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Samurai Sudoku puzzle. This is a variant of the classic Sudoku game, where five 9×9 grids overlap in a cross pattern — one central grid shared by four surrounding grids.
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🧩 What is Samurai Sudoku?
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Five 9×9 grids: One central grid and four outer grids (top, bottom, left, right).
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central grid overlaps with each of the four outer grids.
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Rules are the same as standard Sudoku:
- Each row must contain digits 1–9 without repetition.
- Each column must contain digits 1–9 without repetition.
- Each of the nine 3×3 subgrids (boxes) must contain digits 1–9 without repetition.
- The overlapping regions must satisfy constraints for
all adjacent puzzles.
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🔍 How to Solve It
Solving a Samurai Sudoku requires logic and patience. Here’s how to approach it:
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Start with the most filled grids — they give more clues.
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Use standard Sudoku techniques:
- Naked singles
- Hidden singles
- Cross-hatching
- Elimination
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Look at overlapping areas — numbers in the shared regions affect multiple grids.
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Work across the entire puzzle, using information from one grid to help solve another.
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