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After completing the first case of from The Spider of Lanka,The Case of the Golden Idolimmediately serves you up a staggering difficulty increase with the second case: The Unfortunate Accident at the Raja’s Court. Of course, this case title should give you pause - are there ever truly any accidents in this game?
Fortunately, you have all the clues you need to work out exactly what this ‘accident’ was and who the responsible parties are. It’ll take quite a bit of sleuthing this time, and there are some truly vicious puzzles to work out as you do.
Exploring Mode: All Term Locations
There are 38 terms to find in this case, spread out among five different screens.
Outside the Palace
The four men
Albert, Abhaya, Jaffna, Gamini, Vijaya, Mouth, Cloudsley, Yupik, Kerra, Arri, Killed, Putra
Inside the lower room to the right
Entering the room
The glass box at the back
The letter on the desk
The map on the wall
The upper room with two men
The man on the right
Letters in the desk on the right
The funeral pyre with a body on it
The statue
The dead body
The man
The trial room
The note on the wall to the left
The woman inside the coffin
Loved, Secret, Jayan, Revealed, Succeeded
Thinking Mode: Identities
Withnine people to identifyand only two that you can easily get from past cases, this one is a doozy. As ever, you’ll have to take a very close look at every letter and document you can find, though you’ll still have to make some guesses for this one.
Solution
The identities of the characters featured in this case are laid out in the table below, with each placement corresponding to their placement in the panel.
Thinking Mode: The City And Roles
This panel requires that you do three things:
Also, note that kingdom does not equal city, but working out the kingdom will lead you to the city’s name anyway.
Thinking Mode: The Trial
This panel requires you work out which of the siblings succeeded and which failed. There are some things to note:
Thinking Mode: The Series Of Events
There are a lot of moving parts with this one - you’ll need to work out what happened, why it happened, and who was responsible.
Tissa Gamini killed Arri Sukerrausing acricketwhich he found in themouthof thestatue. It was delivered byAlbert Cloudsley. This resulted in the death ofAnula Gamini.
As a result,Abhaya GaminidemandedZubiri Kerra’slife, but insteadYupik Kerrarevealedasecretin exchange.
