Easy sudoku online is for players who have grasped the basic rules and want a genuine step up from Beginner. The grid starts with fewer given digits, so you have more cells to fill — but every puzzle remains fully solvable through scanning and elimination, without any guessing. The most effective technique at this level is systematic scanning: pick one digit, say the number 5, and work through every row and column on the board to find where it can possibly go. In many cases you will find a row or column where the digit can only fit in one cell — fill it in and move on to the next digit. Once you have cycled through all nine digits, go back to the start and repeat. Each pass through the board will resolve new cells, which creates new constraints, which resolves more cells. Work in the regions that already contain the most numbers first, since those give you the strongest constraints and the fastest progress. If a region contains six or seven givens, you can often complete it in a single pass. Easy puzzles typically take 10 to 20 minutes for a new player and under 10 minutes once you are comfortable with the scanning approach. Play free easy sudoku — no login, no download, a new puzzle every time.