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Printable Mystery Game for Teens and Adults, The Ashgrove Heron Art Forgery Case
The Ashgrove Heron is a printable mystery case file for teens and adults, age 14 and up.
7.90 €
Two printable PDF files: A4 and US Letter, 21 pages each. A digital download from Etsy: nothing is shipped.
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October 1964. During a power cut at a private view in a country house, someone took a painting out of its frame and hung a copy in its place. Six guests had the chance. The auctioneer, Mr Hugo Crane, has sent you everything he knows. Work out who swapped the painting, how the original left the house, and why.
You print it at home, with no cutting, and solve it alone, as a couple or with friends around a table.
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What you get
Two PDF files in A4 and US Letter.
Two PDF files with the same 21 pages, one A4 and one US Letter.
Page 1: start here, how to play alone or in a team, what to print and the fair play rule
Page 2: letter from Mr Crane, the auctioneer, with three questions
Page 3: timeline of Friday evening
Page 4: plan of Ashgrove Hall and a map of the grounds
Page 5: auction catalogue, page 9, with Lot 27
Page 6: the restorer's report
Pages 7 and 8: six suspect cards, the staff and others
Page 9: the Garden Lobby ledger
Pages 10 and 11: interview notes
Page 12: found in the file, a notebook in trade code and a newspaper cutting
Page 13: the photograph and the train
Pages 14 and 15: letters and papers, five letters and a telegram
Page 16: the logic grid
Page 17: case report, two to a page
Page 18: envelope cover
Page 19: hints in three levels (in the envelope)
Page 20: the sealed letter (in the envelope)
Page 21: the full solution, step by step (in the envelope)
- Paper sizes: A4 and US Letter.
- File type: PDF, printed at home or at a print shop.
- Digital download: nothing is shipped by post. The files are in Purchases and reviews on Etsy.com after payment.
Details
How you solve it
Put pages 19 to 21 in an envelope before you start. Read the file: a timeline, witness statements, a cloakroom ledger and period papers. Match a photograph to the floor plan, decode a dealer's price code and check the train times. Then fill in the logic grid (guests, rooms, items and times) until one guest is left in the Long Gallery at 9:12. Stuck? The hints come in three levels, from a nudge to the full step.
The fair play rule
Every statement and document in the file is true. The guilty guest did not lie; they simply did not tell the whole story.
One answer, checked by a program
A computer solver confirmed that the logic grid has exactly one answer and that all 14 pieces of evidence are needed to reach it. No group has timed it at a real table yet, so the playing time below is our estimate.
Who it is for
Age 14 and up. It suits people who like logic grid puzzles and classic whodunits. 1 to 6 players: alone, read everything and then fill in the grid; in a team, share out the documents, read them aloud and sum them up for each other. About 45 to 90 minutes (alone, allow about an hour), plus about 10 minutes to print and get ready. It is a case file you read and reason through, not an escape room.
A gentle mystery
Nobody is hurt: the crime is a theft, and the painting is safe and unharmed. All people, places and firms are invented.
You need
A printer, plain paper, pencils, an eraser and an envelope. No scissors. Print one-sided at 100% (actual size); black and white is fine.
Good to know
This is a digital download. Nothing will be shipped. You get the two PDF files right after Etsy confirms your payment. Print as many copies as you need for your own household, club or classroom; please do not share or resell the files.
Questions
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How do I get the files?
Nothing is shipped: it is a digital download. After Etsy confirms payment, download your files from Purchases and reviews on Etsy.com in a web browser; downloads are unavailable in the Etsy app. Guest buyers can use the download link in their Etsy receipt email.
Which files do I get?
Two files: mystery-case-ashgrove-heron-A4.pdf and mystery-case-ashgrove-heron-US-Letter.pdf. The same pages in A4 and US Letter, so you print the one that matches your paper.
What if a file does not open or print?
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