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How do you work out Killer Sudoku?
Killer Sudoku Rules
- Fill all rows, columns and 3×3 region with numbers exactly like in regular sudoku.
- Every cell is a part of a cage, indicated by colors.
- Make sure the cells can be added up to the sum of its cage.
- Numbers cannot repeat within cages.
- Numbers cannot repeat within a single row, column or 3×3 region.
Is doing Sudoku good for your brain?
A brain game like sudoku, as well as crossword puzzles, taking classes, reading, and writing, can help delay dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, and protect the brain from decline. And, says Snyder, while it offers good exercise and stimulation for the brain, sudoku can actually be very relaxing.
Which is the killer technique for Sudoku solving?
An essential Killer Sudoku solving technique is the “45 rule”. This uses the fact that every row, column and block must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9 once. Therefore, the total of all numbers in one row, column or block will always be 45.
How to solve the 14 cage in Sudoku?
Now, as the whole column must add up to 45, the ninth square (the ‘inside’ square in this case as it is inside the column) must be 45 – 40 = 5. The 14 cage can now be completed by solving the other square as a 9.
When to use the 45 rule in Sudoku?
In general, to use the 45 rule, look for a row, column or block where all cages except one lie completely inside. For an inside square, the solution is always 45 – the inside total. For an outside square, the solution is always the outside total – 45.
How are numbers represented in a Sudoku program?
The program you write will take a format consisting of a sequence of 81 letters representing regions, followed by a sequence of numbers. Then each number in the sequence represents the sum of the numbers in each of the letter regions, starting from “A”, “B”, etc.