The Backyard Garden Murdoku Case Guide & Walkthrough Tips

The Backyard Garden — Murdoku Easy Case Guide

A suburban garden puzzle. Plants, paths, and garden features create a distinctive clue landscape.

Difficulty
Easy
Grid Size
9 × 9
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The Backyard Garden game board screenshot
Official Murdoku game board - The Backyard Garden
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Scene

A meticulously maintained backyard garden, roses and tulips lined up in neat rows. A neighbor drops by to borrow a lawnmower and stumbles upon something more disturbing than weeds deep in the flowerbed — a body that shouldn't be there.

Key Mechanic

Using garden features as landmarks for positional clues.

Suspects & Clues

Every suspect card is shown below. Use these clues together with the grid constraints to deduce positions.

Aaron portrait
Aaron

He was with Elyse in the Living Room.

Bruce portrait
Bruce

He was in the Shed.

Carissa portrait
Carissa

She was beside a tree.

Denise portrait
Denise

She was in the Bedroom or in the Sunroom.

Elyse portrait
Elyse

She was sitting on a chair.

Franklin portrait
Franklin

He was on a carpet.

Gilbert portrait
Gilbert

He was in the Garden.

Holden portrait
Holden

He was alone.

Violet portrait
VioletVictim

The Victim. She was alone with the murderer.

How to Play & Walkthrough Tips

Open the official case and use the strategy tips from this guide to work through the clues. Remember: place suspects only when forced, respect row and column constraints, and find the murderer last.

Open Official Case ->View case hint

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