Mörderisches Sudoku — die Fälle vom 15. August 2026
Alle Detektive der Welt bekamen am 15. August 2026 dieselben Tatorte: jede Schwierigkeit wird zweimal veröffentlicht, einmal in Ruhe und einmal im Zeitangriff. Jeder Fall wird erzeugt und dann vor der Veröffentlichung bewiesen genau eine logische Lösung zu haben — auch die Fälle, in denen jemand lügt. Sie setzen jede verdächtige Person allein anhand ihrer Aussage auf den Plan: genau eine pro Reihe, nie zwei in einer Spalte. Wer mit dem Opfer allein bleibt, war es.
Anfänger — Das Hotel Meridian
Ein 5×5-Raster über 4 Räume.
Bisher von 7 Detektiven gelöst.
Anfänger · Zeitangriff — Das Hoftheater
Ein 5×5-Raster über 3 Räume.
Leicht — Der Garten hinterm Haus
Ein 6×6-Raster über 5 Räume.
Bisher von 4 Detektiven gelöst.
Leicht · Zeitangriff — Der alte Hafen
Ein 6×6-Raster über 4 Räume.
Mittel · Zeitangriff — Das Hotel Meridian
Ein 7×7-Raster über 5 Räume.
Die Wendung: eine verdächtige Person ist Komplizin: jede ihrer Aussagen ist falsch.
Mittel — Das Filmstudio
Ein 8×7-Raster über 6 Räume.
Bisher von 4 Detektiven gelöst.
Schwer — Der Nachtexpress
Ein 10×8-Raster über 6 Räume.
Bisher von einem Detektiv gelöst.
Schwer · Zeitangriff — Ein Spaziergang im Park
Ein 8×8-Raster über 7 Räume.
Experte — Der Filmabend
Ein 10×9-Raster über 8 Räume.
Die Wendung: die Anklage verlangt auch das Motiv, nicht nur den Namen.
Experte · Zeitangriff — Das Hotel Meridian
Ein 9×9-Raster über 8 Räume.
Die Wendung: eine verdächtige Person ist Komplizin: jede ihrer Aussagen ist falsch; die Anklage verlangt auch das Motiv, nicht nur den Namen.
The day in review
The standard docket brought quiet industry across several scenes. At The Hotel Meridian, seven inquiries yielded seven clean solutions, led by a guest
Fastest detectives of the day
Beginner: a guest detective — 0m 34s · Easy: david — 0m 56s · Medium: annemarie — 3m 18s · Hard: david — 9m 14s
The solutions
The solved boards — spoilers for every case of 15 August 2026
Key: red ring = the murderer · amber dashes = the lying accomplice · ✕ = the victim · initials mark where each suspect was proved to stand.
Beginner — The Hotel Meridian
Beatrix (heiress) was named and charged; 7 detectives closed this one.
Easy — The Backyard Garden
The cell door shut on Ines (chef), on the evidence of 4 detectives.
Medium — The Movie Studio
4 detectives put Helena (diva) away before the day was out.
Hard — The Night Express
Tobias (gardener) is in custody — the case was closed by one detective.
Expert — Movie Night
Yago (gardener) walked free: nobody closed this case. Last seen boarding the night ferry with a single case. The obsession has what it wanted.
Beginner · time attack — The Theatre Royal
Boris (curator) is still at large — the day ended without a conviction. A berth on the sleeper train was booked that evening under a name nobody recognized.
Easy · time attack — The Old Harbor
Nobody named Ruben (chauffeur); the file stays open. The harbormaster remembers a late rowboat and no lantern.
Medium · time attack — The Hotel Meridian
Wanda (professor) slipped away — no detective cracked this board. The morning mail brought a postcard with no signature and a foreign stamp. Wanda lied for them and was never charged.
Hard · time attack — A Walk in the Park
Vasco (colonel) was never charged — the day produced no conviction. A hired car left the coast road before dawn and was never returned.
Expert · time attack — The Hotel Meridian
Wren (chef) walked free: nobody closed this case. Last seen boarding the night ferry with a single case. The blackmail letters stopped coming. Quentin lied for them and was never charged.
Beatrix (heiress) was named and charged; 7 detectives closed this one.
The cell door shut on Ines (chef), on the evidence of 4 detectives.
4 detectives put Helena (diva) away before the day was out.
Tobias (gardener) is in custody — the case was closed by one detective.
Boris (curator) is still at large — the day ended without a conviction. A berth on the sleeper train was booked that evening under a name nobody recognized.
Nobody named Ruben (chauffeur); the file stays open. The harbormaster remembers a late rowboat and no lantern.
Wanda (professor) slipped away — no detective cracked this board. The morning mail brought a postcard with no signature and a foreign stamp. Wanda lied for them and was never charged.
Vasco (colonel) was never charged — the day produced no conviction. A hired car left the coast road before dawn and was never returned.