


Most techniques employ both of these ideas. There must be at least one of each candidate in.If the number of cells in each large container equals the number of potentialĬandidates, (as is the case with typical 9x9 Sudoku), the following statements are The additional rule Each Sudoku puzzle has a unique solution. The rule In a solved sudoku, each large container will containĮxactly one of each candidate. Unwritten rules Boxes, Rows, Columns Large containers of cells. Some Sudoku Definitions Candidates The integers 1 through 9 Cells Small containers that in a solved Sudoku will containĮxactly one candidate each. This will aid greatly in uniformity of discussion here. Please check out the conventions that I use to label the puzzle grid,Īnd other aspects of language used - including the rules of Sudoku as I see them. Of ideas regarding manners and methods to humanly solve sudoku puzzles. Hopefully, these pages will invite a free discussion and exchange To learn new ways of looking at the puzzles. The goal of these pages is not only to provide those tips to others, but also
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I have studied how to solve a typical 9x9 Sudoku puzzle at some length,Īnd have developed a modest but powerful repertoire of potential tips for human solving of a My wife would likely use a different adjective. My name is Steve, and I am a Sudoku enthusiast.
