It Wasn't the Bear
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.
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Rooms
- Feed Kitchen
- Zoo School
- Flamingo Pond (outside)
- Picnic Meadow (outside)
- Vet Station
- Bear Pit (outside)
- Monkey House
- Gift Shop
- Entrance Gate (outside)
- Predator House
- Elephant Yard (outside)
- Penguin Pool (outside)
- Aviary (outside)
- Terrarium
- Petting Zoo (outside)
Clues
Alex
- He was south-east of a bear, in a different room
Carol
- She was north-west of every plant
Dalia
- She was exactly 6 columns west of Alex
Elsa
- She was in the Flamingo Pond and she was exactly 3 columns west of Alex
Floyd
- He was in the same row as a plant, in the same room
Grant
- He was in the same row as a tree, in the same room
Solution — It Wasn't the Bear
Printed on its own page so you can set it aside.
- Carol: A1
- Elsa: E2 — the murderer
- Verena: D3
- Floyd: F4
- Dalia: B5
- Grant: G6
- Alex: H7
- Hana: C8
- Bella: I9