{"id":2993,"date":"2012-12-16T23:03:44","date_gmt":"2012-12-16T23:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/chengn\/?page_id=2993"},"modified":"2022-03-02T22:03:01","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T06:03:01","slug":"kenken","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/chengn\/fom12\/puzzles\/kenken\/","title":{"rendered":"KenKen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><object width=\"550\" height=\"400\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/chengn\/files\/2012\/12\/KenKenChallenge.swf\" \/><embed width=\"550\" height=\"400\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/chengn\/files\/2012\/12\/KenKenChallenge.swf\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/psknbgUTARw\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Fill in each box with a number from 1 to the size of the puzzle. For example, if you&#8217;re playing a 6&#215;6, you would use 1 through 6.\u00a0Do not repeat a number in any row or column.\u00a0The numbers in each heavily outlined set of squares (called a cage) must combine in any order to produce the target number in the top corner using the mathematical operation listed.<br \/>\n<em>(http:\/\/games.mochiads.com\/c\/g\/kenken-challenge\/KenKenChallenge.swf)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>New to KENKEN? Don\u2019t be scared. There are some simple techniques that will help you solve the easier puzzles. Let\u2019s learn them as we walk through solving a 3 x 3 grid, step-by-step.<\/p>\n<h3>Now are you ready for a 3&#215;3?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<div><img src=\"http:\/\/www.kenken.com\/images\/how_to\/photo01.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Here\u2019s our sample grid: 3 columns and 3 rows.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><img src=\"http:\/\/www.kenken.com\/images\/how_to\/photo02.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Every square in this grid will contain one of the numbers 1, 2, or 3. A number cannot be repeated within any row or column.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><img src=\"http:\/\/www.kenken.com\/images\/how_to\/photo03.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The heavily-outlined areas are called \u201ccages.\u201d The small number in the upper-left corner of each cage is our \u201ctarget number.\u201d The math symbol next to the target number tells us which operation we\u2019ll be using in that cage. This puzzle uses only addition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><img src=\"http:\/\/www.kenken.com\/images\/how_to\/photo04.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Cages that are around only one square are the easiest to solve. The target number is the number that goes in the square.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><img src=\"http:\/\/www.kenken.com\/images\/how_to\/photo05.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>OK, those are the basics. Now let\u2019s clear the grid and start filling it in, step-by-step.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><img src=\"http:\/\/www.kenken.com\/images\/how_to\/photo06.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The top-right corner is a single-square cage with a target number of 1. So we know we can only put 1 in there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><img src=\"http:\/\/www.kenken.com\/images\/how_to\/photo07.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>See the cage we\u2019ve highlighted in red? It\u2019s two squares with a target number of 3, and we\u2019re using addition. So the only combination of two numbers between 1 and 3 that will add up to our target number (3) is\u2026 1 and 2. But which square gets the 1 and which gets the 2?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><img src=\"http:\/\/www.kenken.com\/images\/how_to\/photo08.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Our top row already has a 1 in it (top-right square). So the top-left square, which is in the same row, can only have the 2 in it. Which means the 1 will go in the square below it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><img src=\"http:\/\/www.kenken.com\/images\/how_to\/photo09.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Each column in a 3 x 3 grid must have the numbers 1, 2, and 3 in it. The far-left column already has a 1 and 2 in it, so 3 must go in the bottom-left square.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><img src=\"http:\/\/www.kenken.com\/images\/how_to\/photo10.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Now let\u2019s complete that cage. The target number is 4, and 3 + 1 = 4, so 1 must go in the bottom-center square.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><img src=\"http:\/\/www.kenken.com\/images\/how_to\/photo11.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Each row in a 3 x 3 grid must also have the numbers 1, 2, and 3 in it. So the bottom-right square must contain a 2.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><img src=\"http:\/\/www.kenken.com\/images\/how_to\/photo12.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>We\u2019ve highlighted another two-square cage in red. Target number is 5, we already filled in a 2, and we know 2 + 3 = 5. So we fill in a 3 in the other square.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><img src=\"http:\/\/www.kenken.com\/images\/how_to\/photo13.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>With the same logic (using addition, or just knowing which numbers need to be in every row and column), we can fill in the remaining two squares.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><img src=\"http:\/\/www.kenken.com\/images\/how_to\/photo14.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>And\u2026 voil\u00e0! Puzzle completed! Although there is only one solution to every KENKEN puzzle, there are many different paths to that solution. Try this grid a few more times, each time starting with a different cage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fill in each box with a number from 1 to the size of the puzzle. For example, if you&#8217;re playing a 6&#215;6, you would use 1 through 6.\u00a0Do not repeat a number in any row or column.\u00a0The numbers in each heavily outlined set of squares (called a cage) must combine in any order to produce&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":112,"featured_media":0,"parent":2874,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/chengn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2993"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/chengn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/chengn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/chengn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/112"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/chengn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2993"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/chengn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2993\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6727,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/chengn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2993\/revisions\/6727"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/chengn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/chengn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}