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Sudoku for beginners 7 - Learn and practice Sudoku level 1

Level 1 Sudoku for Beginners game 7: Solve and Learn Sudoku play

Solve and learn to solve level 1 easy Sudoku for beginners game 7

Solve level 1 Sudoku for beginners game 7 all by yourself and then go through the quick solution steps to learn how to solve easily. Practice on bonus game.

First solve the following level 1 Sudoku game that we'll soon solve in quick and simple steps.

How to play level 1 Sudoku for beginners game 7

In this seventh Sudoku beginner session, we will directly take up step by step solution of the Sudoku game that was the exercise in the last session.

To know the basics of Sudoku in more details please go through the solution of Sudoku for beginners 1 or Sudoku for beginners 2.

Solution to the level 1 Sudoku for beginners game 7 Stage 1: Let's find the first few valid cells

So we are going to solve the following level 1 Sudoku game 7.

How to play level 1 Sudoku for beginners game 7

Starting scan conventionally on digit 1: R3C4 1 by scan in R1 -- R5C5 1 by scan in C4, C6 -- R4C8 1 by scan in R5, R6 -- R7C7 1 by scan in C8, C9 -- R9C3 1 by scan in R7, R8, C3 -- lastly R2C1 1 by scan in R1, R3, C2.

After no success with digits 2 and 3, success with 4: R9C4 4 by scan in R7, C5 -- R1C8 4 by scan in R2, C7, C9 -- lastly R3C1 4 by scan in R1, R2, C2, C3.

An intuitive valid cell hit in R6C2 9 by scan in R4, R5 -- followed by R5C2 8 by scan in R4. R9C5 7 in most favorable zone bottom middle major square with two missing digits [7,9] -- by scan for 7 in C6 -- R7C6 2 by exception in bottom middle major square.

Similarly in most favorable zone C4 with two missing digits [2,6] R4C4 2 by scan in R5 -- R5C4 6 by exception in C4.

Following the same technique, next hit is in most favorable zone of central middle major square with two missing digits [5,8] -- R6C6 8 by scam in R5 -- R5C6 5 -- R5C8 7 by exception in R5.

Following is the game status after taking the first stage actions.

How to play level 1 Sudoku for beginners game 7 Stage 1

Solution to the level 1 Sudoku for beginners game 7 Second stage

In most favorable zone top middle major square with two missing digits [3,9], R1C6 9 by scan C5 -- R1C5 3 by exception in top middle major square.

A simple opportunistic hit in the neighborhood, R1C7 6 by scan R2, R3 -- R1C1 5 by exception in R1.

Two missing digits in next very favorable zone C7 is [3,5] -- by scan for 3 in R6 on the empty cells of the column C7 R3C7 3 -- R6C7 5 by exception in C7.

An opportunistic scan for 8 in R8, R9, C8 results in R7C9 8.

Simple valid digit hit R2C2 3 by scan in R3.

Working in the neighborhood, in top left major square with two missing digits [7,9], R3C3 9 by scan in C2 -- R3C2 7 by exception in top left major square. R3C9 5 by exception in R3.

Game status at this stage is shown below.

How to play level 1 Sudoku for beginners game 7 Stage 2

Solution to the level 1 Sudoku for beginners game 7 Third and final stage

First hit by scan for 5 in R7, C9: R8C8 5 -- R9C3 5 by scan R7, R8 -- R9C9 6 by exception in R9 -- R6C8 6 by scan in C9 -- R6C9 2 by exception in right middle major square -- R7C8 3 by scan in C9 -- R8C9 7 by exception in bottom right major square -- R2C9 9 by exception in C9 -- R2C8 2 by exception in top right major square.

R8C1 3 by scan in R7, C2 -- R8C2 6 by exception in R8 -- R4C2 5 by exception in C2. R4C3 3 by scan in C1 -- R4C1 6 by exception in C4 -- R7C1 9 by exception in C1 -- R7C3 7 by exception in the whole game.

Final solution shown below.

How to play Sudoku for beginners game 7 final stage 3

We'll now leave you a new game to solve as exercise. You may look up its solution in the next 8th session (link below) beginner Sudoku game play.

A game for you to solve

We leave you here with a new game for you to solve. In our next session we will present its solution and another new game.

Enjoy.

How to play level 1 Sudoku for beginners game 7 exercise


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Second and higher level Sudoku games

You will get links to all the 2nd level Sudoku game solutions at Second level Sudoku.

Links to third and higher level Sudoku game solutions are available in the main Sudoku page.

It is recommended that without jumping over any of the hardness levels, one should progress through solving higher level Sudoku games strictly step by one step up. For example, you shouldn't play a 3rd level Sudoku game without being comfortable in solving 2nd level games.