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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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Type a number in any empty square. Your numbers stay on this device.

6 puzzles · Samurai sudoku with answers · answers included

Samurai sudoku with answers

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Easy samurai sudoku

  1. 1

    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.

    4382569317981437426529417934356239365624852199385346828749328636835128736772852388726315253462319847996828574943859
    Solve it on screen

    easy

    Answer

    Every row, column and box of all five grids holds 1 to 9 once.

    674392518842967315185476932569318247392581674137542869439615827356279184218749356218654793567823149974831652956234781452693785421841957263179485123976723168495863721496538328617954647598132519234867345698172386549136278718425936745218457396962731854921376298514523189647895724163179564283762513849684273519431869752231846795953681427896357421184972635457912368627345981

    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.

  2. 2

    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.

    2836598183823695871445765968361497175917358398631846469798217677241685835475626577113569232141879983723276548541
    Solve it on screen

    easy

    Answer

    Every row, column and box of all five grids holds 1 to 9 once.

    728934165614529873149256387739184625536187429582673194485673291847936512961542873261457389273891654953812467614725938175426391758397468512469378265941852319746238195748236425691783183547962679382541793162854723619872543162845397816254193768584793261954837546129617438925792615384248659713143728956359217648568439271421386579971264835875921436425381697936574182386957412

    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

  1. 3

    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.

    29491872389691375675285129124314751693154852979428744935321247959659388661462368875965763592144897887327564315
    Solve it on screen

    medium

    Answer

    Every row, column and box of all five grids holds 1 to 9 once.

    278631945649183752534789126521967834916452837783254169147523698496738521625894713152496378389167452378512946891375264158937641285463218579632814325697752946381947265879413426789351138425796795361482391824657894123485769564973812573649317528872615943216578926314459162738256148973128437569897263451736598124314759286613749285482531697945281376965874132287356491731692845

    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.

  2. 4

    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.

    6945629125914895856198471346273582523384865649987359726571265475319397698143289253689716187656197653972479
    Solve it on screen

    medium

    Answer

    Every row, column and box of all five grids holds 1 to 9 once.

    786231945874563291514769382593271486239584761162849735671492538925184367892315476638927154345876129741356829157623894365217698543923148657214389415672468957213987456732918482691735139752648576843192592761348526971825364367584921478563194872814329765139824763591981643572386941725743215689715632489625897413492578136178956234159287643456132897638419257239478156247356918

    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

  1. 5

    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.

    1293758744226575638561576932185846379869442741583726326811842423547193148926279561419256759173889511498997
    Solve it on screen

    hard

    Answer

    Every row, column and box of all five grids holds 1 to 9 once.

    879156342917653428623794158265784931514328796843921657452673981734892165986415237659137284137289564128546379798561423896571269843361942875214396478512245837619537482315796241785963958362147367941258351628794128635718429927435186453729354681846719532679814962735614897253596823147789253641473196258532146978281475396173982465352681974498561327147539862265374819968247513

    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.

  2. 6

    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.

    8761792376349314933547123412967587258689526559764956324356799262513254125636942575734673214147527624349872826
    Solve it on screen

    hard

    Answer

    Every row, column and box of all five grids holds 1 to 9 once.

    198273456175496283763451289684732591452986317923851476549712638597364812276348195468127359831695724231589764387169542863719245638924537861974352618947615824973521846973125756398421128746593439215678134569287659134968572698742315482967215438257138694137285437916921856743316542789346271859472891365875394126598673124762915438621354897583427961759186243419683572843729651

    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

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.