Sudoku Murder tips and techniques
Every case can be solved with a short ladder of techniques. Easy cases need the first three. Medium cases add room counting, Hard cases add shared rows, and Expert cases need the last rung.
- Read every clue as a mapCross out every cell a clue forbids before placing anyone.
- Pinned suspectsA suspect confined to one row or column claims it.
- The only one who fitsIf only one suspect can reach a row, they are in it.
- Room countingCount who can still be in a room: the victim needs exactly one companion.
- Shared rows and columnsTwo suspects locked into the same two rows claim both.
- Follow it to a contradictionAssume a cell, follow the logic, and cross it out when it breaks.