Sudoku FlowFind the mistake #2
One digit on this board breaks the rules. The game is half finished: some digits were printed with the puzzle, the others were filled in by a player. Give yourself five seconds before the video shows it.
Reading the board
- 4Printed with the puzzle
- 4Filled in by a player
Where to start
This board has 58 digits and 22 of them are blue, so those 22 are the only suspects. The most crowded line is column 3, with 9 digits: a good place to start. How to find a mistake in Sudoku →
Try it here
Tap the digit you think is wrong.
Show the answer
It's the blue 8 in row 3, column 6. Row 3 already has a printed 8 (row 3, column 9). A printed digit can't be wrong, so the blue one is. The right digit for that cell is 1.
Video transcript
On screen: One number is wrong. / How fast did you find it?
Voice: One number is wrong! Three! Two! One! Right there! How fast did you find it?
How fast did you find it? Tell us under the video.
Find the mistake #2
Exactly one blue digit repeats a digit that is already in its row, column or box. That digit is the mistake.
4 Printed with the puzzle 4 Filled in by a player
Answer: Find the mistake #2
It's the blue 8 in row 3, column 6. Row 3 already has a printed 8 (row 3, column 9). A printed digit can't be wrong, so the blue one is. The right digit for that cell is 1.
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