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.

Allison portrait
Allison

She was on a bed. She was alone.

Bonnie portrait
Bonnie

She was on a carpet.

Claudio portrait
Claudio

He was beside a TV.

Duncan portrait
Duncan

He was in the Kitchen.

Evan portrait
Evan

He was alone.

Fabrice portrait
Fabrice

He was beside a plant.

Gracie portrait
Gracie

She was beside a shelf.

Hudson portrait
Hudson

There was a man sitting in a chair exactly two rows north of him.

Vallie portrait
Vallie Victim

The Victim. She was alone with the murderer.

Regions

Living Room Washroom Hallway Main Bedroom Guest Bedroom Kitchen

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

Sources checked