BOOM TOMATO PUZZLES

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A growing library of puzzle games, deduction cases, and logic experiments. Choose a game, read the short instructions, and jump straight in.

Logic / Code Puzzle

Codebreaker

Crack a hidden code by turning the tumblers and reading the clue feedback after each attempt.

How to play: Set the digits, check your answer, and use “placed” and “misplaced” feedback to narrow the solution until the lock opens.

Noir Deduction

The Heist Files

Reconstruct the crew behind a crime by matching suspects to roles using witness evidence and logic.

How to play: Read the evidence log, study the suspect board, and assign the right person to the right role until the full crew fits the case.

Detective Logic

Evidence Set

Build the correct set of clues in the correct order using feedback after every submission.

How to play: Pick clues from the binder, place them into your evidence slots, and use exact and partial matches to solve the hidden set.

Comedy Deduction

Fart Detective

A light deduction game where you use clues and positioning to work out who caused the incident in the lift.

How to play: Tap characters for clues, compare their positions, and accuse the culprit before you run out of useful information.

Puzzle Lab

Safecracker

A puzzle experiment focused on combination logic, careful observation, and steady problem solving.

How to play: Work through the mechanism step by step, test your theory, and refine it until the safe opens.

Puzzle Lab

Word Ladder

A puzzle ladder where each clue is one letter away from the last until you find the link to the final clue.

How to play: Work through the mechanism step by step, test your theory.

Noir Word Mystery

The Telegram Cipher

A nightly noir mystery delivered by garbled telegram. Unscramble four cryptic clues — suspect, place, weapon, and motive — then file your accusation before the trail goes cold.

How to play: Solve each anagram to unlock the suspect lineup, then pick the killer, the location, the weapon, and the motive. Every case is procedurally generated — no two are alike.

CELLBLOCK PUZZLE

Cellblock

A daily detective deduction puzzle. Place letters from the pool into empty hexagons so every hidden word can be traced from cell to adjacent cell. Each puzzle has exactly one correct arrangement.

How to play: Click an empty hex, then click a letter from the pool. Place all letters so the listed words can be traced through adjacent cells.

EVIDENCE WEB

The Dragnet

A daily web of thirteen connected words — the detective's evidence board, in puzzle form. Place the missing words from the pool so that every coloured connection between nodes — rhyme, letter-share, or anagram — remains true.

How to play: Click an empty node, then click a word from the pool. Use the colour key to read the connections and deduce which word fits where.

Codeword Cipher

Bureau 26

Crack a daily codeword cipher with twenty-six numbered letters and a handful of givens. Match number to letter and watch the words fall into place.

How to play: Click a number to assign a letter. The grid updates everywhere that number appears. Three letters are revealed to start; harder editions start cold.

Interrogation Deduction

The Lineup

Twenty suspects in the precinct. The witness saw the perp once, in bad light. You've got four questions before the trail goes cold.

How to play: Click a question to interview the witness. Click suspects to mark them off as you eliminate them. When you're sure, hit Make the Call.

Composite Investigation

Identi-Kit Detective

A full case file lands on your desk. Read the witness statement, build the composite, interview the lineup, weigh the evidence, then decide whether to charge or hold the case.

How to play: Build the composite from the witness's clues, run the suspect lineup, check alibis and forensic evidence, then send your charge to the AG — or don't.

Bonus · Logic Puzzle

Sudoku

A daily 9×9 sudoku in three difficulty tiers. A bonus puzzle for days when you want clean deduction without the noir.

How to play: Fill every row, column, and 3×3 box with the digits 1 through 9. Cold Case starts with fewer givens.

Coming Together

More Games Soon

This collection will expand over time with new puzzle formats, daily challenges, and archive-ready case systems.

What’s next: More structured game pages, clearer instructions, and deeper links between daily puzzles, archive content, and subscriber features.
Each game has its own style of deduction, but they all share the same goal: clear rules, thoughtful challenge, and satisfying logic.