Clash of the Campers

“Clash of the Campers” is a Murdoku case from the Campground category: a board of 7×7, 6 suspects and one victim. Read the clues, work out where everybody was standing, and name the suspect who was left alone with the body.

The Board

The floor plan as the case hands it to you: 7×7, rated Easy, with 4 rooms. Every person — 7 in all — takes a row and a column of their own.

C1C2C3C4C5C6C7
R1CMTSTM
R2TSTC
R3CTS
R4TMSMT
R5TrTrM
R6BTrHMTr
R7TrTr
Floor plan of “Clash of the Campers”. Letters mark the objects; the key is below.

Rooms

  • Forest (outdoors) — 21 tiles: Tree, Mud puddle, Bear, Horse
  • Campsite 1 (outdoors) — 12 tiles: Tent, Mud puddle, Chair
  • Campsite 2 (outdoors) — 12 tiles: Chair, Mud puddle, Tent
  • Parking Lot (outdoors) — 4 tiles: Street

Objects on the board

  • T Tent (can be stood on)
  • M Mud puddle (can be stood on)
  • Tr Tree (blocks the tile)
  • S Street (can be stood on)
  • C Chair (can be stood on)
  • B Bear (blocks the tile)
  • H Horse (can be stood on)

The Suspects and Their Clues

Each suspect comes with what the witnesses remember. Read them all before placing anyone — a clue about one person is very often what pins down another.

Alex — a man with blond hair

  • He was beside a tree

Bella — a woman with white hair and glasses

  • She was on a mud puddle

Carol — a woman with black hair

  • She was in the Campsite 2 and she was beside a tent

Dylan — a man with a bald head and a beard

  • He was beside a bear

Elsa — a woman with white hair

  • She was beside a chair and she was in row 4

Freya — a woman with blond hair

  • She was beside a horse

The victim, Vivian, is a woman. Nothing else about them is known, and no clue depends on it.

How Hard It Really Is

Deduction steps from the first clue to the verdict
16
Steps before anyone can be placed for certain
6
Reasoning the solve needs

How to Start — Without Spoilers

Before anything else, count where each suspect could be if you only read their own clues:

  • Alex: 12 possible tiles
  • Bella: 6 possible tiles
  • Carol: 7 possible tiles
  • Dylan: 2 possible tiles
  • Elsa: a single tile — their own clue settles it
  • Freya: 2 possible tiles

That is as far as this page goes. From here on it is yours — the in-game hint giver explains each next step if you get stuck, without giving the answer away.

This case has exactly one solution, and it can be reached by forward deduction alone — no guessing.

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