How To Solve All Sudoku Puzzles
The Guardian Newspaper, a few years back, published a story with the heading, “Get rich quick - learn the Sudoku trick!”
The story was about how Sudoku had made a retired judge a Millionaire! And how he had, consequently, won the hearts of millions across the world:
In 1977, a retired judge, Wayne Gould, was browsing through a bookstore in Tokyo. He happened to see an unsolved number puzzle. So enticed was he that he spent six years of his life developing a software program - PAPPOCOM, that churns out plenty of Sudokus for all. And Gould is its proud owner!
That's not all... a German counterpart, H.Bauer, is all set to go the Gould way. This German is publishing an 80-puzzle Sudoku magazine. Doesn't that make the Sudoku enthusiast in you happy?
For a few, Sudoku is a perfect way of rejuvenating their mind and spirit. Unlike the lightning fast action platform games available on the net Sudoku inspires confidence in one’s ability. That Sudoku has displaced other games is evident from the fact that it has captivated millions across the world irrespective of their age.
Are you a Sudoku enthusiast who is often taken aback at the thought of having to spend too much time to solve it? Or finds it difficult to solve a Sudoku? Reading the following will help you take the right step towards getting started on acquiring the techniques to solve most Sudokus under the sun. . Solving a Sudoku involves understanding of a minimal set of simple techniques. Below is a SAP puzzle as a sample to teach you how easy it is if we follow a simple minimal method to solve it. Schools normally follow a “General to Particular” teaching methodology. But here, we follow the “Particular to General” method; this method unlocks one’s ability to learn fast.
A SAP (Simple As Possible) puzzle comes under the classification of easy puzzles. There is a step-by-step method of solving a Very Easy SAP Puzzle.
To start with, every SAP puzzle is a Sudoku of Order 2, with 16 squares. A Sudoku of Order 2 has 4 major squares, and each major square has 4 minor squares, within it. So, we have 16 minor squares in all.
Problem at hand - To find the unique value for each minor square.
Rules: 1. Only numbers 1 to 4 can be used to fill the cells. 2. Repetition of any number within any row not permitted. 3. Repetition of any number within any column not permitted. 4. Repetition of any number within any major square not permitted.
Since Sudoku is best explained with pictures, which is not quite possible without having a look at the grid, please click the link below to learn:
http://www.howtosolveallsudokupuzzles.com/olacc/order2soln1.php Simple, isn't it?
This is your first step towards becoming an expert solver.
Here's another easy SAP puzzle for you, similar to the last one. Try solving it, using what you have learned from reading this.
Click below to access the puzzle:
http://www.howtosolveallsudokupuzzles.com/olacc/o2p2.php
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About the Author
Harvey Intelm is a 'Compulsive Sudoku Addict Beyond All Hope And Reason'. A retired Math teacher, he learnt to solve Sudokus from his 12-year old granddaughter. Among his reasons for Sudoku addictions are: Keeping the brain cells active, warding off Alzheimer's, stress relief, enjoying the challenge, competition and success, and intellectual satisfaction. Harvey teamed up with geostar publishing to evangelize the secret of solving sudoku.
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