Holiday Shopping Murdoku Case Guide & Walkthrough Tips
Holiday Shopping — Murdoku Medium Case Guide
A shopping mall during the holiday rush. The 12×12 grid is one of the largest medium puzzles, demanding systematic approach.
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Grid Size
- 12 × 12
- Official Link
- Play on murdoku.com ->
- Printable PDF
- Print Murdoku PDF case sheet ->
Scene
A shopping mall on Christmas Eve — crowds surging, holiday music blaring. Every store has a line at the register, cash drawers ringing nonstop. In a fitting room deep in the discount section, someone has tried on an outfit they will never take off.
Key Mechanic
Large-grid organization: partitioning the map into manageable zones and working zone by zone.
Suspects & Clues
Every suspect card is shown below. Use these clues together with the grid constraints to deduce positions.
He was north of Vlimbo.
He was in the Walkway, in front of a door.
She was beside a teddy bear.
She was beside a register.
She was in the Coffee Shop. She was not with Figgy.
She was the only person sitting in a chair.
She was in the Bookstore.
He was alone in Santa's Lodge.
She was in the fifth column.
He was exactly one row north of Gemma.
The Victim. He 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.
