Reference
Murdoku Glossary
All 132 Murdoku terms explained with definitions, in-game examples, and common mistakes. Click any term for full details.
Spatial & Direction (4)
- Beside
- Directly adjacent up, down, left, or right within the same region.
- South of
- Lower on the grid than the referenced person or object.
- Adjacent
- Sharing a border — touching horizontally or vertically at an edge or corner, depending on context.
- Region
- A colored, named area on the crime scene map that groups cells together.
Character Roles (3)
Game Mechanics (7)
- Alone with
- The murder condition: the victim and exactly one other suspect share a region with no other suspects present.
- Clue Card
- A card providing a constraint about suspect positions, relationships, or identities.
- Row / Column Constraint
- Each row can contain at most one suspect, and each column can contain at most one suspect.
- Candidate
- A possible cell where a suspect could be placed, marked before committing to a final position.
- Deduction
- The process of logically eliminating impossibilities to arrive at the unique correct placement.
- Grid
- The rectangular playing field divided into cells, rows, columns, and regions.
- Difficulty
- The complexity tier of a case, determined by grid size, number of suspects, and clue complexity.
Board Objects (34)
Bear
A bear object or icon found on Murdoku case maps.
Bed
A bed object or icon found on Murdoku case maps.
Bonsai
A bonsai object or icon found on Murdoku case maps.
Boulder
A boulder object or icon found on Murdoku case maps.
Box
A box object or icon found on Murdoku case maps.
Cactus
A cactus object or icon found on Murdoku case maps.
Car
A car object or icon found on Murdoku case maps.
Carpet
A carpet object or icon found on Murdoku case maps.
Chair
A chair object or icon found on Murdoku case maps.
Crate
A crate object or icon found on Murdoku case maps.
Crocodile
A crocodile object or icon found on Murdoku case maps.
Easel
A easel object or icon found on Murdoku case maps.
Elephant
A elephant object or icon found on Murdoku case maps.
Flowers
A flowers object or icon found on Murdoku case maps.
Horse
A horse object or icon found on Murdoku case maps.
House
A house object or icon found on Murdoku case maps.
Lily Pad
A lily pad object or icon found on Murdoku case maps.
Lion
A lion object or icon found on Murdoku case maps.
Oil Slick
A oil slick object or icon found on Murdoku case maps.
Painting
A painting object or icon found on Murdoku case maps.
Penguin
A penguin object or icon found on Murdoku case maps.
Plant
A plant object or icon found on Murdoku case maps.
Puddle
A puddle object or icon found on Murdoku case maps.
Register
A register object or icon found on Murdoku case maps.
Rock
A rock object or icon found on Murdoku case maps.
Rubble
A rubble object or icon found on Murdoku case maps.
Shark
A shark object or icon found on Murdoku case maps.
Shelf
A shelf object or icon found on Murdoku case maps.
Shrub
A shrub object or icon found on Murdoku case maps.
Statue
A statue object or icon found on Murdoku case maps.
Table
A table object or icon found on Murdoku case maps.
Trashcan
A trashcan object or icon found on Murdoku case maps.
Tree
A tree object or icon found on Murdoku case maps.
TV
A tv object or icon found on Murdoku case maps.
Map Labels (84)
- Altar
- A map feature label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Back Yard / Backyard
- A outdoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Bathroom
- A room or indoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Beach
- A outdoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Bear Habitat
- A animal habitat label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Bedroom
- A room or indoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Board Game Store
- A shop or service area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Cabin
- A room or indoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Cafe
- A shop or service area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Cashier
- A shop or service area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Changing Room
- A room or indoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Chapel
- A room or indoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Clothes Store
- A shop or service area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Concessions
- A shop or service area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Crocodile Habitat
- A animal habitat label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Deck
- A map feature label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Desert Island
- A island area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Dining Room
- A room or indoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Discussion Circle
- A map feature label used on Murdoku case maps.
- East Court
- A outdoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Elephant Habitat
- A animal habitat label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Empty Island
- A island area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Entrance
- A map feature label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Exposition
- A room or indoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Forest (East)
- A outdoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Forest Island
- A island area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Forest (West)
- A outdoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Fountain
- A map feature label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Front Yard
- A outdoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Gallery
- A room or indoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Garage
- A room or indoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Garden
- A outdoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Gift Store
- A shop or service area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Grazing Pasture
- A outdoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Guest Bedroom
- A room or indoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Hole
- A golf-course marker label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Kitchen
- A room or indoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Lake
- A outdoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Library
- A room or indoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Lifeguard's Tower
- A map feature label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Lion Habitat
- A animal habitat label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Living Room
- A room or indoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Lobby
- A room or indoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Lonely Island
- A island area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Lovers' Bridge
- A map feature label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Main Area
- A room or indoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Main Bedroom
- A room or indoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Main Gallery
- A room or indoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Model Platform
- A map feature label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Office
- A room or indoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Painting Studio
- A room or indoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Park
- A outdoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Penguin Habitat
- A animal habitat label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Plaza
- A outdoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Pond
- A outdoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Porch
- A map feature label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Preparation
- A shop or service area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Reception
- A shop or service area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Refreshments
- A map feature label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Restroom
- A room or indoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- River
- A outdoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Safe Room
- A room or indoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Sculpting Studio
- A room or indoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Sea
- A outdoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Secret Stairs
- A map feature label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Security
- A room or indoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Shark Habitat
- A animal habitat label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Shed
- A room or indoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Staffroom
- A room or indoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Stable
- A room or indoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Storage
- A room or indoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Store Floor
- A shop or service area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Sunroom
- A room or indoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Supplies
- A map feature label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Supply
- A map feature label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Tool Shed
- A room or indoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Town Island
- A island area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Toy Store
- A shop or service area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Training Ring
- A outdoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Vault
- A room or indoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Waiting Area
- A room or indoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Walkway
- A map feature label used on Murdoku case maps.
- West Court
- A outdoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.
- Yard
- A outdoor area label used on Murdoku case maps.