Puzzle 2 Neskt 2022-2023
This edition is a logical deduction puzzle. Someone was murdered in a student house and you need to figure out who did it. This student house has six inhabitants including the victim and the murderer. This means that there are five suspects. Luckily, everyone in this house tends to strictly follow a tight schedule. However, on this specific day one of the inhabitants deviates at the time of the murder. To complete this puzzle we need to know when the only possible time is that Freek got murdered and by who. Freek’s death was noticed at 17:00. The day starts at 6:00.
- Law 1: If someone notices someone else diverge from their daily schedule, they immediately check up on them.
- Law 2: If two or more people are in the same room, they notice each other’s presence.
- Law 3: Movements and actions can only happen every quarter, the murder too.
- Law 4: Every time someone moves to a room or outside, they always pass through the Hall where they can also see each other.
- Law 5: Everyone has their own bedroom, if it is not specified assume that everyone uses their own bedroom.
- Law 6: No one is able to get out of the periods of Work or University.
- Law 7: People cannot see each other at University or at Work
Adam:
- Bedroom 22:00 – 7:45
- Bathroom 7:45 – 8:00
- Kitchen 8:00 – 8:30
- University 8:30 – 15:00
- Living Room 15:00 – 17:30
- Kitchen 17:30 – 19:00
- Living Room 19:00 – 22:00
Bob:
- Bedroom 22:00 – 8:30
- Kitchen 8:30-9:00
- Living Room 9:00-9:30
- Eva’s Bedroom 9:30-11:00
- University 11:00-17:30
- Kitchen 17:30-18:30
- Living Room 18:30-19:15
- Bathroom 19:15-19:30
- Living Room 19:30-22:00
Clara:
- Bedroom 22:30 – 8:30
- Kitchen 8:30-9:30
- University 9:30-16:30
- Living Room 16:30 – 18:00
- Kitchen 18:00 – 18:30
- Living Room 18:30 – 22:00
- Bathroom 22:00 – 22:30
Dylan:
- Bedroom 23:00 – 6:30
- Bathroom 6:30 – 6:45
- Kitchen 6:45 – 7:00
- At Work 7:00 – 10:30
- Living Room 10:30 – 10:45
- Kitchen 10:45 – 11:30
- At Work 11:30 – 16:00
- Living Room 16:00 – 18:00
- Kitchen 18:00 – 19:00
- Living Room 19:00 – 23:00
Eva:
- Bedroom 00:00 – 10:30
- Living Room 10:30 – 10:45
- Kitchen 10:45 – 11:30
- University 11:30-15:00
- Living Room 15:00-18:30
- Kitchen 18:30-19:00
- Living Room 19:00-19:15
- Bedroom 19:15-19:45
- Bathroom 19:45-20:00
- Living Room 20:00-00:00
Freek:
- Bedroom 22:00 – 8:30
- Bathroom 8:30-8:45
- Kitchen 8:45-9:00
- Living Room 9:00-9:30
- Bedroom 9:30-17:00
- Living Room 17:00-17:15
- Kitchen 17:15-22:00