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Daily Kakuro
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Daily Kakuro
Play:  Small | Medium | Large

This fun Daily Kakuro game is a great workout for your brain. This game trains logical reasoning and problem solving skills.

To begin, click the Small, Medium, or Large link above. This opens the game in a pop-up window. Wait for the game to load, then click the "START" button.

HOW TO PLAY.  Fill in all the squares with numbers from 1 to 9, following these rules:

  1. The numbers in each group of horizontal or vertical connected blocks cannot repeat;
  2. The numbers in each group of horizontal or vertical connected blocks must sum up to the number at the left (for horizontal) or top (for vertical) groups.

To fill in a square, first click the number on the keypad on the left. Then click the square where you want the number to be entered.

If you need to erase a number from a square, click the "X" on the keypad, then click the number to be erased.

I am not very good at this game, but usually the first thing I do is fill in all the single squares. These are the squares that have only one possible entry. Doing so gives you a good head start on the puzzle.

While the name of this game is Daily Kakuro, you can actually generate as many Kakuro puzzles as you want. Just refresh the page (F5 key on most browsers), and a new Kakuro puzzle is generated automatically.

The faster you finish the game, the higher your score. If you get stuck and need help, click the "HINT" button. Note that clicking the HINT button does incur a time penalty.

Game distributed by ProProfs.com. Used with Permission.


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