Operation Manual
SOLO PLAY
Select a Sudoku Puzzle from one of the
6
levels. If you are a beginner,
it
is advisable to try a "Junior" or
"Easy" puzzle. Once you have selected a Sudoku puzzle, choose your style of solo play:
BURCEN
(Brainteaser)
Select a Sudoku Puzzle, and complete
it
in your own time.
TOKE1 (Beat
the
clock)
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Select a puzzle and aim to complete
it
within a time limit. Your time can be recorded in the bottom right hand
corner of each Sudoku Puzzle. There are
4
copies of each puzzle so you can try and beat our own time.
As
you
get more experienced at Sudoku you may want to set our own time limits for each level, but we suggest initial
limits of: Junior
10
mins, Easy
10
mins, Mild
15
mins, Advanced
20
mins, Fiendish
25
mins, Samurai
45
mins
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MULTI-PLAYf R
Select a level of Sudoku Puzzle. Each player receives a copy of the same puzzle on a different colored paper
and writes
hislher name in the bottom left hand comer. The area around each puzzle can be used for
"working
it
out."
In multi-player Sudoku, each puzzle is scbred. Players score
1
point for each correct number, including those
that are pre-printed. Scores can be recorded in the column to the right of the puzzle. A correctly completed
puzzle will score
81
points. Puzzles are scored by passing the color sheet to the player on your left. One player
'
then reads the correct sequence from the Sudoku Clue
&
Solutions book. The winner is the player with the
highest score.
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At any point in a multi-player game, players may call "SUDOKU!" if they think they have finished the puzzle.
Calling "SUDOKU!" can win the game, but
it
also carries a penalty if the grid is incorrect, so think carefully
before you call!
Multi-player Sudoku can be played as a single puzzle game or as a longer version where the winner is the
player with the most points after several rounds.
ICHIBAN (Rrst
to
~nish)
Players simply compete against one another to be the first to correctly complete the Sudoku Puzzle. If you are
the first to finish, you call "SUDOKU!" and the game stops. All players must put down their pencils and must
!
not fill in any more squares. There are
3
styles of multi-player game.
If a player calls "SUDOKU!" and their puzzle is completed correctly, they are the winner with
81
points. If they
.
have made an error and their puzzle is incomplete, they lose
9
points as a penalty. Puzzles are then scored
P
(according to the guidelines above) and the winner is the player with the highest score.
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