{"format":"murdoku-puzzle/1","id":"malealea","version":1,"difficulty":"easy","level":3,"size":{"rows":5,"cols":5},"languages":["en","hu","de","fr","es","it","nl","pl","pt","ro","ca","cs","fi","vi","tr","el","ru","uk","ar","ko","ja","zh-Hans","zh-Hant"],"defaultLanguage":"en","title":"Le relais des poneys","tagline":"Malealea, Lesotho · tombée de la nuit · le marchand de poneys n’est pas venu dîner","author":"mathace","concept":"Murdoku – Manuel Garand (murdoku.com); unofficial fan-made case","created":"2026-11-04","story":"Malealea, Lesotho, à la tombée de la nuit. Les derniers randonneurs étaient rentrés, les poneys étaient nourris et de la fumée montait du rondavel, la case ronde au toit de chaume. Vuyani, un marchand de poneys de Quthing, était monté aujourd’hui à cheval pour régler une vieille dette à propos d’un étalon. Quand la cloche du dîner a sonné, il n’est pas venu, et il a été retrouvé mort. La police ne pouvait monter qu’à l’aube.","rules":{"standard":["Chaque <b>ligne</b> et chaque <b>colonne</b> contient exactement <b>une personne</b>. Dès que tu places quelqu’un, barre toute sa ligne et sa colonne.","<b>« À côté »</b> = directement à gauche, à droite, au-dessus ou en dessous, et <b>dans la même zone</b>. Les cases avec un objet (les coffres, les abreuvoirs, le porte-selle et l’arbre) ne peuvent pas être occupées ; les chevaux, la botte de foin et le tabouret, si.","Les directions se réfèrent aux lignes et aux colonnes : <i>« exactement une ligne au nord de lui se trouvait un membre du personnel »</i> = un membre du personnel se trouvait dans la ligne juste au-dessus de la sienne, quelle que soit la colonne ; <i>« elle était la personne la plus à l’est de sa zone »</i> = personne d’autre dans sa zone ne se trouvait dans une colonne plus à l’est que la sienne.","Le meurtrier était <b>seul avec la victime</b> : personne d’autre ne se trouvait dans cette zone."],"special":[],"notes":[],"example":{}},"roleNames":{"staff":"membre du personnel","visitor":"invité","victim":"victime"},"personGroups":[{"id":"staff","name":"Personnel","persons":["A","B"]},{"id":"guests","name":"Invités","persons":["C","D","V"]}],"map":{"groups":[],"gaps":[],"areas":[{"id":"Tack 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