# Sudoku How Does It Work?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sudoku-how-does-it-work/196510>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [August 9, 2006, 12:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sudoku-how-does-it-work/196510 "2006-08-09T00:03:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Seb\_Hughes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@Seb\_Hughes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Seb_Hughes)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 12:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sudoku-how-does-it-work/196510/1 "2006-08-09T00:03:06Z")

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Ok I know how to play, But ive alway been wondering howto people make it, is it based on a mathematical algorithm. Or how do they knwo where to put the few number which will lead to a full set if you get me.