2007-04-21 20:11:14 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
The placement of the starting numbers is far more important than how many of them are there at the beginning of the puzzle..
I have seen 'championship' puzzles that start with as few as 10 numbers total.. 2 random numbers in each box in the pattern of an 'x'
2--2
--2-- <--- like that
2--2
2007-04-21 20:19:29 · answer #1 · answered by lost_but_not_hopeless 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In a MÃM Su Doku the minimum number of clues has to be at least M-1.
2007-04-22 03:16:13 · answer #2 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
17, for now. In Sudoku, there's always a position where only one number can go. You just have to look hard to find it. If you don't have enough numbers, you'll end up being stuck or coming out with two or more different solutions because there wouldn't be the one position to fit the correct answer.
2007-04-22 03:26:56 · answer #3 · answered by kaikkeinotai 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
9 by 9 so 81 numbers
2007-04-22 03:14:49 · answer #4 · answered by blahman 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
9x9 grid. The numbers 1 through 9 appear in each row and column.
2007-04-22 03:17:31 · answer #5 · answered by *amy* 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well that depends on the size cause u can add letters and numbers together too.
2007-04-22 03:25:06 · answer #6 · answered by wildpalomino 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any Number. You can also make your own SuDOKu. Therefore in this case u will have to start from scrap and u will have no numbers as hint.
2007-04-22 03:29:49 · answer #7 · answered by Ankit Kumar 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
are you asking how many numbers you have to have to begin with for the puzzle to be solvable??
2007-04-22 03:17:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dude , your brain is waaaaaaaaaaaaay bigger than mine !
2007-04-22 03:15:03 · answer #9 · answered by William Exile 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋