Read the case
Discover the situation and the 9 elements you need to place.
KATADOKU ORIGINAL
Place the nine elements on the grid by following the clues and find the only possible solution. Put your logic to the test: observe, deduce and see whether you’ve solved it!
One case
9 positions
Eight clues
1 solutionHow do you play?
Follow the clues
Each clue tells you where one or more elements can or cannot be.
Deduce
Use the Paint tool to work out their positions on the canvas.
Solve the case
Complete all 9 positions and check whether you have found the solution.
How it works
Drag the objects into position by following the clues. You can move them around until they have been checked.
Use the “Paint” tool on the canvas to note down your deductions.
Katadoku Original rules
Each case has 9 different elements that you must place in the 9 positions using only the clues.
Directions
North, south, east, west, north-east, north-west, south-east and south-west always refer to the square right next to it in that direction.For example, south means the square directly below, not just any square further down.
Near or next to
Two squares are near each other if they touch along a side or at a corner. When they are “not near”, they do not touch, not even diagonally.
Between
“Between” puts one element in the middle of two aligned elements, diagonals included. “There is another element between A and B” means the same: A and B are aligned, with exactly one square in the middle.
Corner, opposite corners and centre
There are four corners: 1, 3, 7 and 9. The opposite corners are the pairs 1 ↔ 9 and 3 ↔ 7. The centre is only the middle square, 5.
Katadoku Original cases
6 cases available
CASE 1
The jewel
theft
Level: Medium
A museum. Several display cases. During the night someone forced one open and took a jewel.
Solve case →
CASE 2
The misplaced
painting
Level: Expert
A new exhibition opens today, but something is not right: one of the nine paintings is out of place.
Solve case →
CASE 3
The sabotaged
greenhouse
Level: Medium
At dawn, a plant from the collection is found sabotaged. Among the pedestals and tools, something has gone wrong.
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CASE 4
The poisoned
dinner
Level: Medium
An anniversary banquet. Several glasses. One of the dishes hides a poison.
Solve case →
CASE 5
What we leave
in the sea
Level: Medium
Nine pieces of litter found during a seabed survey. In one photograph, the object cannot be made out.
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CASE 6
Some boxes should
never be opened
Level: Medium
On Halloween night, one of the boxes mysteriously opened. Whatever was inside has disappeared.
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