Holiday Shopping

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 (12 × 12)
Official Link
Play on murdoku.com →
Holiday Shopping
Official Murdoku game board — Holiday Shopping

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. (Unofficial scene description for immersion)

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.

Avery

He was north

Bashir

He was in the Walkway,

Crystal

She was beside a

Dana

She was beside a register.

Eva

She was in the Coffee Shop.

Figgy

She was the only

Gemma

She was in the Bookstore.

Santa

He was alone in

Idonea

She was in the fifth column.

Jack

He was exactly one row

Vlimbo Victim

The Victim. He was alone

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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