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Sudoku<br />
Grab a pencil, put on your thinking cap and join the craze!<br />
inStructionS<br />
The objective of Sudoku is to fill in the<br />
missing squares so that each row, column and<br />
3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through to 9.<br />
To get you started, here are a few tactics...<br />
Scan each horizontal and vertical band<br />
consisting of three 3x3 boxes. It’s often<br />
easiest to start in a spot with the most<br />
numbers already given. If you can find the<br />
same number in two rows, you know that<br />
number must be in the third (the same goes<br />
1EASY<br />
5<br />
1<br />
6 8 4<br />
7 5<br />
3 8 7 6<br />
1 4 9<br />
4 6 5<br />
3 9<br />
9 8 7 1<br />
4 8 1 2 3<br />
for columns). Now see which intersecting<br />
rows and columns can be eliminated because<br />
they also contain that number. (This method<br />
is called slicing and dicing.)<br />
Some Sudoku fans like to pencil in<br />
possible answers in the corners of individual<br />
squares. Once you have a few numbers filled<br />
in, you may also find it handy to jot down a<br />
list of missing numbers for each row, column<br />
and box.<br />
2ModErAtE<br />
3 2 9<br />
3 8<br />
4<br />
1 3 4<br />
9 4 5<br />
4 5 2<br />
3 6 1<br />
9 5 8<br />
4 7 1 2<br />
1 6<br />
ModErAtE<br />
2<br />
braIN TeaSerS //<br />
EASY<br />
1<br />
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