Read the clues
Start with direct facts about areas, columns, objects, and relationships between characters.
WhereDoku for younger detectives
Detective logic puzzles for kids
WhereDoku’s children’s cases are shorter spatial mysteries designed for approximately ages 10–14, families, and careful beginners. Read the evidence, place each character on the scene, and prove the answer without guessing.
A real deduction game, with a gentler mystery
These are not hidden-object scenes, worksheets, or stories with an answer attached. Each case is an interactive logic puzzle: every character has one correct position, every clue removes possibilities, and the final answer follows from the completed map.
The incidents avoid murder, graphic danger, and animal harm. The first children’s case concerns a prize ribbon packed into the wrong stable area before a friendly pony-club event; every child and pony is safe.
Place the cast
Use the illustrated grid and the one-person-per-row-and-column rule to eliminate impossible positions.
Prove the mystery
Answer the case question, then replay the deduction chain and see why every placement follows.
Start here
Open the case →Try the first WhereDoku case designed for kids
Designed for thoughtful play
What younger players can practise
Reading clues precisely
Players compare words such as north, east, beside, area, row, and column with a visible scene. All facts needed to solve remain available as text.
Testing ideas without being punished
Possible and eliminated notes help players explore a hypothesis. Undo, three levels of hints, and a replayable proof support recovery when an idea does not fit.
Finishing a mystery through logic
Every published case has one solver-verified solution. No lucky guess, fast reaction, account, download, or payment is required.
Choose a children’s case
The dedicated kids catalog lists every released children’s case with its difficulty, board size, and estimated play time.
Browse all kids cases →Questions about WhereDoku for kids
What age are the kids’ logic puzzles designed for?
The children’s profile is designed for players aged approximately 10–14, while remaining suitable for families and adults who prefer shorter cases. Reading confidence and puzzle experience matter more than an exact birthday.
Are these detective games safe for children?
The children’s cases use harmless, non-graphic incidents. They do not involve murder, endangered children, animal harm, serious injury, or threatening machinery. Each case explains its incident before play.
Do children need Sudoku experience?
No. The game explains the row-and-column rule and marks the scene positions that can hold a character. A guided tutorial and progressive hints are available whenever a player wants more support.
Can the puzzles be played on a phone or tablet?
Yes. WhereDoku supports touch, keyboard, and pointer input and adapts the scene to smaller screens. Progress is stored only in the current browser, so it does not automatically move between devices.
Are the kids’ detective puzzles free?
Yes. Every currently published WhereDoku case can be played in the browser without registration, a download, advertising, or payment.