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How to Play KENKEN Online

  1. To start, click on any square. A "number ring" appears with that grid's possible numbers. These numbers will also show up on the left side above the grid as the "Notes" box.
  2. Ready to fill a number in that square? Just click the one you want in the number ring. It will then appear in the middle of the square.
  3. Narrowed it down to a couple of numbers but still not totally sure? Click the numbers you want from the Notes box. They'll show up smaller in the square.

    Hints: Also in the candidates bar are , :
    • Clicking will place all possible Notes in the square.
    • Clicking will get rid of all the Notes in the square.
    • If you'd like to repeat a note (notes) in another square, simply drag the number from the original square to the new one. Click here to see the video of how it works.
  4. When you've ruled out one of your notes, click on it again in the Notes box. The number will disappear from the square.
  5. When you fill in a number in a square (by selecting from the number ring), any notes in that square will disappear.
  6. Changed your mind about a number? In the number ring, click the red eraser icon to clear the square.
  7. To hide the number ring, click the red "X."
  8. How to Use the Keyboard: You can enter numbers and notes by using the keyboard. Once you’ve selected a square, you can press shift and a number key to enter (or delete) that number as a note. Or, to just enter a number in a square, press that number on the keyboard (no shift). To delete a number or note, press C.
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Welcome to KENKEN!

No matter what you're looking for — learning or fun — KenKen.com has it! Free online puzzles. Cool math games. Number games. (More addictive than Sudoku or Kakuro? You decide!) Educational games for kids. Visit our For Teachers section for math teacher resources, our free KenKen Classroom program, and a message from Tetsuya Miyamoto, the Japanese educator behind KenKen. Miyamoto, chess master David Levy, and the rest of Team KenKen have crafted these math puzzles into great games for learning and brain training. Need even more KenKen? Check out our Will Shortz Presents books. Try our mobile app on iPhone and iPad or our Kindle version. Play on the New York Times puzzle page and NCTM website. Regardless of why, how, or where you play, KenKen are the math puzzles that make you smarter!

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Team KenKen