The Big Book of Easy Sudoku, Volume 2

Round two of the easy grids

Reached the last page of Volume 1 and missed the morning puzzle already? Volume 2 picks up right where the first book left off, in the same big large print hardcover at the same friendly level, filled with a completely fresh set of easy sudoku. It works just as well as a first book for someone meeting the series today.

Easy you can check for yourself

Every puzzle rated with Sudoku Explainer, a free program anyone can use to rate a puzzle again, and its Sudoku Explainer rating printed on every page. That number tells a solver exactly what kind of grid sits in front of them. At this level the path forward comes from the simplest moves: the one empty cell left in a row, the one spot in a box where a digit can still go. Find it, pencil it in, and the next move shows itself. Every puzzle has exactly one solution, reached by logic alone, so each finished grid is earned by observation.

A little arithmetic to start the engine

Under each sudoku sit small calcudoku warm-ups, labeled A and B. Each cage shows a target number, most with an operation beside it, and the digits inside combine to reach it. They are quick, and they switch the thinking from spotting to counting, a pleasant change of gear before the main grid. A how-to page at the front walks through the rules, and the warm-up answers appear beside each sudoku solution at the back.

Roomy pages for relaxed solving

Large print gives every given digit a clear, confident shape and leaves space in each cell for small pencil notes. The hardcover sits comfortably on a kitchen table or a nightstand, ready for the next session. Each puzzle names the page of its solution, and every puzzle printed with its own puzzle ID, so checking an answer is quick and tidy.

Who will enjoy it

Give it to the person who finished Volume 1 and asked what comes next, and the pair becomes a matched set on the shelf. It suits the neighbor who solves with the first coffee, the friend learning sudoku who wants early wins, the book club member who likes a quiet puzzle between chapters, and any household that keeps a puzzle book by the window seat for whoever sits down. It makes an easy choice for a birthday, a housewarming, a holiday or a thank-you.

A solver's tip for easy grids

Start with the digit that already appears most often on the page. Follow it box by box and look for the single place it still fits. When that digit is done, move to the next most common one. Easy grids tend to open up quickly this way, and the routine turns into a pleasant habit.

Every main puzzle in this series appears in one book only, printed with its own puzzle ID so you can check. Give one volume for a birthday and the next for the holidays: each one is a fresh set.

Part of The Big Book of Large Print Sudoku

This is the second Easy volume of The Big Book of Large Print Sudoku from FrejLight Studio. Start with The Big Book of Easy Sudoku, Volume 1, or step up to the Medium volume whenever you want a little more to think about.

Find it on Amazon

Tap the button below to see Volume 2 on Amazon and line up your next stack of easy grids.