All cases
DETECTIVE SCHOOL

Mae's Detective School

Detective Starter Kit (10 free cases)
Eight little tricks solve every case in this book. No guessing, ever. xoxo, Mae
1
Only one square fitsThe first move of nearly every case. Easy, and so satisfying.
2
Every row needs someoneMy favorite trick. It works even when nobody seems ready to place.
3
Two people, two rowsThis one looks clever on paper. It is just counting to two.
4
A clue that leans on someoneSome clues point at another person. Don't skip them: they get stronger with every placement.
5
The victim's room: one visitorRule 3 is the heart of every case. The murderer is the one person alone with the victim.
6
Big objects over two squaresBig furniture likes to sprawl. Give it both squares.
7
Counting stepsCounting steps is just walking: no hopping, no diagonals.
8
Direction wordsNorth is up, always. The compass on the plan agrees with me.

The four rules

Rule 1: One per row & columnOne person in each row and each column. The victim counts too.
Rule 2: Can be occupied?✓ Can be occupied: stand on it. ✗ Can't be occupied: it blocks. A big object fills both its squares.
Rule 3: Two in the victim's roomOnly the victim and the murderer are in it. Other rooms: any number.
Rule 4: Every statement is trueEach word means exactly what the Detective's Dictionary says.

Detective's Dictionary

Exactly what every word means, as in your book.
BesideRight next to it: up, down, left or right. Same room.
Diagonally next toCorner to corner, also across a wall.
On or inSitting on it, on it or in it: one of its own squares.
In a room withAnywhere in its room, even on it.
Alone inNobody else in that room.
At the edgeAn outer square.
In a cornerOne of 4 corners.
North-east quarterThe top-right block. A middle row is in none.
4 steps from4 squares, no diagonals. Count through walls and objects.
North of BAny row above B's row.
North and westAny higher row, any column to the left.
2 columns westExactly 2 columns left, any row. 2 rows up: any column.
© Mae Wonder · maewonder.com