Solving KenKen Logic Puzzles

By Dave Fisher, About.com Guide

In the top left-hand cage, we need to divide two numbers to produce a sum of 2 (Fig #4). Numerically, the two possibilities are 2 divided by 1 or 4 divided by 2. However, KenKen requires every number to appear in every row and column without repeating, so row one, column two must contain a 4 and eureka! row one, column one must contain a 2.

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• The KenKen Grid (scroll down for tutorial)
• Getting Started (scroll down for tutorial)
• Using Logic to Proceed (scroll down for tutorial)
• The Final 4 (scroll down for tutorial)
• Complete A Column (scroll down for tutorial)
• Logic Leads Us On (scroll down for tutorial)
• Almost Solved (scroll down for tutorial)
• The Home Stretch (scroll down for tutorial)

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