Killer Sudoku Number Combinations

But first you need an introduction in the language of killer sudoku.

Killer sudoku number combinations. Killer sudoku combinations table in description sudoku soft book the traditional one in which you must fill the empty spaces in a way so that each column and row contains the digits from 1 9. Enter multiple numbers as pencil marks. This grid of 81 cells is also divided in 9 nonets of 3x3 cells. New in version 1 99 april 9th 2014 unchecked strategies are now saved in a cookie.

New in version 1 94 may 25th 2013 fixed some bugs and improved the text returned from cage combinations. A 1 and a 5 in any order or a 2 and a 4 in any order. The list below gives the only possible combination of numbers for a given sum in different sizes of area number of cells. Killer sudoku cage combination reference.

Below are all possible combinations of numbers that can be placed in a killer sudoku cage given the cage size and the cage total. There are no other. For example if a 2 cage has a total of 3 4 16 or 17 there is only one combination of values that can be used. Vertically there are 9 columns.

Not all options work on all browsers. Keyboard usage only when your cursor is in the grid note. A killer sudoku is a puzzle with 9 rows of 9 cells each. These groups are also called regions blocks or boxes.

This will help you to quickly note all possibilities for any given cage when solving a killer sudoku puzzle. The hardest ones however can take hours to crack. There are many ways of reducing the number of sums. I have provided a page that shows possible combinations.

For example consider a 2 cell cage with a sum of 6. Help read the help page on killer sudoku for a more detailed explanation and a walkthrough. Pencil marks enter a single number as an answer. Its possible combinations are 1 5 and 2 4 i e.

There are more such sets with higher area sizes but these are the most commonly ones used. Unique combinations this is the basic concept you need to use for solving a killer sudoku. The killer sudoku in which the squares are grouped by dotted lines and all the digits of the squares must sum the number that appears in one of them. As no numbers may be repeated in a cage the combination for the clue 3 must be 2 1 the clue 4 must be 3 1 the clue 16 must be 9 7 and for the 17 we need a 9 8.

Reducing the number of different possible ways of making a sum can often lead to a potential solution. A typical problem is shown on the right using colors. Killer sudoku also killer su doku sumdoku sum doku sumoku addoku or samunamupure is a puzzle that combines elements of sudoku and kakuro despite the name the simpler killer sudokus can be easier to solve than regular sudokus depending on the solver s skill at mental arithmetic. A great technique for solving killer sudoku is using the kakuro number combinations.