Sudoku / ORIGINAL MANYPLAY GAME

6×6 Sudoku Practice

Use a smaller 36-cell grid with digits 1–6.

How to play ↗
Actual Sudoku browser gameplay, before the checked example
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What this setting changes

The menu calls this setting Kids. It is a smaller practice grid, not an age-verification feature or a separate child-directed service. The ManyPlay service remains intended for users aged 13 and older. A 6×6 board uses digits 1–6 and boxes of two rows by three columns; do not apply the 9×9 box size to it.

Before starting

Starting a different board can replace the current unfinished puzzle. Read the confirmation if you have already made moves. Undo and candidate notes belong to the active puzzle, not every board in the catalogue.

The illustrated rules page contains the checked 9 placement, hint-counter change and reload example. A finished deal, a midnight rollover and physical-phone printing are not certified by these opening checks.

THE IDEA

What you do in Sudoku

Play classic 9×9 Sudoku with four difficulty settings, Notes, Undo and explanatory hints. Each row, column and 3×3 box must contain the digits 1–9 once. Choose a smaller 6×6 practice board or open the dated daily puzzle, then compare candidate marks with completed entries.

Choose Sudoku for deduction from fixed numerical constraints. Compare it with Feudaly for one-per-region placement or Powderlab for sorting visible layers; they are different rules, not Sudoku variants.

In the checked Easy puzzle, row 4 contained 8,3,7,4 and 5. Its eighth cell was empty. The Hint explanation named 9 as the only digit that fitted. Another puzzle may start with different clues.

Before your next move

  • Counting a pencil note as a completed digit.
  • Checking only a row while ignoring the crossing column and box.
  • Assuming Undo refunds the hint already used.
  • Treating one checked placement as proof of a completed game or every daily rollover.

Browser edition

Play in your browser. No app download is needed.

Questions about Sudoku

What are the rules of Sudoku?

Fill the 9×9 grid with 1–9, with each digit appearing once in every row, column and 3×3 box. Starting clues are fixed. The 6×6 practice mode instead uses 1–6 and 2×3 boxes.

Do hints enter a number immediately?

In the checked example, Hint explained that only 9 fitted the highlighted cell. The counter changed from 3 to 2 when the explanation opened. Place then entered 9. Undo restored the empty cell, but did not refund the hint.

Are Notes the same as entering a number?

No. Notes write small candidate digits inside a cell. They express possibilities, not a completed placement. Turn Notes off to enter a full-size digit; Undo can reverse either action.

Does my puzzle save?

A normal page reload restored our placed 9, a candidate 2, elapsed time and two remaining hints in the same browser. This is local storage, not a promise of cross-device or permanent account saves.

Which modes are available?

The browser menu has Easy, Medium, Hard, Expert, Kids 6×6 and Daily. Daily displayed 29 October 2026 in the check. A midnight rollover and a complete manual win were not verified.

Original ManyPlay game. Controls and examples were checked against the browser edition; cover illustrations are labelled separately from gameplay captures. Report a changed rule or control.