Pick a difficulty on the menu and press New puzzle (or Continue), or play today’s sprout, a Medium puzzle that changes every day.
Fill the grid so every row, every column and every 3x3 box holds the digits 1 to 9 once each. The dark digits belong to the puzzle and cannot change.
Select a cell, then press a digit on the number pad. The small number on each key shows how many of that digit are still to place.
Turn on Notes to pencil in small candidates instead. Placing a digit removes it from the notes in the same row, column and box. Auto fills every empty cell with its candidates.
A digit that repeats in its row, column or box is always marked. Turn on Check against the solution in the menu to also mark digits that do not match the solution.
Hint explains the next logical step and highlights the cells involved; press it again to do that step. Each solved puzzle plants a flower in your garden.
Controls
Keyboard: arrow keys move, 1 to 9 place a digit (Shift with a digit writes a note), Backspace, Delete or 0 erase, N switches notes, Z undoes, Y redoes and H gives a hint. Escape closes a hint or the garden.
Touch or mouse: tap a cell, then a digit key. Erase is on the number pad, and Undo, Redo, Notes, Auto notes and Hint are in the row of tools.
Toolbar: pause, help, restart (starts the puzzle on the board over; your garden and records stay), optional sound and fullscreen.
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How to play Sprout Sudoku
Classic 9x9 sudoku in a calm garden, from Gentle to Expert. Hints explain the next logical step in plain words, and every puzzle you solve plants a flower.
Pick a difficulty on the menu and press New puzzle (or Continue), or play today’s sprout, a Medium puzzle that changes every day.
Fill the grid so every row, every column and every 3x3 box holds the digits 1 to 9 once each. The dark digits belong to the puzzle and cannot change.
Select a cell, then press a digit on the number pad. The small number on each key shows how many of that digit are still to place.
Turn on Notes to pencil in small candidates instead. Placing a digit removes it from the notes in the same row, column and box. Auto fills every empty cell with its candidates.
A digit that repeats in its row, column or box is always marked. Turn on Check against the solution in the menu to also mark digits that do not match the solution.
Hint explains the next logical step and highlights the cells involved; press it again to do that step. Each solved puzzle plants a flower in your garden.
Controls
Keyboard: arrow keys move, 1 to 9 place a digit (Shift with a digit writes a note), Backspace, Delete or 0 erase, N switches notes, Z undoes, Y redoes and H gives a hint. Escape closes a hint or the garden.
Touch or mouse: tap a cell, then a digit key. Erase is on the number pad, and Undo, Redo, Notes, Auto notes and Hint are in the row of tools.
Toolbar: pause, help, restart (starts the puzzle on the board over; your garden and records stay), optional sound and fullscreen.
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