A Game of Life and Death
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
- Living Room
- Dining Room
- Kitchen
- Hallway
- Balcony (outside)
- Game Room
- Bar
- Lounge
- Terrace (outside)
- Library
- Conservatory
- Vestibule
- Pantry
- Guest Bath
- Study
Clues
Alex
- He was in the same column or row as a trash can
Elsa
- She was in the same column as a trash can and she was beside a window
Freya
- She was beside a lamp and No one else in her room was a man
Greta
- She was alone with a male suspect and she was in the same row as a plant
Hana
- She was beside a shelf and she was alone with a suspect who had glasses
Solution — A Game of Life and Death
Printed on its own page so you can set it aside.
- Cyrus: G1
- Hana: E2
- Bernd: I3
- Elsa: C4
- Greta: A5
- Veronika: H6
- Dalia: D7
- Freya: F8 — the murderer
- Alex: B9