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Play KenKen Tips

Strategies to play smarter and score higher

  • List possible combinations for each cage before placing numbers.
  • A two-cell cage with target 2 and operation + must be 1 and 1—but repeats are banned, so it is impossible. Check the operation carefully.
  • Use row and column no-repeat rules to eliminate cage candidates.
  • One-cell cages are freebies—place them first.
  • For division cages, remember order does not matter: 6÷ can be 3 and 2 or 2 and 3.
  • Look for cages that severely limit a row's remaining digits.