subject: Solving Sudoku Puzzles -Solve This Addictive Game [print this page] Solving Sudoku Puzzles is easy when you learn the secrets behind it. Remember the
old rubik's cube ? When it first came out people were stumped on solving it, however
after all the tips and secrets behind it were finally revealed, solving it was easy.
Solving Sudoku Is similar in that aspect, though if you are really stumped you can always use one ofthe many online sudoku solvers out there, But with any of the various sudoku tips orhints you may find on the net it will still take a small learning curve and practice to get thevarious techniques under your belt.
In this article we are going to take a look at one of the more common sudoku techniques people useto successfully solve sudoku. You might have heard of it before, the technique I'm referringto is called cross hatching.
Cross hatching is a common technique that you can use to help you solve sudoku puzzles.
It can be used in solving every kind of sudoku, whether that be an easy level puzzle or
for the more adventurous a killer sudoku.
To effectively use Cross hatching start by scanning the different rows and columns
of your sudoku puzzle to see if any region needs a certain number by using the process
of elimination. This technique has also been called "slicing and dicing" when it involves
more than two separate rows or columns.
You just scan your sudoku row to row finding the Easy "givens" and than simply repeat
this process of elimination for every row and column on the sudoku grid, by scanning
for the numbers from 1 to 9 in order.
Some people find reversing the order and scanning from nine to 1 helpful to identify some
numbers they might have overlooked, but once you've completed the cross hatching techniqueyou will be ready to move to more advanced strategies.
Learning to solve sudoku is kind of like riding a bike, at first it seems difficult but
the more you play and practice the easier the puzzle will become.
