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How to Play Calcudoku

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How to play Calcudoku

Bring your attention to one round of Calcudoku. Fill a 4×4 Latin square and satisfy every cage arithmetic target. Use the example below to understand a decision. Choose a comfortable screen position before beginning. Look at what changes after your first action.

Twelve puzzles with addition, multiplication, subtraction and singleton cages.

Try a deliberate move

After a move, check what changed. Decide which rule explains the new state before acting again. Use the example to check your reasoning.

Your goal

Fill a 4×4 Latin square and satisfy every cage arithmetic target. Keep that objective in view throughout the round. Notice how the game responds to your input.

Step by step

  1. Select a square and enter 1–4.
  2. Combine all cage digits using its shown operation.
  3. Subtraction uses the absolute difference.
  4. Check puzzle verifies the entire grid.

Controls

Click or tap squares or graph edges. Number boards include a digit pad. Undo reverses the previous change; Check puzzle validates the solution. On a smaller screen, keep the active part of the board within view. Make sure you are interacting with the game rather than the surrounding page.

A useful example

A two-cell 6× cage contains 2 and 3 in a 1–4 puzzle. Use the example as a guide rather than a substitute for reading your board. Read the matching step again.

Watch out for this

A correct cage total does not permit duplicate digits in a row. Read the feedback to see why an action did not have the expected result. After a move, check what changed. Decide which rule explains the new state before acting again.

Common questions

When I return, what is the goal of Calcudoku?

Fill a 4×4 Latin square and satisfy every cage arithmetic target.

For my first round, how do I control Calcudoku?

For clarity: Click or tap squares or graph edges. Number boards include a digit pad. Undo reverses the previous change; Check puzzle validates the solution.

For this browser game, what example helps explain Calcudoku?

Keep this in mind: A two-cell 6× cage contains 2 and 3 in a 1–4 puzzle.

For my first round, what should I watch out for in Calcudoku?

For clarity: A correct cage total does not permit duplicate digits in a row.

For a quick reminder, what format does Calcudoku offer?

For clarity: Twelve puzzles with addition, multiplication, subtraction and singleton cages.

Which play mode does Calcudoku use?

Keep this in mind: The mode on this page is Solo. Same-device play uses one screen; this game library does not provide internet matchmaking.

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