Mystery Express Whodunit Contest

Alan Moon has been saved!

The kidnappers have been foiled, thanks to the detective work of Shawn Simas, aka DaJackel, from Ontario Canada, who was the first to respond with the correct crime elements in the Mystery Express Whodunit contest. He knew that it was Prof. Karlov, driven by his deep Despair, who Clubbed poor Alan in the Club Car at 6:30!

In addition to Alan Moon's grateful thanks, he has also won a $500 (US) reward.

Congratulations to DaJackel and also to the Telegram from Budapest winners who correctly guessed the right clues part way through the contest: Dewitt (France), Doranator (UK), regulus1 (Belgium), muka (Poland), JasonRubino (US), mcgrath251 (US), player626172 (Canada), drew8 (US), jfpilon (Canada) and harrmeg (Greece).

Each of the Telegram from Budapest winners win a copy of the new Mystery Express board game from Days of Wonder!

The Chief Detective

If you played along in the contest and would like to know which clues you may have missed, we've posted here where the clues could be found.

Suspect

Prof. Karlov

Visual Clues

  • Website: Aboard the Mystery Express

Text Clues

  • None Given

Candy

Visual Clues

  • Website: Aboard the Mystery Express
  • Website: Solving the Case
  • Website: Avatars download

Text Clues

  • Facebook April 5
  • Tweet

Sir Edmund

Visual Clues

  • Website: Aboard the Mystery Express
  • Bruno Faidutti's website
  • Website: Avatars download
  • boardgamenews.com

Text Clues

  • Retailer Clue Card

O' Rourke

Visual Clues

  • Website: Aboard the Mystery Express
  • Website: Elements of the Crime
  • Website: Avatars download
  • Retailer Clue Card

Text Clues

  • Blog: April 2

Sra. Pérez

Visual Clues

  • Website: Aboard the Mystery Express
  • Website: Elements of the Crime
  • Website: Solving the Case

Text Clues

  • Facebook April 5

Dr.Rajiv

Visual Clues

  • Website: Aboard the Mystery Express
  • Website: Elements of the Crime
  • Website: Solving the Case
  • boardgamenews.com

Text Clues

  • Facebook April 5

Motive

Despair

Visual Clues

  • Blog: April 4

Text Clues

  • None Given

Greed

Visual Clues

  • Website: Aboard the Mystery Express
  • Rules Book Page 1

Text Clues

  • Blog: April 7

Jealousy

Visual Clues

  • Website: Solving the Case

Text Clues

  • Facebook April 5

Money

Visual Clues

  • Website: Elements of the Crime
  • Website: Solving the Case

Text Clues

  • Blog: March 31
  • Blog: April 7

Rivalry

Visual Clues

  • Website: Elements of the Crime

Text Clues

  • Telegram on Twitter (April 6)
  • Blog: April 6

Unknown

Visual Clues

  • Blog: April 2
  • Retailer Clue Card

Text Clues

  • Facebook April 5
  • Blog: April 7

Modus Operandi

Clubbed

Visual Clues

  • None Given

Text Clues

  • Facebook April 5

Hanged

Visual Clues

  • Blog: April 2

Text Clues

  • twitter.com April 5

Poisoned

Visual Clues

  • Website: Aboard the Mystery Express
  • Website: Elements of the Crime
  • Website: Solving the Case
  • Bruno Faidutti's website

Text Clues

  • Blog: March 31

Pushed

Visual Clues

  • Webstore
  • Bruno Faidutti's website
  • Rules Book Page 1

Text Clues

  • Facebook April 5

Shot

Visual Clues

  • Website: Elements of the Crime
  • Images on Boardgamegeek.com

Text Clues

  • Blog: April 6
  • Blog: April 7

Stabbed

Visual Clues

  • Website: Elements of the Crime
  • Retailer Clue Card

Text Clues

  • Facebook April 7

Location

Club Car

Visual Clues

  • Authors' Page

Text Clues

  • None Given

Dining Car

Visual Clues

  • Website: Solving the Case

Text Clues

  • Retailer Clue Card
  • Blog: April 6

Lounge Car

Visual Clues

  • Website: Solving the Case
  • Website: Elements of the Crime
  • Bruno Faidutti's website
  • Facebook March 26

Text Clues

  • Blog: March 31

Passenger Car

Visual Clues

  • Website: Aboard the Mystery Express
  • Facebook March 29
  • Rules Book Page 1

Text Clues

  • Blog: April 6

Sleeping Car

Visual Clues

  • Blog: April 2
  • Bruno Faidutti's website
  • Retailer Clue Card

Text Clues

  • Retailer Clue Card
  • Blog: April 7

Smoking Car

Visual Clues

  • Website: Elements of the Crime

Text Clues

  • Telegram on Twitter (April 6)

Time

6:30

Visual Clues

  • None Given

Text Clues

  • Retailer Clue Card
  • Blog: April 6

4:00

Visual Clues

  • Website: Aboard the Mystery Express
  • Website: Elements of the Crime

Text Clues

  • Blog: March 31

4:30

Visual Clues

  • Rules Book Page 1
  • Blog: April 5
  • Facebook April 7

Text Clues

  • Facebook April 5

4:45

Visual Clues

  • Website: Elements of the Crime
  • Retailer Clue Card

Text Clues

  • Facebook April 5
  • Blog: April 6

6:15

Visual Clues

  • Website: Elements of the Crime
  • Blog: April 5

Text Clues

  • Blog: April 4

11:15

Visual Clues

  • Retailer Clue Card
  • Facebook April 7

Text Clues

  • Blog: April 2
  • Blog: April 6

11:45

Visual Clues

  • Website: Elements of the Crime
  • Bruno Faidutti's website
  • Facebook April 7

Text Clues

  • twitter.com March 29

12:00

Visual Clues

  • Website: Elements of the Crime
  • Website: Solving the Case
  • Blog: April 5
  • Facebook April 7

Text Clues

  • twitter.com March 26