The Book Kiosk
A 5×5 book-fair case centered on kiosks, a walkway, and a small library corner. It is an easy case with very direct spatial clues.
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Grid Size
- 5 × 5
- Official Link
- Play on murdoku.com ->
- Printable PDF
- Print Murdoku PDF case sheet ->
Scene
At a busy book kiosk, shoppers drift between display tables, shelves, and the walkway with paperbacks tucked under their arms. Behind the cheerful fair layout, one quiet corner hides a death that no signing queue can explain.
Key Mechanic
Combining kiosk-region clues with beside-object clues on a small grid.
Suspects & Clues
Every suspect card is shown below. Use these clues together with the grid constraints to deduce positions.
She was in Kiosk 1.
He was beside a table.
She was not in the same area as Benedito.
He was beside the trashcan.
The Victim. She was alone with the murderer.
Regions
Hint
Fix the named kiosk clue first, then use the table and trashcan clues to separate the remaining suspects.
How to Play
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