The Basic Rules

Kakuro is a great game–it’s sort of a cross between sudoku and crosswords. A kakuro puzzle looks like this:

The goal is to place the numbers 1 through 9 so that:

• every horizontal run of numbers adds up to the number on its left.
• every vertical run of numbers adds up to the number above.
• numbers are not duplicated within a run

If you’re new to Kakuro puzzles, some solving tips are included (Menu->Help->Solving Tips) inside Kakuro Puzzler.

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