Spellslain

SPELLSLAIN

Fantasy Murder Mystery Logic Puzzles

Someone was murdered. Every suspect is still at the scene. Place them on the map, one per row and one per column, and find the one who was alone with the victim.

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Place the suspects. Unmask the killer.

The Spellslain book cover: a glowing map of fantasy rooms, six suspect portraits, and a dagger on an open spellbook.

Case of the Day

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Pick a suspect, then tap a square to place them.

Suspects & victim

Clues

    Tap a clue to cross it off.

    Key

      Who did it?

      How to play

      1. The map. Each case is a map split into colored rooms. Thick walls show where one room ends and the next begins.
      2. One per row, one per column. Every person (all the suspects and the victim) stands on their own square. No two people share a row or a column.
      3. Mind the furniture. Nobody can stand on a solid object like a table, barrel or pillar. Rugs, chairs, stools and benches are fine to stand or sit on.
      4. Follow the clues. "Next to" means directly up, down, left or right, never diagonal. North is the top of the map.
      5. Find the killer. The murderer is the only suspect who was in the same room as the victim.
      A solved example map with every suspect placed and the murderer outlined in red.
      A solved example. The red frame marks the killer: the only suspect in the victim's room.

      Stuck? Start with the clue that names a single room or object, place that person, then cross off their row and column.

      Spellslain book cover

      The book

      Spellslain: 80 Fantasy Murder Mystery Logic Puzzles

      Magic can't hide a murderer. Taverns, wizard towers, dwarf mines, dragon lairs and haunted crypts: 80 brand-new cases that are not on this website, each with a full-color map, a cast of suspects and a short list of clues.

      • 80 cases that ramp up from 4x4 starter maps to 8x8 expert maps
      • 10 fantasy settings and a cast of elves, dwarves, wizards, orcs, knights and witches
      • A how-to guide, a worked example, and every answer in the back
      • Every case checked by computer to have exactly one solution

      Paperback · 6 x 9 in · full color · $12.99

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