The Terracotta Courtyard Murdoku Case Guide & Walkthrough Tips

The Terracotta Courtyard — Murdoku Medium Case Guide

A 9×9 Murdoku case spread across a terracotta courtyard, dining room, pool, garage, living room, kitchen, and bedroom. Object clues combine with row and column elimination to narrow the scene.

Difficulty
Medium
Grid Size
9 × 9
Official Link
Play on murdoku.com ->
Printable PDF
Print Murdoku PDF case sheet ->

Scene

A house built around a terracotta courtyard links its dining room, pool, garage, living room, kitchen, and bedroom. When Vernon is found alone with the murderer, every chair, bed, car, plant, and shelf helps reconstruct the final positions.

Key Mechanic

Combine car, bed, chair, plant, shelf, and carpet clues with area occupancy, row and column restrictions, west-of logic, and the victim's lone-pair condition.

Suspects & Clues

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

Agnes portrait
Agnes

She was beside a plant.

Bill portrait
Bill

There was a shelf somewhere in his row, and another shelf in his column.

Chris portrait
Chris

He was in the Garage.

Dina portrait
Dina

She was in the car.

Eira portrait
Eira

She was alone. She was west of Dina.

Finlay portrait
Finlay

He was not on a carpet.

Gino portrait
Gino

He was on the bed.

Hassan portrait
Hassan

He was sitting in a chair.

Vernon portrait
VernonVictim

The Victim. He was alone with the murderer.

Regions

Dining RoomPoolCampCourtyardGarageLiving RoomKitchenBedroom

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

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