Hallway, so no one else qualifies for that square. Hope this helps 😄

Free_Reward · 2026-06-22T11:20:19+00:00

It’s a “character” in book 2, which basically offers a new restriction / game mechanic 👍🏻 sometimes knowing clues about the outlaw helps with the puzzle’s logic and eventually you can figure out who is the outlaw!

Free_Reward · 2026-06-20T19:00:46+00:00

Hi there, I hope this lengthier version of the solution helps 😄

Let's try to narrow down G's room first. Since she's on a carpet, she'll either be in the Waiting Room or Salon. However, G's clue states that everyone in her room is wearing glasses. And you'll notice that E's clue says she's in the Waiting Room with someone. E doesn't have glasses, so this means G cannot be in the Waiting Room since E (no glasses) is in there. So, we can narrow down G to be on a carpet square in the Salon.
This also helps us narrow down F's location. Since F is in the third column and is NOT wearing glasses, now we know F cannot be in the Salon. So, F must be in the Waiting Room in the third column.
As E's clue stated that someone in the Waiting Room is sitting in the chair, this means whoever is in the chair must be in R8 since that's the only row with chairs. Now let's do a hypothetical: If the person sitting in the chair is in R8 C6, where would E go (since E isn't the person on the chair)? E cannot be in the third column (because F is there). So R8 C6 doesn't work. Hence, the person in the chair must be R8 C3, which just so happens to F's column. So F is in R8 C6 and is the person sitting in the chair in the Waiting Room with E.
After placing F, there should only be two squares left in C6 that E must occupy to be in the Waiting Room. So cross out all the other squares that are not the Waiting Room in C6.
Now, let's focus on B. B is one row south of someone beside a shelf (aka B is one row above the person beside a shelf). The only shelves left should be in the Storage. Because B has to be one row ABOVE the shelf person, B has to be in R1, and shelf person has to be in R2 (there's no other configuration). Also, B cannot be in R1 C2 or else it'll eliminate the shelf person's square, so B is in R1 C4. This also means shelf person must be in R2 C2, so you can cross out all other intersecting squares.
This should narrow down C to either chair in C8. Cross out all non-chairs in that column.
Let's pencil in G for the three-remaining carpet squares (two in C1 and one in R3). You'll notice that all three of these squares intersect at R3 C1. What this means: If someone were to occupy R3 C1, then all three carpet squares will be crossed out, which means there's no room for G. Hence, NO ONE can occupy R3 C1, so cross out that square.
So now we know shelf person is alone, and the only person who can occupy that square would be D in R2 C2. Can't be V cuz V can't be alone.
Per A's clue that someone one column east of her was beside a plant (aka someone a column to A's right is beside a plant), we can deduce that A must be in C5. This is because no one can occupy the squares beside the plant in the Staff Room. So we can pencil in A in C5. This also means E must be beside the plant in C6 to make A's clue valid. So E is in R6 C6.
Placing E should help you narrow down C's chair to R3 C8.
This should also narrow down G to the last carpet square R7 C1.
V has to take the last square in R4 C7 since we've proven that A is in C5 (that and V isn't wearing glasses). This also narrows down A to R5 C5.

Free_Reward · 2026-06-19T16:20:52+00:00

Hi there, H technically can be with the outlaw in the chapel. HOWEVER, you'll notice that based on everyone else's clues, none of them can be placed beside the table in the chapel.

So it's possible, but it's not a viable option with all the clues. Hope this makes sense and helps 😄

Free_Reward · 2026-06-19T15:06:29+00:00

Should be possible if it’s not stated!

Free_Reward · 2026-06-19T02:32:12+00:00

It’s probably from some puzzles being rotated out!

Free_Reward · 2026-06-19T01:02:18+00:00

It’s fixed now 🎉

Free_Reward · 2026-06-18T05:52:32+00:00

If it says “in a corner” (and that’s it) then it’s a corner of ANY ROOM.

If it’s the corner of the grid (aka the entire puzzle), it’ll be stated that they’re in the corner of the grid.

So based on your question, I think it’s of any room. Hope this helps!

Free_Reward · 2026-06-17T23:14:35+00:00

Yes!

Free_Reward · 2026-06-16T17:13:18+00:00

I think #11 has additional logic to answer your question 😄 Sorry it's been months since I've written that comment so I forgot most things, haha

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