Puzzle Games
Sudoku Techniques
There are a lot of techniques for solving Sudoku puzzles. These pages will describe some of the methods that are the easiest to learn and will make it possible to solve most of the Sudoku puzzles on Braingle.
Sudoku Solution Methods
Single Solution
Single Cell
Locked Candidates
Naked Pair
Disjoint Chain
The Single Solution method is the first step that most people use to solve Sudoku puzzles. Many of the easy levels can be solved entirely using this method.
Single Cell
The Single Cell method is the second step that most people use for solving Sudokus. By using this method, along with the Single Solution method, all the easy levels can be solved.
Locked Candidates
The Locked Candidates method is a more advanced method that may be required for medium difficulty puzzles.
Naked Pair
The Naked Pair method is a more advanced method that can be used when other methods cannot solve the puzzle. This may be required for medium difficulty puzzles.
Disjoint Chain
The Disjoint Chain method is the most advanced method that is usually required for the hard difficulty puzzles.
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