Sudoku Strategies by Difficulty

Learn every Sudoku technique from Easy to Master. Filter by difficulty and discover the exact strategies you need for your printable puzzles.

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Sudoku Strategies, Organised Around Your Printable Puzzles

Jump to the exact techniques you need for Easy, Medium, Hard, Expert, or Master puzzles. Filter by difficulty and follow the recommended learning path to keep improving every week.

Recommended learning path

  1. Warm up on Easy

    Practice naked and hidden singles until they feel automatic. They speed up every puzzle—no matter the difficulty.

  2. Build Medium muscle

    Add pairs, triples, and pointing techniques. These make Medium puzzles fall quickly and set you up for Hard logic.

  3. Embrace Hard patterns

    Learn X-Wing variations and simple coloring so you can dismantle the toughest eliminations in Hard grids.

  4. Upgrade to Expert tactics

    Finned fish and uniqueness techniques give you the firepower to crack Expert puzzles without guessing.

  5. Master the endgame

    Combine ALS, forcing chains, Sue de Coq, and Kraken Fish for the rarest solving situations.

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