How to play
How to solve a murder (in 10 minutes)
Daily Murder is a logic-deduction puzzle. You're given a case, suspects, weapons, locations, and clues. Your job: work out who did it, with what, and where. No guessing. No luck. Pure logic.
Step 1: Read the case briefing
Each puzzle starts with a briefing. You'll learn who the victim is, where they were found, and the general setting. This gives you context for the clues that follow, but the briefing itself doesn't contain the answer.
Step 2: Read every clue before touching the grid
There are two types of clue.
Testimony comes from suspects. "I wasn't anywhere near the kitchen that evening." Usually reliable, but on harder days one witness is lying.
Forensic evidence comes from investigators. "The weapon was found outdoors." Forensics are always true. Start with these.
Read all the clues first. Some only make sense in combination with others.
Step 3: Work the deduction grid
The grid is the core of the puzzle. Suspects on one axis, weapons and locations on the other. Each cell is a possible combination.
Tap to eliminate. If you know the chef wasn't at the manor, tap that cell to mark it with an X. Tap again to confirm with a tick.
Watch for cascades. When you eliminate enough options in a row or column, only one possibility remains and the grid auto-fills.
Cross-reference. If the knife was used at the chapel, and the gardener was at the chapel, then the gardener used the knife.
Step 4: Handle the liar
On Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday, one suspect's testimony is false. You won't know which one at first.
The approach: take each suspicious statement at face value and follow the logic. If it leads to a contradiction (two suspects at the same location, or a weapon used in two places) then the person who made that statement is lying.
Once you've identified the liar, ignore their testimony. The answer usually falls out quickly after that.
Step 5: Make your accusation
When the grid points to one suspect, one weapon, and one location, hit the accusation button and select your answers.
Wrong? You'll get a hint telling you how many of your three choices were correct. Try again.
Right? The killer confesses on camera.
Tips
Scoring
Every solve earns points based on speed, accuracy, liar identification, and motive deduction. A streak multiplier rewards daily play — the longer your streak, the more each solve is worth. Solve all seven days to unlock the Sunday conspiracy case for bonus points.