The Horsetrack Murdoku Case Guide & Walkthrough Tips

The Horsetrack — Murdoku Hard Case Guide

A racetrack with stables, stands, and track areas. The large grid and specialized zones demand careful deduction.

Difficulty
Hard
Grid Size
12 × 12
Official Link
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Printable PDF
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Scene

The grandstand roars as horses thunder toward the finish line — odds and bets gripping every spectator's nerves. But deep in the stable area, in the quietest corner of the track, a game far darker than any race has already reached its finish.

Key Mechanic

Multiple specialized zones (track, stables, stands) with different clue types per zone.

General Clues

  • Every Jockey was sitting on a horse on the Horse Track.
  • The horse nearest the finish line was ahead the next horse, and so on.

Suspects & Clues

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

Al portrait
Al

Jockey. He was ahead of Blake.

Blake portrait
Blake

Jockey. He was ahead of Claire.

Claire portrait
Claire

Jockey. She was ahead of Dale.

Dale portrait
Dale

Jockey. He was behind A, B, C.

Ella portrait
Ella

She was either in the first or in the last column.

Frank portrait
Frank

He was in the Jockeys' Room.

Glenda portrait
Glenda

She was beside a TV.

Hartley portrait
Hartley

He was the only person sitting on a chair.

Ignacia portrait
Ignacia

She was alone with Ella. She was not on a carpet.

James portrait
James

He was beside a shelf.

Kathryn portrait
Kathryn

She was in the VIP Area.

Veronica portrait
Veronica Victim

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 ->

Case Hint

Do not jump to the solved board yet. Try a few more deductions first; if you are stuck, use this hidden case hint to check the final placement.

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