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What the witnesses say

The killer was ______________________

The book

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The daily case is a taster. Room for Murder is the full casebook: 80 brand-new floor plans in five chapters, from cosy cottages to a lying-killer chapter and one grand final case. Pencil-friendly pages, a cast of 40 neighbours, and answers in the back.

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Who makes this?

Room for Murder comes from Midnight Motive, a tiny independent studio that makes printable murder-mystery party games and puzzle books. Every floor plan, armchair and suspect on this page is drawn by our own code — and every case is run through a solver that proves it has exactly one answer you can reach by logic alone. No guessing, ever.

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How to play

  1. One per row, one per column. Every suspect was in one square of the floor plan, and no two of them share a row or a column.
  2. Mind the furniture. Nobody can stand on solid things (tables, plants, shelves, the piano…). Chairs, sofas, benches, beds and rugs are fine — the key under the plan shows both kinds.
  3. Believe the witnesses. Each statement is true. Beside means the square directly next to it (not diagonally); north is up.
  4. Find the killer. The victim was alone in a room with exactly one other person. That person did it.
  5. Sundays are devious. On Sunday the killer lies: their statement is false, everyone else's is true.

Controls

Tap a suspect, then tap a square to place them. Tap them again to pick them up. Use Notes (or right-click / long-press) to cross out squares you've ruled out. Stuck? Hint places one suspect for you.

Monday is gentle; it gets trickier towards the weekend.

Past cases

Missed a day? Every earlier case is still here.

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