Mini Sudoku

What is Mini Sudoku?

Mini Sudoku is LinkedIn’s compact daily number grid: 6×6 instead of 9×9, digits 1 through 6. Every row, column, and shaded region must hold each digit once. The board is small enough for a short break and still sharp enough that one careless 4 can spoil three houses at once.

This listing is the 6×6 LinkedIn puzzle, not a killer variant and not a full 9×9 Daily Sudoku. Same placement logic, smaller alphabet of digits.

Mini Sudoku Game Rules

Fill empty cells with 1–6. Given digits stay fixed. Each row needs 1–6 once. Each column needs 1–6 once. Each shaded region needs 1–6 once. Pencil marks help when a cell still has two candidates. A digit that looks perfect in a row can still be illegal in its column or region. Mini Sudoku is won by checking all three zones before you commit.

• Place 1–6 once in every Mini Sudoku row, column, and region.
• Given numbers cannot be changed.
• No repeats inside any of the three houses.
• Use notes; avoid early guessing on a short grid.

How to play Mini Sudoku?

Press Play on this listing to open official Mini Sudoku. Start with the fullest houses, place singles, and confirm the region before every tap.

1. Scan Mini Sudoku for a row, column, or region with one blank.
2. Fill that single only if all three houses allow it.
3. Pencil two-candidate cells instead of coinflipping.
4. Switch zones when rows stall; finish when every house is 1–6.

Mini Sudoku Strategy & Tips

Work the densest lines first. Elimination is the whole game: if 5 already sits in a row, it cannot enter that row again. Mini Sudoku is short, so a wrong guess branches fast. When stuck, leave the row you were staring at and read columns or shaded regions. The missing digit is often obvious from a different direction.

• Solve Mini Sudoku singles before you guess.
• Check row, column, and region on every placement.
• Change zones instead of forcing a 50/50 cell.

FAQ about Mini Sudoku