Rules
How to play Murdoku
Every case gives you a map, a set of suspects, and clue cards. Your job is to place all suspects correctly and determine who murdered the victim.
Read every suspect card
Some clues describe location, some describe relation to furniture, and some identify the victim or narrow the murderer.
Place only when a clue is forced
A clue like south of Cameron depends on Cameron's final position, so mark candidates before committing.
Respect rows and columns
A row cannot contain two people, and a column cannot contain two people. This is the sudoku part of Murdoku.
Use areas as rooms
Named colored regions such as library, refreshments, or discussion circle matter for clues and the final murder logic.
Check adjacency carefully
Beside means directly north, south, east, or west in the same area. Diagonals do not count.
Find the murderer last
The murderer is the person alone with the victim in the same region after every suspect is placed.
Directly adjacent up, down, left, or right.
Lower on the map than the referenced person or object.
No other suspect shares that described object or condition.
The victim and murderer are isolated together in the relevant area.