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Strategies for Popular Number Puzzles
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SudokuWiki.org
Strategies for Popular Number Puzzles
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| 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
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Puzzle Rules
Enter the numbers 1 to 9 uniquely in every row,
column, box and each 'window'. It turns out that while four
windows are shown on the paper version there are actually
nine.Read up on Windoku strategy. Pick an example from the list and use [Take Step] to click through the steps of the solver so see how each puzzle solves. 
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Note: All Chaining strategies now permit cycling alternatives, where found read more
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Quite a few people have asked me to add this so I'm very pleased to get this finished at last. May be knock on bugs with the other solvers, do let me know.
Windoku is the same puzzle as normal Sudoku but with an extra constraint. In a similar way to the rows, columns an boxes, the Windows must also be uniquely 1 to 9. The paper version shows just four windows, but as is explained here there are actually nine. All Sudoku strategies continue to apply - except the ones that rely on the deadly pattern used by Uniqueness strategies.
All feedback, comments, arguments, bug reports and strategy ideas are welcome. There is a new FEEDBACK form with a column displaying comments and questions. Many thanks to all the people who have done so and helped improve this solver.
Use the "Import a Sudoku" button or type in a Sudoku puzzle in the small board.
You can also pick examples from the list above. Click on
Take Step to step through the solution.
Unknown squares are filled with 'candidates' - possible solutions.
Any cells that are reduced to one possible candidate are solved.
| All Solutions to a Windoku | ||
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| By Andrew Stuart and Rui Gonçalves, Syndicated Puzzles | ||
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