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The Snows of Tikjda

Yennayer night in a mountain hotel. A storm closes the only road. By dawn the owner lies in the snow — and the snow remembers everything.

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Investigation time
3–4 h
Players
1–6
Case type
Homicide
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The Snows of Tikjda

In this file#30

The investigation

What lands on your desk

You are the consulting detective. On 12 January 2026, Yennayer night, a snowstorm closed the road to the Hôtel du Col Blanc at Tikjda, high in the Djurdjura. Eleven people were trapped inside. At dawn the owner was found dead in the snow below the terrace. This is a premium case in three chapters . Chapter 1 is open. To open Chapter 2 you must answer the commissaire’s question correctly, and Chapter 3 opens the same way. Statements contradict each other; people lie, and some lie for innocent reasons. The case has puzzles: a locked phone and a punched card that hides a message. Use the notebook and the timeline. When all three chapters are open, file your accusation.

30 documents7 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.

  • Forensic reports

    What the body and the evidence reveal.

  • Personal documents

    Letters, diaries and notes never meant to be read.

Persons of interest

  • Nora Belaïd

    Nora Belaïd

    47 · Mahfoud’s second wife

  • Lynda Belaïd-Rahal

    Lynda Belaïd-Rahal

    38 · Mahfoud’s daughter, architect

  • Idir Belaïd

    Idir Belaïd

    34 · Mahfoud’s son

  • Emre Aydın

    Emre Aydın

    44 · Director, Anadolu Yapı (Istanbul)

  • Sofiane Rahmani

    Sofiane Rahmani

    58 · Chief engineer, Belaïd BTP

  • Dr Salim Mesbah

    Dr Salim Mesbah

    55 · Family doctor, Bordj Zitoun

  • Amel Tazi

    Amel Tazi

    29 · Hotel manager

What you’ll need to solve

Three questions. One truth.

When you are ready, you file your accusation. Each answer must be backed by the evidence — then the full solution is revealed.

Accusation formDT-005
  1. 01

    Who did it?

    Name the culprit.

  2. 02

    Why?

    Find the motive.

  3. 03

    How?

    Explain the method.

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Do I need to print anything?

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What if I get stuck?

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.

Is any of this real?

No. All cases, people and places are fictional.

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