October Puzzle: Spooky Dooku

Cutaway of a haunted house at night: Spooky-Doo hides behind a vase clutching a dog biscuit while a friendly ghost floats in the next room beside a monster net

The Spooky-Doo gang is hunting monsters in a haunted house with nine rooms. Help them set up every room so the monsters get caught and Spooky-Doo stays safe!

  • Every room (each 3×3 box) needs exactly one of each: Spooky-Doo, vase, net, monster, and Spooky Snack. The other squares stay empty.
  • Spooky-Doo must stay hidden. He can't be in the same row or column as any monster unless a vase is between them. Diagonals are safe.
  • Spooky-Doo keeps his distance. He can't be right next to any monster, not even diagonally or through a wall.
  • Every monster must be caught. A net in the same room must be directly next to it (left, right, above, or below).
  • Spooky-Doo needs his snack. Each Spooky Snack must be directly next to the Spooky-Doo in its room (left, right, above, or below). He'll go get it, so the snack has to stay hidden too: no monster can see it along a row or column unless a vase is between them, and no monster can touch it, not even diagonally.

🎉 Zoinks, you did it! Every monster is caught and Spooky-Doo is safe!

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Pick a piece, then tap squares to place it. Tap a piece again to remove it, or right-click it. Keyboard: 1–5 choose a piece, 0 erases.