Can Excel solve Sudoku?

Solve Sudoku Puzzles using Excel [because it is weekend] Sudoku is a very famous number based puzzle with a 9×9 grid of cells. So naturally I jumped with joy when I saw Sanjay’s excel macro for solving sudoku. He is kind enough to let me share this with all of you. Click here to download the sudoku solver workbook.

How do you make a Sudoku puzzle?

Start filling in a solution.

1. Remember the rules. To win sudoku, the player must fill the grid so that each row contains the number 1-9, each column contains the numbers 1-9 and each 3×3 box contains the numbers 1-9.
2. Start filling in the number 1.
3. Move on to the number 2.
4. Continue with each number consecutively.

Is sudoku good for logic?

Sudoku boosts logical thinking. It requires absolutely no arithmetic skills, but it does require logical reasoning. As you learn to arrange the numbers correctly, your logical thinking skills improve.

How to create and solve Sudoku puzzles in Excel?

The included download file includes an Excel workbook that has a VBA module (macro) that has all the functions necessary to create, clear and solve a Sudoku puzzle. Instructions: Click the link below to download the code. Select ‘Save’ from the IE popup dialog.

Can a VBA macro be used to solve Sudoku?

Sanjay, my colleague is an avid programmer and excel enthusiast. In his spare time he wrote a small VBA macro to solve Sudoku. Sudoku is a very famous number based puzzle with a 9×9 grid of cells.

How many numbers are in a Sudoku generator?

A previous version of the Excel Sudoku Generator had an “Insane” (very difficult) level with a count of around 20+ numbers available at the start. That level has been removed as it was observed to occasionally generate puzzles with multiple solutions. Additional code is needed to check for unique solutions and disregard the puzzle otherwise.

Can you solve samurai Sudoku in Visual Basic?

After doing a version of the program to deal with 9×9 (classic) Sudokus, I also adapted the code to solve Samurai Sudoku (5 overlapping 9×9 grids). I wanted to provide both a source and demo – as there aren’t too many fully featured solvers I could find in Visual Basic to learn from.