Printable Sudoku

February 14th, 2010 by admin

While everyone is aware of the Sudoku craze that has taken hold of so many people young and old, there are still people who have never tried to solve a Sudoku puzzle, or who are just beginning to try their hand at this game. Beginners and those with no ‘Sudoku experience’ tend to think that online Sudoku is not for them, often assuming that to solve Sudoku puzzles online, you should already have acquired a certain level of proficiency.

Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, resources available on the Internet make online Sudoku a great place to start learning the game – at no cost whatsoever. Most of the thousands of websites that provide unlimited Sudoku puzzles online are free. They are also very easy to access; all you have to do is register. If you don’t know anything about Sudoku, you should try visiting these websites because almost all of them have easy-to-follow instructions for new players. Check out the Complete Sudoku Rules on Sudokudaily.net, for example. You can also learn how to solve a Sudoku puzzle and play online at SudokuEssentials.com. This site features the rules of the game, shows you how to play and also includes tips, hints and strategies.

Some of the many advantages of online Sudoku are:

• Online Sudoku provides players and beginners with a wide array of choices. Websites allow you to choose the difficulty level that suits you; from the basic 3 x 3 grid for beginners to intermediate levels, to very difficult Samurai Sudoku puzzles.
• Puzzle generators on many of these websites allow you to customize a puzzle i.e. you select your preferences to generate the type of Sudoku puzzle you want to solve.
• Playing Sudoku online allows you to check your progress as you play. Some websites will reveal the mistakes you have made, others show you the percentage of the puzzle you have correctly solved and some will reveal the correct solution when you click the ‘Solution’ button.
• Many websites let you know how long it took you to solve a Sudoku puzzle online. The time element makes online Sudoku particularly interesting, especially when you can post your completion times and compare your speed with that of other players all over the world.
• Some websites allow players to save their uncompleted puzzles so they can come back and finish them later. If you are playing Sudoku online and this feature is not available, you have the option of printing out the un-finished puzzle.
• An alternative to printing out Sudoku puzzles is to download the puzzles from the Internet to your PC or cell phone.
• It is now possible to share you Sudoku puzzles (solved or partially completed) via the Internet. Check out FreeSudokuHost.com, which lets you share your puzzles with others, allowing them to complete them or to correct your answers.

If you find you enjoy solving Sudoku puzzles online, you may actually reach a point where you will want to make Sudoku puzzles yourself. You’ll find free downloadable Sudoku puzzle makers, or puzzle generators, online as well.

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