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Am Nachmittag wurde sie tot am Süßwarenstand gefunden, neben dem Popcornwagen. Vier Personen waren in ihrer Nähe gewesen, und jede machte eine kurze Aussage – finde diejenige, die allein mit ihr war.","rules":{"standard":["In jeder <b>Zeile</b> und jeder <b>Spalte</b> ist genau <b>eine Person</b>. Sobald du jemanden platzierst, streiche seine ganze Zeile und Spalte durch.","<b>„Neben“</b> = direkt links, rechts, darüber oder darunter, und <b>im selben Bereich</b>. Felder mit Gegenständen (die Kassentheke, der Baum, die Mittelsäule, der Popcornwagen und das Blumenbeet) können nicht besetzt werden; die Karussellpferde und die Bank schon.","Der Mörder war <b>allein mit dem Opfer</b>: Niemand sonst war in diesem Bereich."],"special":[]},"roleNames":{"visitor":"Besucher","staff":"Jahrmarktsangestellter","victim":"Opfer"},"personGroups":[{"id":"visitors","name":"Besucher","persons":["A","B","V"]},{"id":"staff","name":"Die Jahrmarktsleute","persons":["C","D"]}],"map":{"groups":[],"gaps":[],"areas":[{"id":"Ticket Booth","cells":[[1,1],[1,2],[2,1]],"fill":"#eadfcb","pattern":"planks","labelAt":[2,1],"name":"Kassenhäuschen"},{"id":"Carousel","cells":[[2,2],[2,3],[2,4],[3,1],[3,2],[3,3],[4,2],[4,3],[4,4]],"fill":"#f3e0c9","pattern":"boards","labelAt":[3,2],"name":"Karussell"},{"id":"Lawn","cells":[[1,3],[1,4],[1,5],[2,5],[3,4],[3,5],[4,5],[5,4],[5,5]],"fill":"#e0edcc","pattern":"marble","labelAt":[3,4],"name":"Rasen"},{"id":"Sweet 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Das Kassenhäuschen hat in Zeile 1 nur zwei Felder, und R1C1 ist die Kassentheke: <b>Caradoc ist auf R1C2</b>. Alaric saß auf einem Karussellpferd. Die Pferde sind auf R2C2, R2C4 und R4C2, und Spalte 2 gehört Caradoc: <b>Alaric ist auf R2C4</b>."},{"place":["D"],"cand":{},"text":"Drusilla war in der letzten Zeile. R5C1 ist der Popcornwagen, R5C5 ein Blumenbeet, und die Spalten 2 und 4 sind vergeben: <b>Drusilla ist auf R5C3</b>."},{"final":true,"text":"Fall gelöst: Das letzte freie Feld, R4C1, gehört dem Opfer – im Bereich Süßwarenstand, neben dem Popcornwagen, genau wie auf ihrer Karte steht, obwohl wir sie nie gebraucht haben. Vesta war dort allein mit der Süßwarenverkäuferin des Jahrmarkts. <b>Drusilla ist die Mörderin!</b>"}],"solver":{"rules":[],"occupiable":["bench","rockinghorse"]},"verification":{"tool":"tools/murdoku_solver.py","unique":true,"guessFree":true,"checked":"2026-09-29"}}