8×8 Murdoku case · Hard · 8 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.
C1
C2
C3
C4
C5
C6
C7
C8
R1
3B
H
1Ca
Th
Ca
6S
R2
Ch
C
Ch
R3
2
W
T
C
T
S
S
R4
Su
Su
T
C
T
F
R5
R6
W
4
Tr
P
5H
Ho
R7
Tr
P
P
P
H
Ho
R8
P
Cr
Cr
Tr
Ho
Rooms
1Throne Room
2Knights’ Hall
3Dungeon
4Courtyard (outdoors)
5Stable
6Library
Objects on the board
P Path (walkable)
T Table (blocked)
C Carpet (walkable)
H Haystack (blocked)
Ho Horse (walkable)
S Shelf (blocked)
Tr Tree (blocked)
Su Suit of armor (blocked)
Ca Candelabra (blocked)
Cr Carriage (walkable)
Ch Chair (walkable)
W Weapon rack (blocked)
B Barrel (blocked)
F Fireplace (blocked)
Th Throne (walkable)
A double edge marks a window.
The Suspects and Their Clues
Alex — a man with a bald head
He was south of at least a woman
Bernd — a man with a bald head and a beard
He was beside a tree. Another suspect was beside the same tree.
Carol — a woman with blond hair
She was north of every suit of armor, in the same room
Dalia — a woman with red hair and glasses
She was on a horse
Elsa — a woman with brown hair
She was alone with a suspect who had black hair
Floyd — a man with red hair, a beard and glasses
In his room there was another suspect in a carriage
Grant — a man with black hair
In his room there was another suspect beside a fireplace
The victim, Viola, is a woman. Nothing else about them is known, and no clue depends on it.