How to Learn Sudoku
Learning Sudoku can help exercise your brain and enhance your reasoning and logic skills. Sudoku is a puzzle that requires a lost of concentration to solve. The puzzles are very fun and satisfying to solve. But be careful: it is addictive, and people have been known to spend their lunch solving Sudokus. Follow these simple steps to learn Sudoku.
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Instructions
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Start with a 4x4 grid. The conventional puzzle is done on a 9x9 grid but it is easier to learn and see the patterns with a smaller grid.
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Make the grid. Draw a 4x4 grid on a piece of paper making the third vertical line and the third horizontal line darker than the rest.
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Have someone put the numbers in the grid. For example, in the first column, 4321, second column, 1342, third column, 3124 and fourth column, 2413. After they complete the grid, have them give it to you with at least 2 numbers missing from each column.
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Learn the rules. Each vertical row, horizontal row and block (made by the darker lines) has to have all 4 numbers in them.
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Practice Sudoku. Once you get the 4x4 grid down, move on to the traditional 9x9 grid. When you master that, start buying Sudoku books.
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Tips & Warnings
You can buy Sudoku puzzle books at book stores and supermarkets.
Be sure to use a pencil on your Sudoku puzzle, as you will have to erase several times before figuring it out.
