9 6 9 3 6 3

1 5 9 3 2 1 6 5 9 3 2 6
4 5 94 5 9
8 4 78 1 4 7 1
4 8 7 4 8 7
7 2 6 1 7 8 2 6 1 8
2 2
5 3 2 95 4 3 2 9 4
8 7 1 6 3 5 8 7 1 6 3 5

Sudoku is a Japanese puzzle came into prominence in the recent times. It is

considered to be made by the famous mathematician Leonard. It actually originated
in Switzerland where it didn’t gain much importance. But the Japanese liked it. In
1997 a person by name “Vaen Gould” saw it and worked on it for 6 years and made a
computer program too. He popularized it throughout the world. At present he is
gaining lakhs of dollars publishing this puzzle in 120 newspapers in 36 countries.

About the Game:

1. The aim of the game is to fill the boxes with numbers 1 to 9.
2. Each small 3x3 square should contain the numbers 1 to 9.
3. Also each row and column of the bigger 9x9 square should contain the
numbers 1 to 9.
4. This puzzle seems simple at first but difficult after a few trails.

The number of ways of filling the puzzle without using the same number in
the same place is

6,670,903,752,021,072,936,960
The answer for the puzzle is
(Open “Tools  Options  View” and click the check box “Hidden Text” to see the
answer)