Crack the Kakuro Code!

Many of you sudoku lovers may have been hearing a lot about another Japanese number game called Kakuro. Kakuro is a logic puzzle game similar to sudoku, however, it involves much more math skill than sudoku. This puzzle game functions like a crossword puzzle, but with numbers only, which is why it is often termed “cross-sums” or “cross addition” puzzle.

The Kakuro grid can be any size, normally 16 X 16, and contain a number of clues within their squares, just like sudoku. The object of the game is to insert the numbers 1 to 9 in each open cell in such a way that the sum of each cell for a particular unit adds up to the number in the clue cell. This may sound quite easy to accomplish however, in the same way sudoku can only have a number placed once within a unit, this same rule still applies in kakuro. There cannot be any duplicated number entries which can make the puzzle solving long and interesting. In addition, Kakuro only has one unique solution, just like sudoku!

For all of you math lovers, Kakuro would be an excellent game to learn and is enjoyable in the same way sudoku is. Click on the item below to learn more about this game. This is an outstanding resource to include in your sudoku book collection. I highly recommend this book as an excellent guide for both learning and playing Kakuro. So Check it out!

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