6 samurai sudoku with answers
Five sudoku grids that overlap: the middle grid shares each corner box with an outer grid, so a number placed in one helps solve the next. Every row, column and box of each grid holds 1 to 9 once. Solve on screen, one grid at a time on a phone, or print them with the answers.
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6 puzzles · Samurai sudoku with answers · answers included
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Easy samurai sudoku
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Easy samurai sudoku 1: five sudoku grids overlap, the middle one sharing each corner box with an outer grid. Fill all five so every row, column and 3 × 3 box of each grid holds 1 to 9 once; a shared box counts in both grids. 115 numbers are given.
A samurai sudoku: five 9 by 9 grids overlapping at the corners, with 115 numbers given.
Solve it on screeneasy
Hint: Start at the top right grid, row 1, column 6: 7 is the only number that fits there.
AnswerEvery row, column and box of all five grids holds 1 to 9 once.
It solves with no guessing: at every step, some empty square has only one number that fits. The shared corner boxes carry numbers from one grid into the next.
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Easy samurai sudoku 2: five sudoku grids overlap, the middle one sharing each corner box with an outer grid. Fill all five so every row, column and 3 × 3 box of each grid holds 1 to 9 once; a shared box counts in both grids. 112 numbers are given.
A samurai sudoku: five 9 by 9 grids overlapping at the corners, with 112 numbers given.
Solve it on screeneasy
Hint: Start at the top right grid, row 1, column 9: 3 is the only number that fits there.
AnswerEvery row, column and box of all five grids holds 1 to 9 once.
It solves with no guessing: at every step, some empty square has only one number that fits. The shared corner boxes carry numbers from one grid into the next.
Medium samurai sudoku
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Medium samurai sudoku 1: five sudoku grids overlap, the middle one sharing each corner box with an outer grid. Fill all five so every row, column and 3 × 3 box of each grid holds 1 to 9 once; a shared box counts in both grids. 110 numbers are given.
A samurai sudoku: five 9 by 9 grids overlapping at the corners, with 110 numbers given.
Solve it on screenmedium
Hint: Start at the top right grid, row 5, column 5: 9 is the only number that fits there.
AnswerEvery row, column and box of all five grids holds 1 to 9 once.
It solves with no guessing, but some steps need the other view: a number that fits in only one square of its row, column or box.
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Medium samurai sudoku 2: five sudoku grids overlap, the middle one sharing each corner box with an outer grid. Fill all five so every row, column and 3 × 3 box of each grid holds 1 to 9 once; a shared box counts in both grids. 106 numbers are given.
A samurai sudoku: five 9 by 9 grids overlapping at the corners, with 106 numbers given.
Solve it on screenmedium
Hint: Start at the top right grid, row 2, column 4: 2 is the only number that fits there.
AnswerEvery row, column and box of all five grids holds 1 to 9 once.
It solves with no guessing, but some steps need the other view: a number that fits in only one square of its row, column or box.
Hard samurai sudoku
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Hard samurai sudoku 1: five sudoku grids overlap, the middle one sharing each corner box with an outer grid. Fill all five so every row, column and 3 × 3 box of each grid holds 1 to 9 once; a shared box counts in both grids. 106 numbers are given.
A samurai sudoku: five 9 by 9 grids overlapping at the corners, with 106 numbers given.
Solve it on screenhard
Hint: Start at the top right grid, row 5, column 8: 8 is the only number that fits there.
AnswerEvery row, column and box of all five grids holds 1 to 9 once.
It solves with no guessing. When no square or number is forced, look for a number confined to one line inside a box, or two squares in a unit that share the same two candidates.
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Hard samurai sudoku 2: five sudoku grids overlap, the middle one sharing each corner box with an outer grid. Fill all five so every row, column and 3 × 3 box of each grid holds 1 to 9 once; a shared box counts in both grids. 109 numbers are given.
A samurai sudoku: five 9 by 9 grids overlapping at the corners, with 109 numbers given.
Solve it on screenhard
Hint: Start at the top right grid, row 1, column 8: 8 is the only number that fits there.
AnswerEvery row, column and box of all five grids holds 1 to 9 once.
It solves with no guessing. When no square or number is forced, look for a number confined to one line inside a box, or two squares in a unit that share the same two candidates.
Timer and team scores
8 turns × 60 seconds = 8 minutes of play, plus instructions and breaks.
60
Pause whenever the group needs more time.
Team Lime's turn
Team Lime: 0
Team Violet: 0
Team Tangerine: 0
Team Sky: 0
Team Lemon: 0
Team Bubblegum: 0
Use this set with a group
Read a prompt, allow thinking time, then invite an answer or a pass. For a timed round, choose a turn length before starting. A host can keep the printed answers out of view until the round ends.