Front cover; Copyright; Table of contents; Preface; Part 1: Introduction; 1. What is sudoku?; 2. What makes a good puzzle?; 3. Why 'sudoku'?; 4. Sudoku hits the world; Part 2: The basics; 5. Getting started; 6. The basic language; 7. Scanning the rows: 1; 8. Scanning the rows: 2; 9. Scanning the rows: 3; 10. Scanning the columns; 11. The completed grid; 12. Looking back; 13. Filling in the gaps: 1; 14. Filling in the gaps: 2; 15. Three-in-a-line; 16. A new puzzle: 1; 17. A new puzzle: 2; 18. A new puzzle: 3; 19. A new puzzle: 4; 20. The completed grid; 21. Time to take a breather.
22. Practice puzzles AD23. Solutions to puzzles AD; Part 3: Further tips; 24. Some general principles; 25. Filling in single cells: 1; 26. Filling in single cells: 2; 27. Filling in single cells: 3; 28. The completed grid; 29. Zooming in on the action; 30. A harder puzzle: 1; 31. A harder puzzle: 2; 32. A harder puzzle: 3; 33. A harder puzzle: 4; 34. The completed grid; 35. Time to recover; Practice puzzles EH; 37. Solutions to puzzles EH; 38. S.
Summary
How to solve sudoku is the first step-by-step guide to cracking these captivating but sometimes infuriating puzzles.