Pawdoku Mystery is a daily logic puzzle I made for Reddit — playable directly in the post, no download, no signup, works on phone.

• Board: one bandit per row, per column and per colored region; bandits can't touch, even diagonally.

• Every board is no-guess — if you're stuck, the game gives you a deduction, not a lottery.

• Solve mainline levels to earn clues; collect the set to unlock a detective case — place the suspects and the victim, and find who ended up alone with the victim.

• A new daily challenge for everyone, same board, resets 7:30 pm ET.

• Free to finish everything; optional extras are bought with Reddit Gold and are never required.

New posts open on a 4×4 trial board you can win in under a minute if you just want a taste.

https://www.reddit.com/r/pawdoku_mystery/

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This week's leaderboard is up 🏆

Huge congrats to everyone holding it down on the all-time board, and a warm welcome to the new faces who just made it on 👏

🏅 All-Time Leaderboard

1. u/case_x

2. u/justanothermouse

3. u/baffledmum

4. u/koager

5. u/missmilligold

6. u/fastvacation7028

7. u/62babooons

8. u/booktroverted_92

9. u/kaje

10. u/incog17

🎉 New This Week

u/steffies

u/fannyprestige

u/pinkleftsock

u/s1a2m345

u/everybodyswaiting26

u/reasonable_damage_18

u/forehead_tittaes

u/redleafwaterfall

u/hospitalsimilar1991

u/no_peanut4673

u/serendipitouschaos77

If you see your name up there, drop a comment and say hi 👋

Not on the list yet? Post, comment, jump into threads — see you on next week's board.

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What’s New

1. New Detective Case Levels Collect clues to unlock case levels and investigate 500+ cases.
2. New Title System Earn points by solving case levels and progress through different detective titles.
3. New In-Game Help Feature Stuck on a puzzle? Share the board you’re currently having trouble with and let other players help you solve it. Earn XP for helping others along the way.
4. Optimized Game Assets Improved and streamlined visual assets for faster loading and quicker access to the game.
5. Improved UI & Layout Refined the interface and layout to make navigation more intuitive and provide a smoother overall user experience.

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Welcome, Detective! Your goal is to find all the hidden Bandits on the board using logic.

The Rules

• 1 Bandit per row
• 1 Bandit per column
• 1 Bandit per colored region
• Bandits can’t touch each other — even diagonally

Every puzzle has a logical solution, so you don’t need to guess.

Controls

Single-click / tap: Mark a tile
Use marks to rule out spots where a Bandit cannot be.

Double-click / double-tap: Place a Bandit
When you’re sure a Bandit must be on a tile, double-click it.

How to Solve

Start by looking at the rows, columns, and colored regions.

Whenever you place a Bandit, you immediately know:

• No other Bandit can be in the same row
• No other Bandit can be in the same column
• No other Bandit can be in the same colored region
• None of the surrounding tiles can contain a Bandit

Use marks to eliminate those impossible positions.

As more spaces are ruled out, some rows, columns, or regions will eventually have only one possible tile left.

That’s your Bandit. 🔎

Keep eliminating possibilities until every row, column, and region has exactly one Bandit.

Single-click to mark. Double-click to place a Bandit.

Good luck, Detective! 🐾

A fresh group of players has made it into the Pawdoku Mystery Top 10! 🏆

Congratulations to:

1. u/drmongolian
2. u/cobalt_g
3. u/forehead_tittaes
4. u/killakenya
5. u/odd_formal5354
6. u/serendipitouschaos77
7. u/happbeeness
8. u/ordinary_climate5883
9. u/josie_f
10. u/adept-custard-4866

🔥 The leaderboard is getting more competitive — welcome to the Top 10!

Who will climb even higher next? 👀🏆

Keep solving and good luck, everyone! 🐾🔎

The latest Pawdoku Mystery Top 10 is here! 🔎🐾

🥇 u/koager
🥈 u/baffledmum
🥉 u/case_x
4. u/justanothermouse
5. u/missmilligold
6. u/kaje
7. u/booktroverted_92
8. u/west-woodpecker-8637
9. u/cobaltnocturne
10. u/bluehexx

🎉 Congratulations to u/koager for holding the #1 spot!

The leaderboard is getting more competitive, and there have been some big changes in the rankings. 👀

Who’s going to take the top spot next? 🏆

Keep solving, keep climbing, and good luck everyone! 🔥🐾

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How do you find the Bandit from here? What’s the right way to analyze the board and work through the logic?

Congratulations to u/koager for taking the #1 spot! 🎉🏆

After weeks of u/kaje holding the top position, the streak has finally been broken.

u/koager is now our new #1 player — what an incredible climb!

Huge respect to both players. The leaderboard just got a lot more interesting. 👀🔥

Who’s going to challenge the top spot next?

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🏆 Current Pawdoku Mystery Leaderboards

Here are our latest Level Progress and Win Streak rankings!

🔎 Level Progress — Top 10

🥇 u/kaje
🥈 u/koager
🥉 u/cobaltnocturne
4. u/booktroverted_92
5. u/baffledmum
6. u/west-woodpecker-8637
7. u/missmilligold
8. u/bluehexx
9. u/cinnamonciders
10. u/capitalperformer3882

🔥 Win Streak — Top 10

🥇 u/kaje
🥈 u/myfakenamehere
🥉 u/west-woodpecker-8637
4. u/koager
5. u/cobalt_g
6. u/pinkleftsock
7. u/case_x
8. u/missmilligold
9. u/steffies
10. u/exoticshine6154

🔥 u/kaje is currently holding the #1 spot on BOTH leaderboards!

Who’s going to be the first to take one of those crowns away? 👀🏆

Keep solving, keep the streak alive, and good luck everyone! 🐾🔎

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Here are the current Top 10 players:

🥇 u/kaje
🥈 u/cobaltnocturne
🥉 u/booktroverted_92
4. u/west-woodpecker-8637
5. u/koager
6. u/cinnamonciders
7. u/bluehexx
8. u/missmilligold
9. u/baffledmum
10. u/capitalperformer3882

🔥 u/kaje has been holding the #1 spot for several weeks in a row now!

The real question is...

Who’s going to be the one to finally knock u/kaje off the top? 👀🏆

Keep playing, keep climbing, and good luck everyone! 🐾🔎

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