A ferry departs. A tide chart vanishes.
The Brinewick Post: The Misdirected Tide is a free, standalone mini mystery. Compare four records to work out what happened to the missing tide chart, then submit an account that fits the evidence.
Play in English in a PC browser, with no time limit and optional hints. The case has its own ending.
Play the free browser case on itch.io
Generative AI contributed to the code, text and illustrations. The game makes no live AI calls.
Thanks for asking! Every complete but incorrect submission gets the same overall message: the account does not fit all the records. It doesn’t identify which detail is wrong, so you’ll need to return to the records and work that out yourself.
There are also three optional hints you can reveal one at a time to help you approach the evidence without naming the answers.
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