How to Play Sudoku
Sudoku is a fairly straightforward puzzle game. The goal is to get all the little boxes (called cells) filled in with a number (usually 1-9). Some of the cells will already be filled in with numbers. You’ll need to use the process of elimination to fill out the rest of the cells. You can not repeat a number in the same row, column, or box. There’s no reason to make guesses when you play, just use your deductive reasoning to find out what numbers belong where.
What Makes a Sudoku Puzzle Easy?
There are two things that make a Sudoku puzzle easy. Standard Sudoku grids are 9x9, meaning they have 9 rows, 9 columns, and 9 boxes, each of those having 9 cells. That means that there are 81 cells that need to be filled out. You can choose a smaller size of grid and there will be fewer cells that will need to be filled in to solve the puzzle. Some common grid sizes that are great for the beginner are 4x4’s, 6x6’s, and the standard 9x9. Another way to make Sudoku puzzles easier is to have more of the cells that already have the clues, also called givens, filled in. These give you more information about the missing numbers that you have to find. Easy puzzles have a lot of clues already filled in and harder puzzles have barely any.
Where to Find Easy Sudoku Puzzles
Here are some great places to get very easy and easy Sudoku printables. You’ll need to download them and print them out in order to complete them.
