SudoCrime (Observador)

About SudoCrime (Observador)

SudoCrime is part of Observador's games section, launched in 2026 alongside its daily sudoku and the word game AbraPalavra. Each day brings a new case with its own title and a short story, the same for all players. The 2 October 2026 case, Ida ao Banco (A Trip to the Bank), had five suspects and a victim spread across a 6x6 plan of fifteen rooms.

The board is a floor plan divided into rooms and furnished with objects, doors and windows. As in sudoku, each row and each column can hold only one person. Every suspect comes with clues such as which room they were in, whether they stood beside a window or behind a piece of furniture, or how many people were in a neighbouring room.

You work through the clues, crossing out squares where someone cannot be and placing people where only one square is left. The case is solved when everyone is placed: the murderer is the one suspect who was alone in a room with the victim. A built-in helper can explain the next logical step if you get stuck.

SudoCrime suits fans of Murdle-style mysteries and logic grids, and readers who want a puzzle with a bit of story. The interface is in Portuguese and it plays in the browser with no account.

How to play SudoCrime (Observador)

1. Open observador.pt/jogos/sudocrime and read the day's case and suspects.
2. Read each suspect's clues about their room and position.
3. Cross out squares where a person cannot be, keeping one person per row and column.
4. Place each suspect and the victim when only one square fits.
5. Name the killer: the suspect left alone with the victim in a room.

Tips

• Start with the most specific clue, such as a suspect standing on a named object.
• Rows and columns with few free squares settle quickly; work them early.
• Use notes for possible squares and clear them when a clue rules them out.

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