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Dana was on a beanbag – R6C5 or R8C7 – and row 8 is Gemma’s, so <b>Dana is at R6C5</b>. She was alone in her area: cross out the whole Console Corner for everyone else, plus row 6 and column 5. Bella was beside the vending machine (R8C1): R7C1 or R8C2 – row 8 is Gemma’s again, so <b>Bella is at R7C1</b>. Cross out row 7 and column 1."},{"place":["A"],"cand":{"E":[[1,2],[1,4],[1,7]],"C":[[4,7]]},"text":"Axel was beside a gaming PC: R1C2, R1C4 or R2C3 (R2C1 is in Bella’s column, R2C5 in Dana’s). Elsa was north of him, so Axel cannot be in row 1: <b>Axel is at R2C3</b>, in the middle gaming chair, and Elsa is somewhere in row 1. Cross out row 2 and column 3."},{"place":["C"],"cand":{"F":[[3,6]]},"text":"Colin was sitting in a gaming chair. The three chairs of the LAN Hall all stand in row 2, which is Axel’s – so <b>Colin sits in the Streaming Booth, at R4C7</b>. Cross out row 4 and column 7."},{"place":["F"],"cand":{"V":[[5,8]],"G":[[8,2],[8,3]],"E":[[1,2],[1,4]]},"text":"Fabio was alone in his area. The LAN Hall holds Axel and Elsa, the Streaming Booth holds Colin, the Snack Bar holds Bella and the Console Corner is Dana’s – so Fabio was alone in the Retro Arcade. Rows 1 and 2 belong to Elsa and Axel, and R3C8 is the pinball machine: <b>Fabio is at R3C6</b>. Cross out row 3 and column 6."},{"place":["V","G","E"],"text":"Vance was found in the Streaming Booth: R5C6 is in Fabio’s column and R5C7 in Colin’s, so <b>Vance was at R5C8</b> – alone with Colin. Gemma takes R8C2 or R8C3; column 3 is Axel’s, so <b>Gemma is at R8C2</b>. Elsa, in row 1 north of Axel, is left with <b>R1C4</b> (column 2 is Gemma’s, column 7 is Colin’s)."},{"final":true,"text":"Case closed: Vance was alone with Colin in the Streaming Booth. <b>Colin is the murderer!</b>"}],"solver":{"rules":[],"occupiable":["chair","stool","sofa","beanbag"]},"verification":{"tool":"tools/murdoku_solver.py","unique":true,"guessFree":true,"checked":"2026-09-16"}}