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Sudoku Hints – Ways To Solve Sudoku Puzzles

January 7th, 2010

I was one of those people who thought of Sudoku as one of those “boring” games that in playing one, it would just be a waste of your precious time but boy, was I wrong. The truth is this game has already hooked me up. Since this brain teaser has left me occupied and now has become my hobby, I would like to share with everyone else these helpful sudoku hints that people may use in their quest to become that seasoned Sudoku player.

Everyone needs to expand their brain by frequently solving educational games and puzzles such as Sudoku. When you can complete one of these games you are helping to keep your mind fresh and stimulated. Before getting into the nitty gritty details of solving Sudoku, it is best to first explain what the game is about. The name Sudoku refers to the phrase “the digits must remain single.” This mind expanding game needs the user to think logically in order to be successful in solving the puzzle.

The game consists of a puzzle with a series of grids where in it involves a 9 x 9 grid that contains 9 3×3 tiny grids. The concept of the game is for the player to allocate the numbers 1 to 9 to very grid. The Sudoku game rules are as follows:

1. Every number (from 1 to 9) should appear only once in every row. 2. Every number (from 1 to 9) should appear only once in every column. 3. Every number (from 1 to 9) should appear only once in every smaller, 3×3 box.

One of the Sudoku Hints: The game does not involve adding the numbers or searching the sums of the rows, columns or regions of the grid. This involves a mere number game therefore addition of numbers is not required. In this day and age wherein there is already the presence of a lot computer, internet, TV and other media sources, it would really be a brain refresh if you will be able to solve a game as simple as Sudoku. This may be considered as a pastime that is low in technology but you may be able to find one which is free in newspapers or in books that are filled with a lot of puzzles.

Nowadays Sudoku games are available everywhere around the globe be it in the print media, or over the computers and even on your cell phone. There are numerous varieties of them. You can enjoy playing Sudoku games with the help of Sudoku Hints available on the internet and also in the books on the topic of Sudoku. Here are just two hints given for your use:

1. Begin with what is obvious Elimination of options is one of the simplest Sudoku Hints. It can be helpful in solving several number of Sudoku puzzles. In this you simply have to check for those numbers which have already appeared in that grid so that they can be eliminated from being duplicated in the same grid, row, or column.

This simple hint may be utilized with a lot of puzzles regardless of how simple or complex it may be. It would be by deducing a great deal of numbers if not all of them. Recall that once a number has been allocated, then you may already scan and see if there would be other deductions that you may conclude and usually there would be one.

2. Marking with your Pencil
By simply marking the puzzle with your pencil, you may be trying and holding all possibilities in your mind. But this may soon become very hard for you. Thus, you may be able to reduce the number of possibilities, let us say to two or three options by writing these options in the cell with smaller numbers which you may cross out once you have advanced in the game.

Sudoku is a game that’s worth playing in you spare time. With few sudoku hints about this game and by concentration for few hours, you will surely be able to solve the Sudoku puzzle. A little understanding of this game is enough to allocate all the numbers to the puzzle.

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