The Donut House Murdoku Case Guide & Walkthrough Tips
The Donut House — Murdoku Hard Case Guide
A hard 9×9 Murdoku case set in a ring-shaped home with six rooms and an open center. Exactly one area is empty, so room occupancy becomes the backbone of the solve.
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Grid Size
- 9 × 9
- Official Link
- Play on murdoku.com ->
- Printable PDF
- Print Murdoku PDF case sheet ->
Scene
A compact house wraps around an open central courtyard, connecting a kitchen, hallway, washroom, living room, and two bedrooms. Vallie is found alone with the killer, and every carpet, chair, bed, television, shelf, and plant becomes part of the reconstruction.
Key Mechanic
Combine the single-empty-area rule with solo-room clues, one-person-per-row and column constraints, furniture anchors, and an exact two-row relationship.
General Clues
- There was exactly one empty area.
Suspects & Clues
Every suspect card is shown below. Use these clues together with the grid constraints to deduce positions.
She was on a bed. She was alone.
She was on a carpet.
He was beside a TV.
He was in the Kitchen.
He was alone.
He was beside a plant.
She was beside a shelf.
There was a man sitting in a chair exactly two rows north of him.
The Victim. She was alone with the murderer.
Regions
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