当你第一次开始玩数独谜题时，寻找你最容易添加数字的机会。通常是一个几乎充满了数字的拥挤方格内或行，有时，特别是在易评数独谜题上，您可以快速使用消除过程来找出放置数字的位置。例如，如果有一个方格内已经有数字 1-7，您知道您只需要找出将数字 8 和 9 放在哪里。看看拥有8/9的行，对应到需要填满的方格或者行，有的时候您将能够消除一个或另一个数字，并可以快速填补空白。

Look for the easy play first:

When you first start to play a Sudoku puzzle, look for where you have the easiest opportunities to add a number. Usually this is where there is a crowded square or a row that is almost full of numbers. Sometimes, especially on the Easy-rated Sudoku puzzles, you can quickly use process of elimination to figure out where to place a number. For example, if there is a square that already has numbers 1-7, you know that you only need to figure out where to put numbers 8 and 9. Look at the rows that feed into that row or square – sometimes you will be able to eliminate one number or the other, and can quickly fill in the gaps.

数独是将数字放置在它们不存在的地方——这是一个合乎逻辑的消除过程。如果数字已经存在于行或宫中，则无法再次放置该数字。您的任务是继续思考、寻找和发现机会，在尚未放置的数字中添加数字。例如，如果数独谜题的顶行已经有数字 1、7、8、5、9 和 2，则这意味着该行仍然需要数字 3、4 和 6。查看附近的行（在同一宫内），查看是否可以排除这三个缺失的数字中的任何一个。

Look for which numbers are missing: 

Sudoku is about placing numbers where they don’t already exist – it’s a logical process of elimination. If a number already exists in a row or square, then that number cannot be placed again. Your challenge is to keep thinking and looking and spotting opportunities to add numbers where they haven’t already been placed. For example, if the top row of a Sudoku puzzle already has the numbers 1, 7, 8, 5, 9 and 2, this means that the row still needs numbers 3, 4, and 6. Look in the nearby rows (within the same squares) to see if you can rule out any of those three missing numbers.

数独不需要猜测。如果你不确定某个数字是否属于某个位置，你最好不要猜测。

Don’t guess: 

Sudoku does not require guesswork. If you aren’t sure if a number belongs in a certain spot, you’re better off not guessing.

数独的收获是"灵活的视角" ， 如果你觉得卡住了，不要太努力地专注于拼图网格的一部分。相反，让你的眼睛和你的头脑漫步到网格上的另一个地方，在那里你还没有放置任何数字，看看哪些新的可能性变得明显给你。

Keep moving: 

Sudoku rewards the “roving eye” – if you feel stuck, don’t concentrate too hard on one part of the puzzle grid. Instead, let your eye and your mind wander to a different place on the grid where you haven’t placed any numbers yet, and see which new possibilities become apparent to you.

每次您在数独网格上放置新数字时，您都应该问自己，"有什么变化？由于放置了那个数字，我现在知道什么？例如，如果您成功地将数字 5 置于水平行中，则 5 如何影响相邻正方形中发生的情况？每次您放置一个数字时，它都会让您有机会将更多数字放置在附近的行和正方形中（具体取决于这些位置的其他数字已经知道）。这是玩数独最令人满意的方面之一 - 解决难题的每一步都会让你更接近结论。

Constantly re-evaluate: 

Every time you place a new number on the Sudoku grid, you should ask yourself, “What changed? What do I know now, as a result of having placed that number? For example, if you successfully place a number 5 in a horizontal row, how does that 5 affect what’s going on in the neighboring squares? Every single time you place a number, it gives you an opportunity to potentially place more numbers in nearby rows and squares (depending on which other numbers in those places are already known). This is one of the most satisfying aspects of playing Sudoku – every step in solving the puzzle leads you closer to the conclusion.

数独是一个有趣和智力刺激的游戏，因为它锻炼大脑的一部分，渴望逻辑，秩序和自然的进展，以一个令人满意的结论。即使你是数独初学者，我们相信你会发现很多爱这个游戏。快乐的数字狩猎！

您还会向其他可能对游戏不了解的人提供哪些其他数独技巧？

Sudoku is a fun and intellectually stimulating game because it exercises the part of the brain that craves logic, order and a natural progression toward a satisfying conclusion. Even if you’re a Sudoku beginner, we’re sure that you’ll find a lot to love about this game. Happy number hunting!

What other Sudoku tips would you offer to other people who may be new to the game?