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Directions for theBraille Sudoku Set From Future Aids, The Braille Superstore.
What is Sudoku?
Sudoku is a number placing puzzle. It consists of a 9 by 9 grid, having 9 horizontal rows and 9 vertical columns, which are divided into boxes of 3 by 3. Thus, it has 9 boxes and a total of 81 small cells. The digits 1 to 9 are so placed that every row, every column and every 3 by 3 box has one digit without repeating the numbers in the same row, column or box. It becomes a puzzle when few numbers are placed and other cells are left empty, requiring you to think logically and provide the solution.
Getting Started
Your Braille Sudoku Set consists of a plastic playing board and a cloth bag filled with Braille number pieces. Unless you have another source of puzzles, you will probably also need a Braille book of Sudoku puzzles to get you started (sold separately).
The Sudoku board is divided into nine 3 by 3 grids (or boxes), each containing nine holes. These nine different boxes can be identified by the raised lines surrounding each box.
The bag of numbered pieces each feature a number from 1 to 9 in Braille (complete with number sign). For easy orientation, there's a raised line at the top of each piece, and a notch at the bottom. The peg on the back of each piece fits snugly into any hole on the board.
45 textured rings also come with the set of numbered pieces. They can be placed onto any number to help you tell it apart from others. Most players use them to denote numbers copied onto the board from the original puzzle. New numbers you add then don't have a ring around them and thus you easily know which numbers are sure bets from the puzzle and which ones you've filled in.
Playing the Game
Select a puzzle from your Sudoku Puzzles book that you would like to solve. Each puzzle will have some numbers already filled in. Place the corresponding number tiles in these holes on the board. Be sure to place a ring around these pieces, so you'll know which numbers were part of the original puzzle.
Now that the puzzle is recreated on the board, it's time to solve it. Simply put, you must fill in the holes that have a blank. To start, ensure there aren't rings around any pieces you want to try. The lack of a ring will remind you that these tiles are only place markers. This will help you if you have several number possibilities in your puzzle, and are not sure yet which number it should be.
Ultimately, what you need to do is fill the empty holes with number tiles so each row, each column, and each box contains the numbers 1 to 9. No two numbers may repeat themselves in any row or column. All the squares must be filled in. When every 3 by 3 box has no repeat numbers, you have solved the puzzle. Congratulations, now it's time to try another one - if you dare!
