A Roman city on the high plateaux. A professor dead among his finds. A postcard covered in numbers — and a column whose shadow does not lie.
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The Shadow of Thalgadda
The investigation
You are the consulting detective. On Thursday 2 April 2026, at the archaeological mission of Thalgadda, near the town of Tamzirt, the director of the excavation was found dead in his finds storeroom. That same afternoon he had discovered that something was leaving it. Open the evidence in any order. Statements contradict each other; people lie, and some lie about small things for innocent reasons. Two items are puzzles: a postcard covered in numbers , which the professor was trying to read when he died, and a photograph of the Arch of the Legion whose shadows you must read with the sun table. Use the notebook and the timeline. When you are ready, file your accusation.
22 documents5 suspects
Police reports
Official findings, timelines and first statements.
Witness statements
What people saw — or say they saw.
Phone records
Calls and messages, to the minute.
Financial records
Accounts, receipts and money that moved.
Crime scene photos
The scene as it was found. Look twice.
Maps
Who was where, and how long it took to get there.
Personal documents
Letters, diaries and notes never meant to be read.
Dr Hania Ziani
41 · Deputy director, epigraphist
Walid Messaoudi
29 · PhD student, photographer of the mission
Dr Claire Vasseur
52 · Mosaic specialist, from France
Rafik Hamlaoui
48 · Antiques and décor dealer, Tamzirt
Moussa Merabet
61 · Guard of the mission compound
What you’ll need to solve
When you are ready, you file your accusation. Each answer must be backed by the evidence — then the full solution is revealed.
Who did it?
Name the culprit.
Why?
Find the motive.
How?
Explain the method.
Case file #006
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FAQ
The first case is free, no code needed. For the others, order on the site (BaridiMob or CCP): once the payment is checked, the case is added to your account and you play directly in your browser.
No. Everything is online, on phone or computer. You can still take notes on paper if you like.
Yes. Open an investigation room: your friends join with a code, each on their own phone, and only you need the case. Or gather around one screen.
In the Accuse tab, each question has a “Hint” button: it rules out one wrong answer (never the right one). Each hint costs 1 point from your final score. Before that, re-read the statements and fill in the notebook timeline: everything is in the file.
No. All cases, people and places are fictional.
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