SUDOKU IS A JAPANESE PUZZLE GAME. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR PUZZLE GAMES OF ALL TIME. THE GOAL OF SUDOKU IS TO FILL A 9×9 GRID WITH NUMBERS SO THAT EACH ROW, COLUMN, AND 3×3 SECTION CONTAINS ALL OF THE DIGITS BETWEEN 1 AND 9.
AS A LOGIC PUZZLE, SUDOKU IS ALSO AN EXCELLENT BRAIN GAME. IF YOU PLAY SUDOKU DAILY, YOU WILL SOON START TO SEE IMPROVEMENTS IN YOUR CONCENTRATION AND OVERALL BRAIN POWER. TIPS: FOCUS ON AREAS WITH 5 OR MORE FILLED NUMBERS:
LOOK FOR ROWS, COLUMNS, OR 3X3 SECTIONS WITH SEVERAL NUMBERS ALREADY PLACED. FILL IN REMAINING EMPTY CELLS BY TRYING UNUSED NUMBERS, CONSIDERING EXISTING NUMBERS IN THE SAME ROW, COLUMN, AND GRID.
VISUAL BREAKDOWN INTO 3X3 SECTIONS:
DIVIDE THE SUDOKU GRID INTO 3 COLUMNS AND 3 ROWS. IDENTIFY COLUMNS OR GRIDS WITH TWO OF THE SAME NUMBER. THE THIRD OCCURRENCE OF THAT NUMBER MUST BE IN THE REMAINING 9-CELL SECTION. ANALYZE EACH POSITION TO FIND