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Floor Plans / Lara Croft / Vietnam

Here come the clues...
 
 
Document

 ▪  Friedrich Miescher has nothing to do with the stolen document.
 ▪  It's not Aimé De Mesmaeker 's worst nightmare.
 ▪  Apparently, it's not a top secret document.
 ▪  No pen or pencil appears on the clue's picture.
 ▪  The document has nothing to do with <span class="bold">this thread</span>.
 ▪  The document has nothing to do with <span class="bold">Raul's Wild Kingdom</span>.
 ▪  The document is not written in <span class="bold">this language</span>.
 ▪  Grace Murray Hopper is not involved.
 ▪  The title of the document was not an American television game show.
 ▪  You won't find the document in this <span class="bold">Youtube video</span>
 
 
Hero

 ▪  The hero doesn't wear a deerstalker.
 ▪  The hero doesn't wear a fedora.
 ▪  The hero has no relation with LucasArts.
 ▪  The hero doesn't wear sunglasses.
 ▪  The hero has no relation with Valve.
 ▪  The hero is not a character from Resident Evil.
 ▪  The hero doesn't wear a tie.
 ▪  The hero is not a novelist.
 ▪  The hero is not known as "The World's Greatest Detective".
 ▪  The hero doesn't wear a device to improve his/her vision.
 ▪  It's in fact a heroine.
 
 
Country

 ▪  You won't find Raúl Castro in this country.
 ▪  No eagle appears on the country's flag.
 ▪  The name of this country appears on postal stamps.
 ▪  No black color appears on the country's flag (excluding outlines).
 ▪  No white cross appears on the country's flag (excluding the outlines and the coat of arms).
 ▪  No horizontal yellow/saffron stripe appears on the country's flag (crosses are not considered as stripes).
 ▪  No white star appears on the country's flag.
 ▪  The country's flag is not red and white only.
 ▪  It's not a Scandinavian country.
 ▪  The red color appears on the country's flag.
 ▪  The country is not in Europe (excluding Eurasia).
 
 
Guesses

 ▪  <span class="bold">All guesses in PDF format</span>  (Posts 1 - 930)

Floor Plans / Jade / Thailand

So...looks like 54 combos on the board, 26 of which have been guessed.

Clues!!!

Floor plans / Cate Archer / Russia?

Floor Plans / Chun-Li / Panama

Floor Plans / Zoë Castillo / Thailand

With the size of the guessing field reduced to two digits, I believe I shall refrain from further guessing, standing instead on the sidelines ready to rush in and hug the winner a big hug.

[After a long day driving to and through Bryce national park, from viewpoint to viewpoint (hiking tomorrow). Awe-inspiring scenery. Possibly the ultimate in sandstone rock formations.]

Floor Plans / Jade / Vietnam

Floor plans / Kit Ballard / Russia?

Not exactly a sprint to the finish line here, especially with you bowing out. ;)

Gonna be sad when the winner is the last option left on the board and still no one can figure out what it is.

Floor Plans / Konoko / Vietnam

Vietnam eliminated (unless it's the winner!)

Floor Plans / Lara Croft / Panama

Yeah, I was torn between eliminating a heroine or a country. Pretty much flipped a coin.

Won't get into detail just so as to avoid someone who hasn't been playing at all poaching, but...

33 of 54 presumed combos guessed - 21 presumed to remain.

Of 9 heroes, 1 eliminated and another soon to go. Frequency:
6 of 6: 1
5 of 6: 1
4 of 6: 3
3 of 6: 2
2 of 6: 2


Of the 6 countries, it's a bit surprising a different Asian country wasn't the first off the board, but all 5 remaining countries still have at least 2 combos each. Frequency:

9 of 9: 1
8 of 9: 0
7 of 9: 1
6 of 9: 1
5 of 9: 0
4 of 9: 2
3 of 9: 1