A Messy Situation Murdoku Case Guide & Walkthrough Tips

A Messy Situation — Murdoku Hard Case Guide

A chaotic crime scene with clues scattered everywhere. The mess is the challenge — filtering signal from noise is key.

Difficulty
Hard
Grid Size
9 × 9
Official Link
Play on murdoku.com ->
Printable PDF
Print Murdoku PDF case sheet ->

Scene

An apartment turned completely upside down — drawers yanked out, books swept off shelves, glass shattered across the floor. A burglary gone wrong? Or did someone deliberately create chaos to hide what they were really after? Among the overturned furniture and broken glass, only careful deduction can piece together the truth.

Key Mechanic

Filtering relevant clues from distraction in a high-density information environment.

General Clues

  • There was no empty area.

Suspects & Clues

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

Abigail portrait
Abigail

She was alone.

Ben portrait
Ben

He was southeast of Abigail and northwest of Hawa

Carl portrait
Carl

He was on a mud puddle.

David portrait
David

He was alone with Carl.

Edgar portrait
Edgar

He was beside a tree.

France portrait
France

She was on a mud puddle.

Grace portrait
Grace

She was sitting in a chair. She was exactly one row north of France.

Hawa portrait
Hawa

She was not beside a table.

Valentino portrait
Valentino Victim

The Victim. He was alone with the murderer.

Regions

Back Yard Front Yard Porch Living Room Kitchen Restroom Bedroom

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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