Swimming with the Fishes

An aquarium and waterfront setting on an 11×9 grid. Water features create natural barriers and unique adjacency rules.

Difficulty
Hard
Grid Size
11 × 9
Official Link
Play on murdoku.com →
Swimming with the Fishes
Official Murdoku game board — Swimming with the Fishes

Scene

The city aquarium after closing hours, massive glass tanks glowing an eerie blue in the darkness. The night security guard does one last round — at the bottom of the shark tunnel, what they see silhouetted against the glass isn't marine life. It's someone who will never surface again. (Unofficial scene description for immersion)

Key Mechanic

Working with water barriers that modify adjacency and movement between zones.

Suspects & Clues

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

Antony
Antony

He was on a boat.

Brock
Brock

There was a woman beside a crate

Claire
Claire

She was on a boat.

Delilah
Delilah

She was in the

Erin
Erin

She was sitting in a chair.

Floyd
Floyd

He was on Dock A or B.

Giancarlo
Giancarlo

He was beside a crate.

Hilton
Hilton

He was beside a shelf.

Vincenza
Vincenza Victim

The Victim. She is in the

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.

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