Learn how to solve level 1 easy Sudoku for beginners game 10
Learn how to solve easy Sudoku by going through step by step quick solution to the Sudoku for beginners game 10. To practice, solve exercise Sudoku game.
First solve the following level 1 easy Sudoku game that we'll soon solve in quick and simple steps.
In this 10th Sudoku beginner session, we will directly take up step by step solution of the Sudoku game that was the exercise in the last session.
To know the basics of Sudoku in more details please go through the solution of Sudoku for beginners 1 or Sudoku for beginners 2.
Solution to the level 1 easy Sudoku for beginners game 10 Stage 1: Let's find the first few valid cells
We'll now solve the following level 1 easy Sudoku game 10.
Starting with scan for digit 1 following the conventional scan strategy breakthroughs we get are: R4C6 1 by scan for 1 in R5, R6, C5 -- R8C7 1 by scan in R9, C8, C9 -- R7C1 1 by scan in R8, R9 -- and lastly R1C2 1 by largest scan in R2, R3, C1, C3. Digit 1 is fully filled.
Next larger integer scan on 2 produces one valid cell only but we take it anyway: R6C9 2 by scan for 2 in R4, R5.
Scanning next for 3: R6C2 3 by scan in R4, R5. And that's all for 3. Scanning next for 4: R9C7 4 by scan in C8, C9 (or R7, R8). Again that's all for 4.
Scanning for 5: R1C5 5 by scan in R5, R6 -- R1C4 5 by scan in C5, C6 -- R2C3 5 by scan in R1, C1, C2 -- R3C9 5 by scan in R1, R2 -- lastly R9C8 5 by scan in R7, C9. Digit 5 fully filled.
Dutifully following the systematic scan strategy we'll next scan for digit 6: R1C9 6 by scan in C7, C8 -- R9C2 6 by scan in R8, C1, C3 -- R6C5 6 by scan in R5, C4 -- lastly R2C6 6 by scan in R1, C5 -- R6C4 7 by exception in R6. Digit 6 fully filled.
Following is the game status after taking the first stage actions.
Solution to the level 1 Sudoku for beginners game 10 Second stage
We'll not deviate from our conventional scan strategy and scan for next higher digit 7: R5C7 7 by scan in R4 -- R4C8 8 by exception in right middle major square -- R4C1 4 by exception in R4 -- R5C3 9 by exception in left middle major square -- R5C5 4 by exception in R5.
Falling back on scan strategy for scanning for smaller unfinished digits next scan will be for 4: R1C3 4 by scan in R2, R3, C1. And that's end of 4.
It is time for opportunistic scan as the 81 cells in the game are fairly filled: R9C1 9 by scan in C2, C3 -- R7C8 9 by scan in C9 -- R7C5 3 by exception in R7.
Opportunistic scan: R3C2 8 by scan in C1 -- R3C5 7 by exception in R3.
Scanning for 7: R9C6 7 by scan in C4, C5 -- R1C6 2 by exception in C6 -- R2C5 8 by exception in top middle major square -- R8C5 2 by exception in C5 - R8C2 7 by a pending exception in C2.
Game status at this stage is shown below.
Solution to the level 1 easy Sudoku for beginners game 10 Third and final stage
Opportunistic scan R9C3 2 by scan for 2 in R8 -- R8C3 3 by exception in C3 and bottom left major square -- R9C9 3 by scan for 3 in R8 -- R8C9 8 by exception in C9 and bottom right major square -- R8C4 9 by exception in R8 -- R9C4 8 by exception in R9, C4 and bottom middle major square.
Even at this very late stage there is scope for row column cross-scan: R2C8 2 by row column cross-scan for 2 in R1, C7 -- R1C8 7 by exception in C8 -- R1C7 8 by scan for 8 in R2 -- R2C7 3 by exception in C7 as well as in top right major square -- R2C1 7 by exception in R2 -- R1C1 3 by exception in the whole game.
END.
Final solution shown below.
We'll now leave you a new game to solve as exercise. You may look up its solution in the next 11th session of (link below) beginner Sudoku game play.
A game for you to solve
We leave you here with a new game for you to solve. In our next session we will present its solution and another new game.
Enjoy.
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Second and higher level Sudoku games
You will get links to all the 2nd level Sudoku game solutions at Second level Sudoku.
Links to third and higher level Sudoku game solutions are available in the main Sudoku page.
It is recommended that without jumping over any of the hardness levels, one should progress through solving higher level Sudoku games strictly step by one step up. For example, you shouldn't play a 3rd level Sudoku game without being comfortable in solving 2nd level games.