Samurai Sudoku Puzzles
These free printable samurai sudoku puzzles feature five overlapping 9×9 sudoku grids which must be solved simultaneously. Download the set of 36 free PDF puzzles.
What are Samurai Sudoku Puzzles?
In a traditional 9×9 Sudoku Puzzle, the challenge is to complete the 9×9 grid so that each row, each column, and each outlined 3×3 square region contains exactly one of each number between 1 and 9. Numbers cannot be repeated in any row, column, or outlined square.
In a samurai sudoku puzzle, there are five different 9×9 traditional sudoku puzzles that overlap to form the samurai sudoku grid. This is known as a type of multi-sudoku puzzle because it combines several sudoku puzzles into one with adjacent areas overlapping.
I would recommend learning how to solve the standard 9×9 sudoku puzzle before attempting these printable samurai sudoku puzzles.
Printing Options
These printable samurai sudoku puzzles are formatted 1 puzzle per page.
The puzzles are sorted as Easy, Medium, and Hard. There are 12 printable samurai sudoku puzzles per level of difficulty. You can print a single sudoku puzzle to work on, or you can print an entire packet of 36 puzzles.
Blank Samurai Sudoku Grid
I have also created a printable blank samurai sudoku grid. It is available to download both as a PDF and an editable PowerPoint file.
Free Download of Printable Samurai Sudoku Puzzles
These free printable Samurai Sudoku puzzles are available to download as a PDF.
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Samurai Sudoku Puzzles (PDF)
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Puzzle Solutions
I intentionally do not make answers to the printable puzzles and math activities I share on my blog available online because I strive to provide learning experiences for my students that are non-google-able. I would like other teachers to be able to use these puzzles in their classrooms as well without the solutions being easily found on the Internet.
However, I do recognize that us teachers are busy people and sometimes need to quickly reference an answer key to see if a student has solved a puzzle correctly or to see if they have interpreted the instructions properly.
If you are a teacher who is using these puzzles in your classroom, please send me an email at sarah@mathequalslove.net with information about what you teach and where you teach. I will be happy to forward an answer key to you.
Not a teacher? Go ahead and send me an email as well. Just let me know what you are using the puzzles for. I am continually in awe of how many people are using these puzzles with scouting groups, with senior adults battling dementia, as fun activities in their workplace, or as a birthday party escape room.
