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This guide focuses on only the clues needed to solve each of the game’s deductions, and the solutions to each of the deductions. We also guide you through some story-progressing activities and puzzles along the way.
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Table of contents
- Deducktion: The Nest Egg
- Deducktion: The Entrance
- Deducktion: The Suspects
- Deducktion: More Suspects
- Deducktion: The Client
- Deducktion: The Kitchen
- Deducktion: The Culprit
- Deducktion: The Presents
- Deducktion: The Message
- Deducktion: The Business
- Deducktion: The Receptionist
- Deducktion: More Business
- Deducktion: The Kidnapping
- Deducktion: The Salami Bandit
- Deducktion: The Dirty Work
- Deducktion: The Infatuation
Deducktion: The Nest Egg
How to Get: This is your first deducktion, and it’s there at the start of the game.
New Clues and Names:
- Rent – Already unlocked in the opening monologue
- The Duck Detective – Examine the badge next to the newspaper
- Bread – Examine the loaf of bread on the mattress
- Tulips – Examine the pin board on the northwest wall
- Ana – Examine the paper nearest to the southwest wall
Solution:
The Duck Detective spent his/her last money on Bread for The Duck Detective.
Deducktion: The Entrance
How to Get: Talk to the giraffe receptionist after entering the BearBus office.
New Clues and Names:
- Name – Talk to the giraffe
- People – Talk to the giraffe
- Sad – Investigate giraffe, look at left eye
- Wintheimer – Investigate giraffe, look at name tag on chest
- Sophie – Investigate suggestions box, top letter
- Birthday – Investigate suggestions box, top letter
- Laura – Investigate suggestions box, middle letter
- Mug – Investigate suggestions box, bottom letter
- Stolen – Investigate suggestions box, bottom letter
- Nobody – Finish investigating suggestions box
- Happy – Investigate calendar, red circle
- Cute – Investigate calendar, smiling giraffe
- Remembered – Finish investigating calendar
Suspects:
- The giraffe is named Sophie Wintheimer.
Solution:
Sophie is feeling sad because nobody has remembered her birthday.
Deducktion: The Suspects
How to Get: Enter the BearBus office after getting the key card from the receptionist by wishing her a happy birthday.
New Clues and Names:
- Frederson – Initial conversation as you enter the office.
- Receptionist – Talk to Sophie at the reception, or interrogate the cat with the giraffe
- Operating Office – Talk to the crocodile in his office.
- Freddy – Investigate the employee of the month poster near the bear’s office, left post-it note
- Ernst – Examine the name plate on the desk in the bear’s office.
- Customer Service – Examine the letter near the executive chair in the bear’s office.
- Angst – Examine the letter near the executive chair in the bear’s office.
- Branch Manager – Investigate the bear in his office, tie
- Manfred – Interrogate the cat with your client note
Suspects:
- The crocodile is named Freddy Frederson.
- The cat is named Laura Angst.
- The bear is named Manfred Ernst.
Solution:
Sophie the giraffe works as a receptionist. The bear is Manfred and he is the branch manager. Laura the cat works in customer service. The crocodile called Freddy works in the operating office.
Deducktion: More Suspects
How to Get: Enter the kitchen or the bus parking area after finishing “The Suspects”.
New Clues and Names:
- Margaret – Initial conversation on entering the kitchen
- Janitor – Investigate the penguin, red toolbox; or, interrogate the bear with the penguin
- Bus Driver – Read the paper on the floor of the crocodile’s office
- Petrovic – Read the paper on the floor of the crocodile’s office
- Whitlock – Investigate unattended blue-screen computer, black scribble
- Rufus – (Obtained earlier with ‘Freddy’ when investigating the employee of the month poster near the bear’s office, blue scribble at bottom)
- Sederis – (Obtained earlier with ‘Freddy’ when investigating the employee of the month poster near the bear’s office, blue scribble at bottom)
- Boris – Investigate the buffalo in the bus parking area, his left side of jacket
Suspects:
- The sheep is Margaret Whitlock.
- The penguin is Rufus Sederis.
- The buffalo is Boris Petrovic.
Solution:
Margaret the sheep works in customer service. The penguin is Rufus and works as the janitor. Boris the buffalo is a bus driver.
Deducktion: The Client
How to Get: Enter the BearBus office after getting the key card from the receptionist. (However, I recommend solving this only after you complete both “Suspects” deducktions).
New Clues and Names:
- Lunch – Initial conversation as you enter the office.
- Framed – Investigate the portrait in the bear’s office, frame
- Heard – Interrogate the bear with the client note
- Bag – Examine the duffel bag in the bus’ storage compartment, at the bus parking area
- Seen – (Obtained earlier when talking to the sheep in the kitchen)
- Party – Investigate the pinboard in the kitchen, Halloween Party poster
- Salami Bandit – Investigate the refrigerator, bottom of the note with claw-print
Solution:
Laura hired the Duck Detective because his/her lunch was stolen by a co-worker known as the Salami Bandit.
Deducktion: The Kitchen
How to Get: Finish “The Suspects”, “More Suspects”, and “The Client”.
New Clues and Names:
- Hungry – (Obtained earlier when investigating the pinboard in the kitchen, top-left note)
- Hardworking – Interrogate the sheep in the kitchen with the cat
- Ex – Interrogate the sheep in the kitchen with the giraffe
- Right – Talk to the bear in his office
- Surprise – Examine (“Talk”) to the unattended blue-screen computer, or interrogate the crocodile with the duffel bag
- Wrong – (Obtained earlier when talking to the penguin in the kitchen)
Solution:
Margaret is planning a surprise birthday party for Sophie.
Deducktion: The Culprit
How to Get: Finish “The Client”.
New Clues and Names:
- Suspicious – Interrogate the buffalo with the duffel bag
- Email – (Obtained earlier along with ‘Manfred’, when interrogating cat with your client note)
Solution:
Freddy is being framed by the Salami Bandit, because Freddy picked up the wrong bag.
Deducktion: The Presents
How to Get: Automatically added after the birthday party.
New Clues and Names:
- Necklace – Examine the necklace at the birthday party
- Plushie – Examine the plushie at the birthday party
- Book – Investigate the book at the birthday party, page number at bottom-right of book
- Nothing – (Obtained earlier along with ‘Manfred’, when interrogating cat with your client note)
- Cake – Talk to the penguin in the main office after the birthday party
Solution:
Sophie received the following presents from her colleagues: Laura gave a plushie. Rufus gave a book. Boris gave a necklace. Nothing got stolen.
Deducktion: The Message
How to Get: Automatically added after the birthday party.
New Clues and Names:
- Letters – Obtained automatically during initial conversation during the birthday party
- Silly – Obtained automatically during initial conversation during the birthday party
- Message – Investigate the Salami Bandit’s note in the present at the birthday party, blue scribbles; or investigate the cat’s unattended computer, right-side window on screen
- Scary – Investigate the notice board in the bus parking area, pistol icon
- Romantic – Talk to buffalo in the bus parking area after the birthday party
- Nice – Talk to the sheep after the birthday party
- Salami – Investigate bag of salami in crocodile’s office, left side of left salami; or, investigate the Salami Bandit’s note in the present at the giraffe’s birthday party, salami sign
Solution:
Sophie received a silly letter that contained a scary message.
Deducktion: The Business
How to Get: Automatically added after the birthday party.
Sheep’s Computer Password Puzzle Solution:
- The solution to this can be found by reading the book that Rufus gifted Sophie and paying attention to the prose.
- The solution is “Purple Eyed Alien”.
New Clues and Names:
- Brezel – (Obtained earlier when investigating the notice board in the bus parking area, bottom of poster)
- Salsiccia – Investigate map on pinboard in crocodile’s office, western station
- Escargot – Investigate map on pinboard in crocodile’s office, central station
- Hollandaise – Investigate map on pinboard in crocodile’s office, eastern station
- Buses – Finish investigating the pinboard in crocodile’s office
- Picked – Interrogate the crocodile with your client note
- Imported – (Obtained earlier when investigating the notice board in the bus parking area, top-left of poster)
- Illegally – Investigate sheep’s unattended computer after entering password, scribbles on right-side window on screen
- Legally – Talk to the bear after the birthday party
Solution:
Salamis are being illegally imported from Salsiccia.
Deducktion: The Receptionist
How to Get: Unlocked after completing “The Presents”, “The Message”, and “The Business”.
The Bear’s Safe Behind the Painting Puzzle Solution:
- When the bear goes to the parking area, you can move the framed painting in his office by examining it.
- Inside is a three-digit code entry, with the only clue being a note that says “CS/OO/BD”.
- This refers to the current number of employees in each position that BearBus has, so CS is “Customer Service”, OO is “Operating Officer”, and BD is “Bus Driver”.
- While the OO number is obvious, you can figure out the CS number by examining the headset on the desk next to the cat’s desk, and you can figure out the BD number by examining the paper on the crocodile’s office floor.
- The solution to this puzzle is, therefore, 2-1-4.
New Clues and Names:
- Cry – (Obtained automatically at some point)
- Murder – Investigate the crocodile’s unattended computer, leftmost window on screen
- Kidnapping – Investigate the crocodile’s unattended computer, leftmost window on screen, below ‘Murder’
- Stalking – Investigate the crocodile’s unattended computer, rightmost window on screen, profile picture of the Duck Detective
- Blackmail – Investigate the safe behind the painting in the bear’s office, bottom of bottom letter
- Snitch – Investigate the safe behind the painting in the bear’s office, middle of bottom letter
- Leave – Talk to cat at reception area
- Go Home – Talk to buffalo at reception area
- Dated – Interrogate the sheep with resignation letter found on the reception desk
Solution:
Sophie got kidnapped because Sophie wanted to snitch.
Deducktion: More Business
How to Get: Unlocked after completing “The Presents”, “The Message”, and “The Business”.
Entering the Server Room:
- The key to the server room can be found in the safe behind the painting in the bear’s room. Check “The Receptionist” above for more.
New Clues and Names:
- Voucher – Investigate the unattended computer in the server room, ‘eZay’ window on screen
- Selling – Investigate the unattended computer in the server room, ‘eZay’ window on screen
- Enemy – (Obtained earlier when investigate the safe behind the painting in the bear’s office, bottom of bottom letter)
- Lovers – (Obtained earlier when investigating sheep’s unattended computer after entering password, hearts on right-side window on screen)
- Friends – Investigate the cat’s unattended computer, upper-left of left window
- Help – Talk to the crocodile in the kitchen
- Recruited – Talk to penguin near the bear’s office
Solution:
Rufus blackmailed Manfred, to make him stay quiet about Rufus illegally selling vouchers. Margaret is the one that provides the vouchers to Rufus.
Deducktion: The Kidnapping
How to Get: Unlocked after completing “The Receptionist” and “More Business”.
New Clues and Names:
- Office – Initial conversation in kitchen after completing “The Presents”, “The Message”, and “The Business”
- Station – (Obtained earlier when investigating the map on the pinboard in the crocodile’s office, any station)
- Trip – (Obtained earlier when investigating the sheep’s unattended computer after entering password, leftmost window on screen)
- Fight – Investigate the giraffe’s unattended computer, middle of the screen; or, investigate the smartphone on the dining table in the kitchen, upper-middle scribbles
- Box – Examine the cardboard boxes in the server room.
- BearBus – (Obtained earlier when talking to the cat at work)
Solution:
Sophie is at Bearbus‘s Office, in a bus.
Deducktion: The Salami Bandit
How to Get: Unlocked after completing “The Receptionist” and “More Business”.
New Clues and Names:
- Tie – (Obtained earlier along with ‘Branch Manager’, when investigating the bear)
- Handwriting – (Obtained earlier when investigating the safe behind the painting in the bear’s office, top letter)
- Different – Interrogate the buffalo with resignation letter
- Expensive – Investigate bag of salami in crocodile’s office, bill paper
- Cheap – Talk to bear in bus parking area
- Identical – (Obtained earlier when investigating the portrait in the bear’s office, twins in the painting)
Solution:
Manfred is the Salami Bandit, because the Salami Bandit‘s and his/her handwriting are identical.
Deducktion: The Dirty Work
How to Get: Unlocked after completing “The Kidnapping” and “The Salami Bandit”.
New Clues and Names:
- Accomplice – (Obtained earlier when investigating the sheep’s unattended computer after entering password, scribbles on right-side window on screen)
- Friend – Interrogate the cat in the reception area with the resignation letter.
Solution:
Boris is the Salami Bandit’s accomplice, because the Salami Bandit needed someone who could easily carry out the importing of the salamis.
Deducktion: The Infatuation
How to Get: Unlocked after completing “The Kidnapping” and “The Salami Bandit”.
New Clues and Names:
- None
Solution:
Sophie is the Salami Bandit’s accomplice, because he/she used to date Boris and the Salami Bandit needed someone who could convince Boris into helping.
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