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How to Play Kakuro
To solve a Kakuro, fill in the empty cells with single digits from 1 to 9 so that each vertical and horizontal block adds up to the totals given. Each individual digit can only be used once in each block.
Use the mouse to click up (or down) through the numbers 1 to 9 in each square. The small black arrows on each side of the square tell you whether you are counting from 1 up to 9 (right arrow) or from 9 down to 1 (left arrow).
Using your keyboard, you can type in up to eight practice numbers above the line at the top of each box.
When you have correctly completed a block it fills with colour and any practice numbers will disappear.
Game Options
PRINT: Click to print your Kakuro
- Available to YouPlay Premium Members only
- Selected puzzles only
SAVE: Click to save your Kakuro
- YouPlay Premium Members receive 10 save slots
- YouPlay Members receive 3 save slots
PAUSE: Click to halt the timer if you wish to pause during game play
EXIT: Click to return to the Game Selection page
UNDO: Undo your moves one click at a time
CLEAR GRID: Undo all moves and start the Kakuro again
Features
Token Counter
Displays how many tokens you have won during the game
Timer
The timer starts as soon as you open the Kakuro
YouPlay BOOST
Boost your score – multiply your points by working faster and smarter
Hints
Click to add an extra number to help you solve the Kakuro
- YouPlay Premium Members receive 5 hints
- Youplay Members receive 5 hints
About Kakuro
Kakuro puzzles were first published in America by Dell Magazines with the original name of “Cross Sums”. Just like Sudoku, these puzzles quickly became very popular in Japan where they were renamed Kakuro by publishing house Nikoli.
Kakuro can be considered a type of crossword where the clues appear as sum totals and the answers are a sequence of numbers. When added together, the numbers match the given totals.
Scientific studies have recently shown that the focused mental activity used to solve puzzles can help prevent memory loss and degenerative brain disorders such as Alzheimer’s – another reason to get your daily dose of puzzling fun!
The Kakuro puzzles featured on YouPlay are presented by Lovatts Publications, leaders in the industry for over 25 years. With a reputation for exceptional quality, Lovatts Kakuro puzzles will provide you with hours of brain-teasing entertainment.
Links
Read the Wikipedia article about Kakuro: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakuro
YouPlay Kakuro Tips
1. If you have two numbers in a Kakuro clue box, the one in the upper right corner is your clue for the boxes to the side of it. The number in the bottom left corner is your clue for the numbers below it.
2. The best way to begin a Kakuro is to write down every number that could possibly appear in each cell. YouPlay Kakuro puzzles have a space at the top of each cell where you can type up to eight practice numbers that could be correct.
3. Become familiar with ‘Kakuro blocks’ (see below). These will help you correctly identify possible combinations.
Kakuro Blocks
This table gives you all the Kakuro blocks between 2 and 8 cells in length.
TOTAL | SQUARES | POSSIBLE NUMBERS | CAN'T HAVE |
3 | 2 | 1,2 | 3,4,5,6,7,8,9 |
4 | 2 | 1,3 | 2,4,5,6,7,8,9 |
16 | 2 | 7,9 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,8 |
17 | 2 | 8,9 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 |
6 | 3 | 1,2,3 | 4,5,6,7,8,9 |
7 | 3 | 1,2,4 | 3,5,6,7,8,9 |
23 | 3 | 6,8,9 | 1,2,3,4,5,7 |
24 | 3 | 7,8,9 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
10 | 4 | 1,2,3,4 | 5,6,7,8,9 |
11 | 4 | 1,2,3,5 | 4,6,7,8,9 |
29 | 4 | 5,7,8,9 | 1,2,3,4,6 |
30 | 4 | 6,7,8,9 | 1,2,3,4,5 |
15 | 5 | 1,2,3,4,5 | 6,7,8,9 |
16 | 5 | 1,2,3,4,6 | 5,7,8,9 |
34 | 5 | 4,6,7,8,9 | 1,2,3,5 |
35 | 5 | 5,6,7,8,9 | 1,2,3,4 |
21 | 6 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 | 7,8,9 |
22 | 6 | 1,2,3,4,5,7 | 6,8,9 |
38 | 6 | 3,5,6,7,8,9 | 1,2,4 |
39 | 6 | 4,5,6,7,8,9 | 1,2,3 |
28 | 7 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 | 8,9 |
29 | 7 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,8 | 7,9 |
41 | 7 | 2,4,5,6,7,8,9 | 1,3 |
42 | 7 | 3,4,5,6,7,8,9 | 1,2 |
36 | 8 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 | 9 |
37 | 8 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9 | 8 |
38 | 8 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9 | 7 |
39 | 8 | 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9 | 6 |
40 | 8 | 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9 | 5 |
41 | 8 | 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9 | 4 |
42 | 8 | 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9 | 3 |
43 | 8 | 1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 | 2 |
44 | 8 | 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 | 1 |
