Easy Sudoku

Easy sudoku for beginners

These puzzles start with about 42 of the 81 squares already filled in, which means you never have to juggle several possibilities at once. There is always a square somewhere that can only hold one number. They are a good way to learn the game, or to relax with a puzzle that takes five or ten minutes.

The one rule

Each row, each column and each of the nine 3×3 boxes must hold the numbers 1 to 9 once each. No sums are involved; the numbers could just as well be nine different pictures.

Your first puzzle, step by step

Pick a number that already appears many times, say 5. Find a 3×3 box that has no 5 yet.
Cross out, in your head, the rows and columns of that box that already have a 5 elsewhere. If one empty square is left, the 5 goes there.
Tap that square, then tap 5 on the number pad. If it turns red, it is wrong; tap Erase or Undo and look again.
Repeat with each number from 1 to 9, then go round again. Every number you place makes the next one easier.
When a row, column or box has a single gap, fill in the number that is missing.

Good to know

The number pad fades a number once all nine of it are on the grid.
Tapping a filled square highlights every square with the same number, which makes scanning much easier.
You will not need Notes at this level. They become useful on medium and hard puzzles.

Easy sudoku for beginners

The one rule

Your first puzzle, step by step

Good to know

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