There's been a Murder in SQL City! The SQL Murder Mystery is designed to be both a self-directed lesson to learn SQL concepts and commands and a fun game for experienced SQL users to solve an intriguing crime.
If you just want to solve the mystery, go to [mystery.knightlab.com](https://mystery.knightlab.com). If you're new to SQL, you may want to start at [our walkthrough](https://mystery.knightlab.com/walkthrough.html). It won't teach you everything about SQL, but it should teach you all that you need to solve the mystery.
* **prompt**: Depending on your experience level with SQL, find the prompt in either the [prompt_experienced](https://github.com/NUKnightLab/sql-mysteries/blob/master/prompt_experienced.pdf) file or the [prompt_beginner](https://github.com/NUKnightLab/sql-mysteries/blob/master/prompt_beginner.pdf) file.
* **a SQLite environment of your choice**: For beginners, we recommend using [SQLiteStudio](https://sqlitestudio.pl/), which is a good graphical interface to use to inspect your data and write queries.
* **For SQL beginners**: start with the reference, read the [prompt_beginner](https://github.com/NUKnightLab/sql-mysteries/blob/master/prompt_beginner.pdf) file, then get started by [installing SQLiteStudio and loading the db file](https://github.com/NUKnightLab/sql-mysteries/blob/master/sqlite_studio.pdf). If you get stuck at any point, feel free to refer back to the reference, or file a [GitHub issue](https://github.com/NUKnightLab/sql-mysteries/issues) so we can know where our instructions need to be improved.
* **For experienced SQL users**: read the [prompt_experienced](https://github.com/NUKnightLab/sql-mysteries/blob/master/prompt_experienced.pdf) file, then download the sql-murder-mystery.db file and use a SQL environment of your choice to solve the mystery. You can use the reference to refresh your memory of SQL. Try to complete the activity all within your SQL environment (without writing down notes)!
Original code for this project is released under [the MIT License](https://github.com/NUKnightLab/sql-mysteries/blob/master/LICENSE).
Original text and other content is released under [Creative Commons CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).
SQL query custom web components used here were adapted from code created and released to the public domain by Zi Chong Kao, creator of [Select Star SQL](https://selectstarsql.com/).
[Detective image by rambleron](https://www.vecteezy.com/vector-art/174092-clue-illustration) used under Vecteezy's free license.