Before you even start to play the game, there are a number of things that you’ll need and the first of these is a decent sharp pencil, an eraser, and a beverage of your choice. When you’ve got those things all together, it’s time to start playing Sudoku.

There are a lot of techniques that will help you to complete the game, and while some of these techniques are obvious others are not. First of all there is hardly anyone that can remember where all the given clues on the gird are, let alone all the possibilities or candidates that each cell might contain. The process that many of the best players have developed of writing little clues in the corner of each of the boxes is called pencil marking.

Generally, a pencil mark is considered a note as to the possible value of that cell. As well, finding singletons is what the game is really all about. One of the easiest techniques is to just start counting. It’s best here to pick a likely looking cell and start counting from one while keeping a mental tally. Of course there’s lots more to this game that that, but these little ideas can give you a starting point to help you decide if you really like the game or not. There are advanced techniques as well that will help you when you get to the more advanced puzzles, but it’s best to start with the more simple puzzles at first and the easier techniques.

When the player gets into the more advanced puzzles there are more advanced ways to tackle the problems that come up. And some of the names for these techniques belie what an involved game that Sudoku can be. For example, some of the more advanced techniques are called the Stack and Bands elimination and t