Awkward Guests: The Walton Case Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Credits
• Game Description
• Game Contents
  • Card anatomy
  • The tracking sheet
• Game Objective
• Game Setup
• Turn Order and Overview
  • Inquiry Phase
  • Offer Phase
  • Exchange Phase
  • Solution Phase
  • Discard Phase
• Two-Player Game Variant
• Solo Mode Game
• What to Do When the Game Deck Runs Out
• Game Card Types and How to Use the Tracking Sheet
  • Alibi Cards
  • Motive Cards
  • Opportunity Cards
  • Method Cards
  • Conspiracy Cards
• Advice
  • Worked Example
• Cases
• Solutions
• Reference: Walton Mansion Floor Plan and Guest Key

Credits

Version 31 (September 2021). Original game by Megacorpin Games.

• Game Design: Rodrigo Gonzalo
• Art & Graphic Design: Samuel Gonzalo, Laura Medina
• Game Development & Testing: Javier Mayans
• App by Materia Works: Diego Aguado, Alejandro García, Kevin McLeod (incompetech)
• Made in Poland by Fabryka Kart
• English Translation: Cristóbal Morales Capitán
• English revision: Emily Gendrolis, Jim Berry, Glenn Wigmore, Tom Walker, David Lockard

We would like to thank our 758 backers who funded the game in 2016 because the investigation would have never begun without them.

Game Description

AWKWARD GUESTS: The Walton Case is an innovative card game of mystery and investigation where each game recreates the night Mr. Walton was murdered.

It offers a possible total of 3,600 different case solutions, each of which may be reached through thousands of different card combinations. This means that millions of different game decks can be generated, so… you won't ever play two similar games! What's more, its engaging BRILLIANT DECK SYSTEM will actively involve you in the investigations, allowing you to use genuine detective abilities to solve each case.

Will you be the first to solve the mystery?

• WHO killed Mr. Walton?
• WHY did they kill him?
• HOW did they put an end to his life?
• Was there an ACCOMPLICE?

To solve the mystery, you must interrogate the suspects, question the household staff about the incident, examine the Crime Scene, search for clues around the Walton Mansion, consult the police reports… You will do all of this while exchanging information with your opponents or hiding it from them. Get ready to use all your gumshoe skills!

Game Contents

The AWKWARD GUESTS: The Walton Case game box contains:

• 243 game cards.
• 1 discard pile drawer.
• 1 "Classified Information" card.
• 1 notebook with tracking sheets.
• 1 starting player standee of the infamous Mr. Walton.
• 8 case solving tokens.
• 8 player screens.
• 12 offer tokens.
• 4 inquiry tokens.
• 6 suspect profile cards.
• 1 rulebook.

(*) Solo mode requires the AWKWARD GUESTS: The Walton Case App (not included). Available on Android and iOS.

Card anatomy

Each game card has a front showing: the card references (the suspects or the rooms in the Walton Mansion that the card information relates to), the information value (representing the amount of valuable information the card contains, ranging from 1 to 3), and a space containing the case-related card information. Each card's back shows the card number, which identifies each card uniquely.

The tracking sheet

The tracking sheet is where the information discovered during the game is written down. It is designed to provide quick and easy access to the information at all times.

• The Walton Mansion area is used to keep track of where the suspects say they were at the time of the murder and also the rooms through which they could have moved. Arrows represent the possible routes guests could take between rooms. One room is marked as the room where Mr. Walton was murdered, and the possible murder weapons found in that room are listed there too. A box next to the rooms is used to write down the number of people that were in a room at the time of the murder (the housekeeper provides this information).
• The Possible weapons area is a list of weapons that the murderer could have used.
• The Suspects and their motives area is reserved for everything related to Mr. Walton's guests and their possible motives for killing him. Each guest has a name and a list of their possible motives for killing Mr. Walton; next to each personal motive is the general motive-type icon it belongs to. Check the corresponding box when you find testimonies or evidence that supports a specific motive. If a motive is dismissed by the information on one of the game cards, cross out its box. If all three motives of a suspect are dismissed, the suspect is INNOCENT.
• A legend shows all the possible signs left behind by a weapon in the Crime Scene, so you can tell which signs a given weapon leaves behind (for example, "defensive wounds" and "traces of a dark powder").

Game Objective

Investigate clues and exchange information with your opponents to be the first player to solve the mystery of Woodruff Walton's murder. The solution must correctly answer these four questions:

• WHO killed Mr. Walton?
• WHY did he/she kill him?
• HOW did he/she put an end to his life?
• Was there an ACCOMPLICE? and, if so, WHO and WHY?

Game Setup

• Give every player a tracking sheet and a screen. Each player chooses a case solving token. Place the offer tokens and inquiry tokens in the center of the table within everyone's reach.
• Choose a case from the end of this rulebook or from the AWKWARD GUESTS: The Walton Case App. Make a note of the case reference number: this is necessary for referencing the solution.
• WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE CARD FRONTS, separate the 70 cards specified by the case according to the unique card number on their backs. These cards make up the game deck and will provide a unique solution to the questions that must be answered to solve the case. Return the remaining cards to the game box.
• Shuffle the game deck and deal 6 cards to each player.
• Place the remaining cards in the center of the table within everyone's reach. Place the discard drawer next to the deck for discarded cards with the "Classified Information" card on top. Leave space for a revealed card pile. At the beginning of the game the revealed card pile is empty.
• The starting player of the first round will be the player considered by the host as the most awkward guest. Place the starting player standee in front of their player screen.

Turn Order and Overview

AWKWARD GUESTS: The Walton Case is played over several rounds, with each player taking a turn during the round and continuing on in an anti-clockwise fashion. Each round starts with the starting player of that round.

Each player's turn is divided in 3 phases:

• Inquiry Phase
• Offer Phase
• Exchange Phase

At the end of each round, the following phases take place:

• the Solution Phase and, if the game continues,
• the Discard Phase

Inquiry Phase

The active player must request information out loud regarding 2 different references. Possible references are:

• Mr. Walton's guests: Angelica Albinson, Claudette Cazelar, the Berwick Sisters, Stanley Smithe, Greg Gaffney and Mortimer W. Mollow.
• The rooms in the mansion: the Billiard Room, the Library, the Vestibule, the Living Room, the Trophy Room, the Garage, the Bedroom, the Kitchen, the Shed and the Study that is the Crime Scene.

A player can therefore request information regarding 2 suspects or 2 rooms, or 1 suspect and 1 room.

The active player can use inquiry tokens and the back of this rulebook to pinpoint the references about which they are requesting information.

Example: It's Pendergast's turn, and he has requested information regarding the Berwick Sisters and the Living Room. Mrs. Marple checks her hand (which the rulebook illustrates as containing cards labeled A through F).

Offer Phase

Starting with the player sitting to the right of the active player, and following an anti-clockwise order, the non-active players CHOOSE from their hands the cards they would like to offer in exchange. The players can offer as many of their cards as they please provided that each card contains at least one of the requested references. It is NOT ALLOWED to offer cards that do not contain any of the requested references. Each non-active player places the cards they would like to exchange face down on the table. They then inform the other players of the sum total of the information values of their cards and place an offer token on top with that number. Once declared, the decisions are final and cannot be modified.

Example: Continuing the previous example — if Mrs. Marple wants, she could offer any combination of the cards A, C, D and E. It is NOT ALLOWED to offer any combination of the cards A, C, D and E and keep, say, cards outside her hand. Let's suppose that Mrs. Marple decides to offer cards A, C and E and keeps D for herself. She therefore places the chosen cards face down on the table and declares that the total sum of their information values is 4. She then places an offer token of value 4 on top of the cards.

Exchange Phase

Once all non-active players have made their offers, the active player decides with whom to exchange cards. They MAY EXCHANGE CARDS WITH AS MANY PLAYERS AS THEY PLEASE. The active player must give each chosen player cards from their hand (regardless of their references) that sum up to a total amount of information points EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN the amount that was offered. Exchanges are always for the TOTAL information points offered. It is NOT ALLOWED to negotiate for a fraction of the amount. Exchanges are done all at once and players add the cards received to their hands. Once all exchanges have been completed, it will be the next player's turn.

If, and only if, NONE of the players offer cards to exchange, the active player may draw 3 cards from the game deck (if the deck runs out, see section What to do when the game deck runs out) and the turn passes on to the next player.

It is only at the end of the round (when all players have played an Inquiry Phase) that players have the chance to solve the mystery in the Solution Phase.

Example: Pendergast has decided to exchange cards with Mrs. Marple. This is Pendergast's hand: G, H, I, J, K. To make the exchange, Pendergast must give Mrs. Marple any combination of cards (regardless of their reference) with values that sum up to 4 or more. Considering his hand, among other options he could give her cards G and K; I and J; G, H and I… If he felt generous or found a purpose to it, he could even give her cards J and K.

Solution Phase

All players take their case solving token. They must decide if they want to place the token on the table showing its bright side to solve the mystery or the dark side to continue with the investigation. Once they have made up their mind, they will secretly place the token on the table, covering the result with their hand.

When all players are ready, the tokens are revealed. The players that chose to solve the mystery must then write in their tracking sheet who killed Mr. Walton, their motive to do so and the weapon used. If they believe that there was an accomplice, they must also write the name of the accomplice and their motive for aiding and abetting. Remember that in the "Beginner", "Very easy", and "Easy" difficulty cases there is NEVER an ACCOMPLICE.

After this, one by one, the players that decided to solve the case check the solution in the Solutions section of this rulebook. These players MUST NOT REVEAL THEIR GUESS OR THE SOLUTION. If any player guesses ALL the crime details (murderer, motive, weapon, accomplice and their motive, if any) correctly, the game ends and they are proclaimed winners. If none of the players guess correctly, the players that tried to solve the mystery are eliminated from the game and their cards are revealed to the rest of the players.

After being publicly examined, the cards are placed FACE UP in the revealed card pile. A new Solution Phase starts. When none of the players want to guess the solution, the game continues. If only one player is left in the game, the game ends.

If you use the AWKWARD GUESTS: The Walton Case App, players may check their solution in the app. When a player guesses correctly, they win the game. But when they don't, they are not eliminated from the game (the app does not show the solution). As a penalty, they are NOT allowed to participate in the Solution Phase of the next round.

Discard Phase

If the game continues, a Discard Phase takes place. All players still in the game must discard cards from their hands until their hands are each down to 3 cards. Discarded cards are placed FACE DOWN in the discard pile drawer, under the "Classified Information" card.

The starting player then passes the Mr. Walton standee to the player on their right. The new starting player is now responsible for dealing cards, one by one, to all players still in the game. They deal out as many cards from the game deck as necessary until all players replenish their hands back to 6 cards (if the game deck runs out, see section What to do when the game deck runs out). Once this has been done, a new round starts.

Two-Player Game Variant

A 2 player game of AWKWARD GUESTS: The Walton Case is played the same way as the 3-8 player game with the following changes:

• When making inquiries, you must request information regarding 4 different references instead of 2. Possible references are the same:

  • Mr. Walton's guests: Angelica Albinson, Claudette Cazelar, the Berwick Sisters, Stanley Smithe, Greg Gaffney and Mortimer W. Mollow.
  • The rooms in the mansion: the Billiard Room, the Library, the Vestibule, the Living Room, the Trophy Room, the Garage, the Bedroom, the Kitchen, the Shed and the Study that is the Crime Scene.

  A player can therefore request information regarding 4 suspects, or 3 suspects and 1 room, or 2 suspects and 2 rooms, or 1 suspect and 3 rooms, or 4 rooms.

• In the Exchange Phase, cards received in an exchange are not placed in players' hands. Both players look at the cards they received, make any notes they wish on their tracking sheet, then immediately discard those cards.

• Only in cases where the active player doesn't receive an offer, they draw 2 cards from the game deck, make any notes you wish on your tracking sheet, then immediately discard those two cards.

Solo Mode Game

To enjoy the solo mode of AWKWARD GUESTS: The Walton Case you will need its mobile app, available on Android and iOS. On launching the app, choose 'Solo Mode Game'. The app will explain how to play the solo variant.

What to Do When the Game Deck Runs Out

When the game deck runs out, take the discard pile (all the cards under the "Classified Information" card) and shuffle the cards well. Place the top 3 cards FACE UP on the table, revealing their information. After being publicly examined, they are placed in the revealed card pile. In this way, all the detectives still in the game receive additional information. The rest of the shuffled cards are placed where the previous deck was, becoming the new game deck.

Game Card Types and How to Use the Tracking Sheet

Let's take a close look at the cards you'll find in AWKWARD GUESTS: The Walton Case and how to jot down their information on your tracking sheet.

Alibi Cards

These cards provide information regarding the suspects' alibis.

• The room where the MURDERER claims to have been at the time of the murder is the room they were originally in. From there, they left in search of the murder weapon and then headed to the Study to kill Mr. Walton.
• The suspects can only declare to have been in one of these four rooms at the time of the murder: Billiard Room, Vestibule, Living Room, or Library.
• The murderer will try to come up with plausible alibis. For example, if they assert that they were in the Library at the time of the murder, they will declare that they were either alone or accompanied by other suspects that were truly in the Library at that time.
• If a suspect claims to have been with another suspect at the time of the murder and vice versa, either neither of them is the MURDERER or they are the MURDERER and the ACCOMPLICE.
• Although the BERWICK SISTERS count as 2 guests, they move and act as 1.

Example: The Berwick Sisters claim that they were in the Billiard Room at the time of the murder (card reference: Berwick Sisters, Billiard Room; information: "Billiard Room," and the room is marked "BB" for the two guests). Claudette Cazelar claims that she was with Greg Gaffney at the time of the murder (card reference: Claudette Cazelar, Greg Gaffney; information shown as an arrow linking the two suspects). The housekeeper reports that there were 2 people in the Vestibule at the time of the murder (card reference: Vestibule; information: "2 guests").

Motive Cards

These cards either dismiss or provide supporting evidence regarding the motives behind Mr. Walton's murder.

• These are the character's three possible motives. If you dismiss all three motives of a suspect, the suspect is INNOCENT.
• If the police dismiss a motive, this does NOT mean that whoever exposed the motive was lying. It means that the motive did indeed exist, but it was not the reason for the murder.
• There are ALWAYS 2 testimonies and 1 piece of supporting evidence of the crime motive. But be careful! There are motives with 2 testimonies and 1 piece of supporting evidence that turn out not to be the crime motive.

Example: A police report card shows that among the possible motives, NONE were of the type PAYBACK (card reference: Claudette Cazelar, Greg Gaffney, Mortimer W. Mollow). Another police report states that Angelica Albinson's motive "Poisoned chalice" was NOT the crime motive (card reference: Angelica Albinson). Supporting evidence regarding Mortimer W. Mollow's motive "Child neglect" was discovered (card reference: Mortimer W. Mollow, Bedroom). Angelica Albinson asserts that Greg Gaffney might have been involved in the murder, motivated by "Stolen recipe" (card reference: Angelica Albinson, Greg Gaffney).

Opportunity Cards

These cards provide information regarding the suspects that were capable of carrying out the crime.

• If a suspect could not access the Study (the Crime Scene) because there are no possible routes connecting them to the Study, then the suspect is NOT the murderer.
• The MURDERER ALWAYS had access to the room where the murder weapon was.
• The MURDERER could have crossed occupied rooms on their way to the Study (the Crime Scene) and even grabbed the murder weapon from one of them.

Example: The service staff reports that none of the guests entered the Billiard Room from the Trophy Room, and vice versa (card reference: Billiard Room, Trophy Room). The service staff reports that Claudette Cazelar and Greg Gaffney did NOT pass through the Garage (card reference: Claudette Cazelar, Greg Gaffney, Garage).

Method Cards

These cards provide information regarding the murder weapon.

• Each weapon leaves behind two signs, and not observing one of them is enough to dismiss it as the crime weapon.
• The cards that dismiss the most weapons are those with the reference of Study (the Crime Scene).

The possible signs a weapon can leave behind at the Crime Scene are: defensive wounds, heavy bleeding, attack from behind, cyanosis or bruises, traces of dirt, signs of a fight, oily substance, traces of a dark powder, burn marks, and strong odors.

Example: After examining the body, the coroner did NOT find cyanosis or bruises (card reference: Study). After examining the body, the coroner determined that a suffocating weapon was NOT used to murder Mr. Walton (card reference: Study).

Conspiracy Cards

These cards provide information regarding the suspects that could act as accomplices.

• These cards can connect the murderer with the Walton Mansion rooms. If one of the suspects named in this card is the MURDERER, then he or she passed through the named room in their way to the Study. If the room named in this card is the location of the crime weapon, then one of the named suspects is the murderer. Otherwise, this card has no useful information.
• If there is an ACCOMPLICE in the game, the service staff will ALWAYS find them conspiring. But BE CAREFUL! There are guests conspiring that were NOT the ACCOMPLICE.
• The ACCOMPLICE only helps the murderer by providing an alibi for them. They will both declare to have been in the same room at the time of the murder. The ACCOMPLICE will NOT lie regarding the room they were in at the time of the murder.
• The ACCOMPLICE will NOT expose the MURDERER's motives and vice versa.
• In the "Beginner", "Very easy" and "Easy" difficulty cases there is NEVER an ACCOMPLICE. In the rest of the difficulty levels, there might or might not be an ACCOMPLICE.

Example: Either the Berwick Sisters or Stanley Smithe might have passed through the Kitchen (card reference: Berwick Sisters, Stanley Smithe, Kitchen; information "B/S"). The service staff caught the Berwick Sisters conspiring against Mr. Walton with another guest (card reference: Berwick Sisters; information: "conspiring").

Advice

AWKWARD GUESTS: The Walton Case is a game of logic and association. If you use your deductive skills, you will be able to extract more information from the cards as a whole than if you focus on them individually.

• The police, the coroner, the housekeeper and the rest of the Walton Mansion service staff DO NOT LIE.
• Pay attention to the innocent guests. They are still awkward, but they DO NOT LIE regarding who they were with at the time of the murder.
• Be organized and accurate when jotting down the information you receive on the tracking sheets. A misplaced piece of information could ruin the investigation.
• In order to increase your chances of exchanging information with your adversaries, try to keep cards in your hand with different values and references.
• Don't hesitate to exchange information at the beginning of a game. As the game progresses and you have well-founded suspicion regarding a suspect, selectively hide the information you find most critical from your adversaries. In any case, do not stop exchanging cards with them or it will be impossible to solve the murder before anyone else.
• If you always return the same information that was exchanged with you, your adversaries will lose interest in exchanging information with you in the future. Try to find a balance of what cards to exchange.
• If you are lost trying to determine the murder weapon used, request information regarding the Study, that is the Crime Scene, and carefully consider the possible routes taken by the guests in the Walton Mansion.
• If you run out of tracking sheets or need some in a bigger size, drop by www.awkwardguests.com to download them for free.

Worked Example

Mr. Wang has collected the following information during his investigation: Claudette Cazelar claims to have been in the Library at the time of the murder; Angelica Albinson claims to have been in the Living Room at the time of the murder; and Mr. Wang has discovered the murder weapons Ms. Albinson could have possibly used if she is the murderer (the ones in the rooms she could have entered: the Blunderbuss, Rat Poison, Letter Opener, Pillow or Leather Strap).

As we can see, Claudette Cazelar claims to have been in the Library at the time of the murder. We also know that if she were the murderer, she must have been able to walk to the Study from the Library. However, the information provided by Mr. Walton's selfless service staff dismisses such a possibility. There is no doubt that Madame Cazelar is innocent.

On the other hand, Mr. Wang has heard that Angelica Albinson claims to have been in the Living Room at the time of the murder. With this information in hand, the only possible routes connecting the suspect to the Study are those that have been drawn by the canny investigator.

At the time being, he cannot dismiss Ms. Albinson as the murderer. However, he has discovered the murder weapons she could have possibly used (the ones in the rooms she could have entered: the Blunderbuss, Rat Poison, Letter Opener, Pillow or Leather Strap). If all of the weapons in the Living Room, Kitchen, Bedroom and the Garage were dismissed, Ms. Albinson would also be dismissed as a suspect.

Mr. Wang has decided to request information regarding the Billiard Room and the Vestibule in his next Inquiry Phase. If any other guests claim to have been in these rooms at the time of the murder, this would immediately confirm their innocence.

Cases

AWKWARD GUESTS: The Walton Case comes with 39 predesigned cases classified in 7 levels of difficulty on a scale from "Beginner" to "Perfect Crime". If this is the first time you play AWKWARD GUESTS: The Walton Case, start off with a case in the "Beginner" difficulty level and play several additional cases in this category before advancing to the next one.

For more cases, download the AWKWARD GUESTS: The Walton Case App for Android and iOS.

Each case below is identified by its unique reference code (printed on a ticket in the physical rulebook). To set up a case, separate the 70 numbered cards listed for that case (matching the card numbers printed on the backs of the cards) without looking at the card fronts; these form the game deck. Make a note of the case reference code, since it is needed to look up the solution in the Solutions section below.

Case	Difficulty	Card numbers
011736-J	Beginner	009 014 015 025 035 036 039 040 043 046 049 054 060 066 070 073 076 078 079 083 086 087 091 092 093 094 097 098 100 107 108 109 110 116 118 131 135 142 148 151 152 153 154 155 156 160 162 163 168 172 175 177 178 180 182 187 190 193 196 197 206 213 214 222 228 229 233 235 239 241
036365-P	Very Easy	003 006 009 014 023 024 029 031 034 036 054 058 060 063 067 069 072 073 076 077 081 084 090 091 098 100 102 108 109 110 113 118 122 123 126 132 135 137 141 142 143 148 162 163 168 169 173 178 182 184 186 187 190 191 197 199 204 207 216 218 219 220 222 227 228 233 235 236 237 241
098282-V	Easy	007 010 011 012 013 016 018 022 024 033 034 035 047 048 050 052 061 065 081 083 084 088 092 098 102 107 113 116 117 118 119 120 124 127 132 134 135 136 141 142 143 144 147 148 156 158 162 163 166 177 178 187 190 191 193 194 197 204 207 216 222 227 229 231 232 233 235 237 239 241
101839-S	Very Easy	001 003 009 013 015 017 018 024 025 028 029 031 033 034 038 043 050 051 054 061 063 072 076 081 083 088 091 094 098 099 101 106 115 116 117 118 119 123 132 135 138 142 147 148 153 155 156 159 163 170 172 175 178 188 190 191 192 198 199 204 211 218 222 227 233 235 236 239 240 241
054288-K	Beginner	013 015 024 031 033 035 041 043 044 053 055 059 070 072 074 075 078 081 083 086 087 088 090 091 093 098 103 106 108 118 121 132 134 135 138 142 147 150 153 156 160 162 163 166 173 176 177 183 190 195 197 202 204 208 211 215 218 221 222 228 233 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243
076683-Z	Very Easy	003 008 009 014 015 018 024 027 033 038 043 045 047 059 063 065 072 074 076 081 083 091 093 096 098 099 101 102 110 115 116 117 125 132 133 134 135 138 142 147 148 163 165 168 173 177 178 179 187 188 189 190 192 193 197 205 207 208 210 219 220 222 227 232 233 235 236 239 241 243
148938-L	Very Easy	001 004 005 007 009 013 014 017 021 029 035 038 044 050 054 072 075 076 080 081 083 086 092 098 102 109 130 132 133 135 136 139 142 146 147 148 149 155 157 161 162 163 168 172 177 178 183 187 188 190 193 197 204 205 209 213 215 216 220 223 226 227 228 230 233 235 236 237 239 241
157819-G	Very Easy	002 003 009 013 014 024 030 032 033 043 057 058 063 066 067 072 077 079 081 083 085 088 090 091 093 097 098 100 103 114 117 118 123 126 129 130 132 138 143 144 147 149 151 158 160 163 170 172 176 177 178 187 190 196 197 199 203 204 209 213 219 222 223 224 228 229 233 236 239 241
085266-T	Beginner	005 007 014 024 028 029 033 034 035 038 045 047 048 051 054 056 058 059 072 073 076 077 078 080 083 091 098 100 101 109 115 118 119 123 124 133 134 137 142 144 148 152 157 162 163 170 177 183 187 188 191 192 196 197 202 204 205 208 210 213 215 220 222 227 228 229 230 233 236 241
086126-F	Very Easy	004 006 015 024 028 032 033 035 039 043 045 048 052 054 057 058 063 072 076 077 081 088 089 090 091 098 099 103 117 118 123 125 132 135 136 146 147 148 150 154 155 160 162 166 174 176 177 178 182 187 188 191 192 197 204 206 209 218 219 222 223 226 228 232 233 236 238 239 241 242
178900-Q	Very Easy	001 004 023 024 025 028 033 035 038 044 048 051 054 058 065 071 072 073 076 083 091 097 098 100 103 109 110 112 118 120 122 124 134 137 138 139 142 143 144 148 153 156 162 166 171 173 175 176 178 187 189 190 194 196 197 199 201 210 212 214 218 222 225 228 229 233 236 237 239 241
189268-X	Very Easy	010 017 024 030 031 033 035 036 044 051 054 056 061 067 081 083 085 087 090 091 092 097 103 108 116 118 122 123 125 127 129 130 132 133 134 136 138 142 145 146 147 148 149 153 162 163 165 176 177 178 180 187 189 190 193 197 204 205 210 211 214 216 217 220 222 224 228 233 239 240
006818-Q	Medium	001 009 024 028 032 033 035 037 038 047 048 053 054 065 069 071 072 074 077 081 083 086 096 098 099 102 103 108 116 118 125 130 131 132 135 136 137 141 142 147 148 149 153 155 156 159 162 167 180 187 190 195 196 197 198 204 206 214 222 223 225 227 228 232 233 234 238 239 241 242
031900-G	Medium	009 019 041 045 048 049 052 054 058 059 064 069 070 071 076 077 078 081 083 085 087 091 093 098 107 110 112 116 118 122 128 130 131 132 135 140 141 142 144 147 148 152 155 158 162 163 166 168 172 177 178 187 190 193 197 198 200 202 203 204 206 208 214 217 222 224 226 228 239 240
056729-S	Easy	001 002 003 005 008 018 022 024 027 035 038 045 047 052 054 057 069 072 074 075 076 083 086 090 091 092 096 100 101 107 109 110 118 121 122 124 132 135 136 139 141 142 143 144 147 148 153 155 159 162 163 165 177 180 183 187 190 193 197 198 204 212 216 218 220 228 238 241 242 243
058475-R	Easy	002 003 004 011 014 015 023 024 025 033 046 052 053 054 056 057 063 064 065 070 072 074 076 081 083 085 086 091 097 098 100 103 107 110 118 123 124 125 132 135 137 142 143 148 149 158 160 162 169 172 173 175 177 178 187 188 189 192 199 201 204 206 213 218 219 222 223 224 228 239
208614-X	Medium	004 008 011 013 014 016 017 019 024 025 027 028 033 035 038 043 044 049 053 054 056 062 064 065 071 072 073 081 083 091 092 098 099 110 121 130 135 137 140 147 148 158 159 160 162 163 164 172 175 177 178 184 185 186 187 191 193 198 200 201 204 206 209 222 223 228 232 235 239 243
213697-R	Medium	003 010 013 014 018 019 020 024 031 032 033 034 036 040 043 048 049 054 056 062 071 083 084 085 087 089 091 093 100 108 111 113 116 122 126 127 128 129 132 135 136 144 147 148 160 163 174 176 177 178 188 190 196 197 204 209 211 214 215 216 223 224 225 228 230 233 238 239 240 241
067683-D	Medium	002 003 011 024 032 033 038 040 044 045 052 054 058 059 061 063 066 067 072 077 081 088 091 092 100 106 108 109 116 118 120 129 132 133 134 135 137 142 144 147 151 155 156 163 168 173 176 177 178 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 204 208 209 210 215 223 225 228 231 233 235 239 241
116363-M	Easy	004 013 031 033 035 043 048 049 053 054 055 056 060 061 065 072 075 081 086 090 091 093 094 097 098 099 109 110 115 118 119 120 126 131 135 136 143 147 148 153 155 156 162 163 172 173 177 178 182 187 189 190 194 196 197 201 204 206 210 213 214 221 222 225 227 233 235 236 239 241
042635-Q	Medium	009 010 013 014 024 028 029 030 031 033 035 043 045 054 056 065 072 073 075 076 081 083 084 086 088 092 098 100 103 107 113 120 122 126 127 131 133 135 136 137 142 147 148 149 153 156 162 163 165 167 170 172 177 178 180 183 187 192 193 204 205 206 210 222 227 228 234 235 239 241
044892-X	Hard	003 005 009 021 022 024 025 033 035 036 041 054 059 065 066 072 074 076 078 080 083 084 086 091 094 096 098 102 103 104 110 117 118 123 124 135 137 138 142 148 150 157 161 166 172 175 177 178 179 183 187 188 196 208 210 213 218 219 220 221 222 228 229 233 236 237 239 241 242 243
119415-M	Easy	002 011 015 017 018 019 022 024 031 033 034 035 040 048 051 055 058 059 061 070 072 081 083 090 092 093 098 099 103 106 107 108 110 118 125 129 132 134 135 140 142 147 160 163 166 172 173 174 177 182 183 186 187 190 192 196 197 200 204 207 208 218 221 222 228 233 238 239 241 243
121615-T	Easy	005 014 019 023 024 028 033 036 041 043 044 045 048 052 054 059 064 072 076 077 080 081 084 091 098 101 102 103 104 107 113 118 120 122 123 135 140 142 143 147 148 155 157 160 162 166 168 169 176 177 178 181 183 188 192 194 197 199 200 204 208 215 217 218 222 228 231 236 239 241
070280-Q	Hard	006 007 009 017 024 025 028 033 035 036 043 046 054 055 060 065 066 072 073 076 079 081 083 091 097 098 099 103 104 105 106 109 118 124 131 132 134 137 140 142 146 147 148 151 155 156 160 162 173 175 178 180 181 187 190 191 197 206 214 218 221 226 227 228 229 233 239 241 242 243
076806-F	Very Hard	003 009 013 017 023 029 031 033 035 039 041 044 045 049 054 059 065 072 075 076 077 088 091 092 093 098 099 100 104 113 114 118 125 126 132 133 135 137 139 142 148 150 151 154 155 156 158 159 160 163 169 172 177 178 180 181 183 187 190 197 199 203 204 212 213 219 225 237 239 242
137502-F	Easy	001 002 003 006 008 014 015 016 019 024 027 028 033 037 040 044 047 048 054 057 060 065 072 083 085 086 088 097 098 099 100 105 106 108 114 118 123 125 129 132 135 137 138 142 148 151 155 160 167 176 187 190 191 195 196 197 203 204 207 211 221 222 228 229 233 234 236 239 240 241
126134-Y	Easy	001 002 006 007 009 016 017 024 031 032 033 035 037 038 051 053 054 056 057 060 075 077 081 083 089 090 091 103 105 108 109 112 115 118 122 123 129 130 132 134 136 141 142 147 148 149 162 163 166 167 170 173 174 177 178 182 187 190 191 193 196 197 204 210 216 228 233 234 236 241
078418-V	Hard	001 003 013 016 017 024 032 033 038 040 048 050 054 064 068 070 071 072 077 078 081 083 086 091 093 098 100 107 118 121 122 123 124 125 129 132 135 136 142 148 149 152 153 155 156 159 162 163 164 168 178 180 187 188 190 191 192 198 201 202 204 209 211 218 222 229 235 240 241 242
145162-R	Hard	002 007 008 011 021 022 024 027 030 033 035 037 038 044 045 047 054 056 061 062 069 072 076 082 086 089 091 108 109 117 118 124 131 132 135 136 137 141 142 145 147 155 161 162 163 165 167 168 172 173 174 177 178 183 187 190 192 193 197 204 206 213 228 230 233 234 235 238 241 243
110672-Z	Hard	001 003 011 014 024 030 046 047 049 052 054 055 068 072 073 075 076 080 083 089 090 091 100 101 107 109 111 114 118 121 125 130 132 135 138 139 142 143 144 145 146 148 153 155 157 159 162 163 165 171 174 176 177 184 186 187 190 193 197 198 208 210 212 213 214 218 220 221 228 239
112924-I	Hard	010 011 012 013 015 019 020 023 024 027 033 041 047 050 053 061 067 070 071 072 081 083 090 091 093 097 098 100 103 104 106 110 115 118 121 123 127 130 138 141 144 146 147 157 163 166 169 171 176 177 178 181 187 190 192 195 196 197 204 206 212 214 222 226 227 228 233 239 240 241
136090-S	Medium	002 003 011 012 015 024 025 027 030 031 033 035 036 037 047 054 057 058 061 063 065 072 074 076 083 084 087 088 091 098 100 103 108 110 113 118 121 123 124 132 135 137 143 146 148 153 155 158 165 173 175 176 179 186 187 190 192 195 196 197 204 210 220 226 228 232 233 237 239 241
173868-N	Hard	003 007 013 016 018 024 026 031 033 034 035 039 041 048 049 054 059 061 067 068 077 078 080 083 085 088 090 092 093 094 105 106 108 119 121 128 129 131 132 135 141 142 144 147 148 149 150 152 157 162 163 166 170 171 177 178 190 191 192 197 204 207 208 210 216 224 228 233 239 241
101275-P	Hard	003 008 009 014 024 025 026 027 035 037 040 043 048 049 051 054 060 062 063 065 066 071 072 076 079 084 086 094 095 098 099 108 109 113 115 116 118 121 122 124 135 137 142 147 148 151 162 163 167 168 170 173 175 178 184 186 187 190 197 210 216 218 220 228 229 234 236 237 239 241
200184-O	Perfect Crime	002 004 008 010 012 013 017 021 023 024 027 028 033 035 038 044 046 049 054 057 063 064 065 072 073 076 080 081 083 089 091 095 098 103 109 110 116 122 130 135 136 137 140 142 147 148 158 161 162 163 166 172 174 177 178 180 187 198 200 204 206 210 212 215 225 226 228 235 239 242
158082-B	Perfect Crime	003 011 012 013 014 019 024 031 033 034 035 038 040 041 049 054 059 067 071 075 077 079 083 090 091 092 093 100 101 110 114 132 135 144 146 147 148 149 157 159 160 162 163 171 174 176 177 178 186 187 188 190 192 197 198 202 203 204 208 212 214 216 217 225 226 228 230 232 239 241
117221-F	Perfect Crime	001 003 007 014 016 022 024 028 029 033 037 042 048 051 054 059 068 070 071 072 077 081 083 084 086 093 096 098 099 100 101 104 116 117 118 122 123 124 132 135 138 141 142 147 148 155 156 163 167 168 173 178 181 187 188 190 192 204 205 208 210 218 222 227 230 234 236 240 241 243
206830-H	Perfect Crime	002 012 013 020 024 028 030 031 033 035 038 049 050 054 057 063 065 066 068 071 072 077 080 081 083 087 089 091 098 100 103 107 110 116 130 131 135 136 137 146 147 148 157 162 163 166 172 174 176 177 178 179 180 189 191 198 204 206 211 215 219 225 226 228 232 235 239 240 241 242

Solutions

Look up your case's reference code below once you have decided to solve the mystery. Do not reveal the solution to other players — only check your own guess against it.

Case	Difficulty	Solution
011736-J	Beginner	The murderer was Stanley Smithe, motivated by Macabre bet, with the Shotgun. The murderer went through: Billiard Room, Trophy Room, Garage, Study.
036365-P	Very Easy	The murderer was Claudette Cazelar, motivated by Unforeseen business, with the Pesticide. The murderer went through: Vestibule, Living Room, Kitchen, Shed, Study.
098282-V	Easy	The murderers were the Berwick Sisters, motivated by Social undermining, with the Saber. The murderers went through: Living Room, Vestibule, Trophy Room, Garage, Study.
101839-S	Very Easy	The murderer was Angelica Albinson, motivated by Extreme principles, with the Rat poison. The murderer went through: Living Room, Kitchen, Bedroom, Study.
054288-K	Beginner	The murderer was Claudette Cazelar, motivated by Fatal rejection, with the Machete. The murderer went through: Vestibule, Trophy Room, Garage, Study.
076683-Z	Very Easy	The murderer was Angelica Albinson, motivated by Sinister plans, with the Kitchen knife. The murderer went through: Vestibule, Living Room, Kitchen, Bedroom, Study.
148938-L	Very Easy	The murderer was Greg Gaffney, motivated by Animal cruelty, with the Derringer gun. The murderer went through: Library, Living Room, Vestibule, Trophy Room, Garage, Study.
157819-G	Very Easy	The murderer was Mortimer W. Mollow, motivated by Child neglect, with the Letter opener. The murderer went through: Living Room, Kitchen, Bedroom, Study.
085266-T	Beginner	The murderer was Mortimer W. Mollow, motivated by Pirated idea, with the Shovel. The murderer went through: Library, Shed, Study.
086126-F	Very Easy	The murderer was Mortimer W. Mollow, motivated by Child neglect, with the Wrench. The murderer went through: Living Room, Vestibule, Trophy Room, Garage, Study.
178900-Q	Very Easy	The murderers were the Berwick Sisters, motivated by Excessive ambition, with the Antifreeze. The murderers went through: Billiard Room, Trophy Room, Garage, Study.
189268-X	Very Easy	The murderer was Greg Gaffney, motivated by Fixed fights, with the Pillow. The murderer went through: Vestibule, Trophy Room, Garage, Bedroom, Study.
006818-Q	Medium	The murderer was Angelica Albinson, motivated by Poisoned chalice, with the Poisonous plant. The murderer went through: Vestibule, Trophy Room, Garage, Bedroom, Study.
031900-G	Medium	The murderer was Claudette Cazelar, motivated by Exposed fraud, with the Shotgun. The murderer went through: Living Room, Vestibule, Trophy Room, Garage, Study.
056729-S	Easy	The murderer was Greg Gaffney, motivated by Stolen recipe, with the Rope. The murderer went through: Billiard Room, Vestibule, Living Room, Library, Shed, Study.
058475-R	Easy	The murderer was Stanley Smithe, motivated by Fake identity, with the Frying pan. The murderer went through: Billiard Room, Vestibule, Living Room, Kitchen, Shed, Study.
208614-X	Medium	The murderer was Stanley Smithe, motivated by Fraternity hazing, with the Cue. Claudette Cazelar was his accomplice, motivated by Exposed fraud. The murderer went through: Billiard Room, Trophy Room, Garage, Study.
213697-R	Medium	The murderer was Claudette Cazelar, motivated by Fatal rejection, with the Curtain cord. Mortimer W. Mollow was her accomplice, motivated by Child neglect. The murderer went through: Living Room, Library, Shed, Study.
067683-D	Medium	The murderer was Mortimer W. Mollow, motivated by Broken dreams, with the Leather strap. The murderer went through: Library, Living Room, Kitchen, Bedroom, Garage, Study.
116363-M	Easy	The murderer was Stanley Smithe, motivated by Fraternity hazing, with the Revolver. The murderer went through: Vestibule, Trophy Room, Garage, Bedroom, Study.
042635-Q	Medium	The murderer was Greg Gaffney, motivated by Animal cruelty, with the Cue. The murderer went through: Living Room, Vestibule, Billiard Room, Trophy Room, Garage, Study.
044892-X	Hard	The murderer was Angelica Albinson, motivated by Sinister plans, with the Frying pan. The murderer went through: Library, Shed, Kitchen, Bedroom, Study.
119415-M	Easy	The murderers were the Berwick Sisters, motivated by Social undermining, with the Machete. The murderers went through: Vestibule, Trophy Room, Garage, Study.
121615-T	Easy	The murderer was Mortimer W. Mollow, motivated by Broken dreams, with the Wrench. The murderer went through: Living Room, Vestibule, Trophy Room, Garage, Study.
070280-Q	Hard	The murderer was Stanley Smithe, motivated by Macabre bet, with the Antifreeze. The murderer went through: Library, Living Room, Vestibule, Trophy Room, Garage, Study.
076806-F	Very Hard	The murderer was Stanley Smithe, motivated by Fake identity, with the Revolver. The murderer went through: Library, Shed, Kitchen, Bedroom, Study.
137502-F	Easy	The murderer was Angelica Albinson, motivated by Poisoned chalice, with the Poisonous plant. The murderer went through: Living Room, Kitchen, Bedroom, Study.
126134-Y	Easy	The murderer was Claudette Cazelar, motivated by Unforeseen business, with the Pillow. The murderer went through: Vestibule, Trophy Room, Garage, Bedroom, Study.
078418-V	Hard	The murderer was Mortimer W. Mollow, motivated by Pirated idea, with the Rat poison. The murderer went through: Billiard Room, Vestibule, Living Room, Kitchen, Shed, Study.
145162-R	Hard	The murderer was Greg Gaffney, motivated by Stolen recipe, with the Leather strap. The murderer went through: Living Room, Vestibule, Trophy Room, Garage, Study.
110672-Z	Hard	The murderer was Greg Gaffney, motivated by Fixed fights, with the Rope. The Berwick Sisters were his accomplices, motivated by Excessive ambition. The murderer went through: Billiard Room, Vestibule, Living Room, Kitchen, Shed, Study.
112924-I	Hard	The murderers were the Berwick Sisters, motivated by Family vendetta, with the Letter opener. The murderers went through: Billiard Room, Trophy Room, Garage, Bedroom, Study.
136090-S	Medium	The murderers were the Berwick Sisters, motivated by Family vendetta, with the Poisonous plant. The murderers went through: Library, Shed, Kitchen, Bedroom, Study.
173868-N	Hard	The murderer was Angelica Albinson, motivated by Extreme principles, with the Curtain cord. The Berwick Sisters were her accomplices, motivated by Social undermining. The murderer went through: Living Room, Library, Shed, Study.
101275-P	Hard	The murderer was Angelica Albinson, motivated by Poisoned chalice, with the Pesticide. Stanley Smithe was her accomplice, motivated by Macabre bet. The murderer went through: Billiard Room, Vestibule, Living Room, Library, Shed, Garage, Study.
200184-O	Perfect Crime	The murderer was Claudette Cazelar, motivated by Exposed fraud, with the Cue. The murderer went through: Library, Living Room, Vestibule, Billiard Room, Trophy Room, Garage, Study.
158082-B	Perfect Crime	The murderers were the Berwick Sisters, motivated by Family vendetta, with the Curtain cord. The murderers went through: Billiard Room, Vestibule, Living Room, Library, Shed, Study.
117221-F	Perfect Crime	The murderer was Angelica Albinson, motivated by Poisoned chalice, with the Rat poison. Greg Gaffney was her accomplice, motivated by Stolen recipe. The murderer went through: Billiard Room, Vestibule, Living Room, Kitchen, Bedroom, Study.
206830-H	Perfect Crime	The murderer was Claudette Cazelar, motivated by Fatal rejection, with the Cue. The Berwick Sisters were her accomplices, motivated by Family Vendetta. The murderer went through: Library, Living Room, Vestibule, Billiard Room, Trophy Room, Garage, Study.

Reference: Walton Mansion Floor Plan and Guest Key

The back pages of the physical rulebook provide two reference aids used together with the inquiry tokens to pinpoint requests during the Inquiry Phase:

• A full floor plan of the Walton Mansion, showing all ten rooms and their connecting doorways: Garage, Trophy Room, Billiard Room, Bedroom, Vestibule, Study (the Crime Scene), Kitchen, Living Room, Shed, and Library. An arrow marks where to place your inquiry token to indicate the room(s) you are requesting information about.
• A guest key linking each suspect to a single-letter card reference used with the inquiry tokens: A – Angelica Albinson, B – the Berwick Sisters, C – Claudette Cazelar, G – Greg Gaffney, M – Mortimer W. Mollow, S – Stanley Smithe.