KENKEN™ number puzzle will challenge and entertain you in an entirely new way!

Rule

  • Let's solve this puzzle with 3 columns and 3 rows.
  • Every square in the grid will contain a number 1-3. No number can repeat within any column or row.
  • The small number at the upper-left corner of a square is the total of the numbers in that block.
  • If a single number is designated to a block of a single square, that number will be assigned to that square.
  • Let's actually put numbers in the squares.
  • Put 1 in the top-right corner because it is a block of a single square.
  • Focus on the red block. The only combination of two numbers from 1-3 that will produce a total of 3 is {1,2}.
  • 1 is already in the top-right square, so the top-left square will be 2.
  • 1 and 2 are now put at the left column so the bottom-left square is automatically 3.
  • The center square in the bottom row can be determined to be 1 since 3 + Center square must be 4.
  • So the bottom square in the right-hand column must be 2.
  • Now, let's focus on this block. Center square at the right column must be 3, because 2 + Center square must be 5.
  • The same logic is used to complete the puzzle.
  • Done!

The order to place the numbers differs depending on which block you solve first. You can try solving the same puzzle again and again, starting each time with a different block.