The Lineup: the daily suspect

How to play The Lineup

Last night someone in the lineup committed a crime. A witness saw them but only remembers bits and pieces. Each time you point at a suspect, the witness compares five traits with the culprit: age, height, hair colour, distinguishing mark and district. You have six tries.

• Green: the trait matches the culprit's.
• Yellow: it's close (within 5 years or 5 cm, or a neighbouring district).
• The arrows ↑ ↓ show whether the culprit is older or younger, taller or shorter.
• The districts form a ring: Harbour, Downtown, New Town, Market, Hills, Factories and back to Harbour.

Strategy to get it in few tries

• Start with someone of average age and height: the arrows will tell you where to look.
• Cross out suspects who no longer fit to see who's left.
• The district is the fastest clue for ruling people out: one miss eliminates three districts at once.

Frequently asked questions