GIFTbase Select · Apartment Detective
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This is what a hunt built by GIFTbase in five minutes looks like: you describe the person, pick the stashes and the gifts, and the plot, the notes and the printable sheet are written around them. Roxy and her cat are made up; the tricks are real.
Hand Note 1 over in person. Put every next note in the stash listed in the table, together with the gift.
| № | Stash | What to put there |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kitchen Under the coffee machine | Note 2 and drip coffee, 6 bags |
| 2 | Bedroom Under the yoga mat | Note 3 and yoga socks |
| 3 | Living room Bookshelf, between the thickest and the prettiest book | Note 4 and Agatha Christie, Murder on the Orient Express |
| 4 | Bathroom Behind the mirror or in the cabinet behind it | Note 5 and a silk sleep mask |
| 5 | Hallway Left pocket of the winter coat | Note 6 and salted-caramel chocolate |
| 6 | Living room Sofa, under the cushions on the cat’s side | Main gift: a Tuscany travel guide with the trip date inside |
Keep the cat busy during the hunt: it is in on it, but not on your side.
Roxy, we have a situation. At 7:40 this morning a gift went missing from this apartment. No witnesses, the cat refused to testify, the neighbors heard nothing. The thief left a trail of clues and, judging by the style, listens to the same podcasts you do. You are now lead detective on Case No. 0929. The first clue is where the biggest crime against sleep is committed every morning: where your latte gets made. Oat milk, no sugar, as always.
Clue accepted. But the thief is clever and scrambled the next location, like episode three of every decent show. Read it backwards: TAM AGOY. A hint for anyone not yet awake: it is where you prove every morning that heels can reach the floor. Look under it.
A witness who asked to stay anonymous (meow) saw the thief at the bookshelf. They left something between two books: the one you finished in a single night and the one you have been “about to start” since last January. Look between the thickest and the prettiest.
Next, the thief lost all the vowels: MRRR N TH BTHRM. It sees you every morning before I do and, unlike me, never argues. Check behind it, or in the cabinet behind it, if that is the kind of relationship you two have.
An anagram, the thief’s favorite genre: NIWTER TOAC. It is the thing you swear every November you will finally replace, and wear again every December. Check the left pocket: you are right-handed, so nothing has been found there for months.
The case is almost closed. The thief has confessed and even shown remorse: the gift is where you look for the remote, your phone and the meaning of life every evening. Under the sofa cushions, on the cat’s side. Careful: the cat is in on it.
P.S. Tuscany in May. Not a clue, a plan. The date is inside. — A.
Case No. 0929 closed.
Lead detective Roxy found the gift in minutes using hints.
Special thanks to the cat.
Organizer: Andrew. Date:
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