Blood in the Barn
9×9 Murdoku case · 9 people · murdokuonline.org
The two rules. Each person stands in their own row and their own column —
the victim counts. The room holding the victim contains exactly one suspect, and that
suspect is the murderer.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
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| 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | | | | | | | | | |
Rooms
- Pasture (outside)
- Yard (outside)
- Garden (outside)
- Shed
- Farmhouse
- Cowshed
- Pigsty
- Barn
- Henhouse
- Stable
- Greenhouse
- Pantry
- Dairy
- Field (outside)
- Pond (outside)
Clues
Bella
- She was in the same column as a shelf and she was alone with a female suspect
Dylan
- He was west of a horse (R8/C2)
Freya
- She was alone with a suspect who had black hair and she was in the same column as a mud puddle
Grant
- He was in the same column as a chicken and he was alone in the room
Hugh
- He was north of a shrub (R2/C9) and he was alone in the room
Solution — Blood in the Barn
Printed on its own page so you can set it aside.
- Hugh: C1
- Grant: F2
- Alex: I3 — the murderer
- Dylan: A4
- Carol: D5
- Vincent: H6
- Freya: E7
- Elsa: B8
- Bella: G9