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GAME INFO

What is the objective of the game?

The objective of Daily Suguru is to complete a grid board partitioned into irregular colored regions by filling each zone with its appropriate numbers. At the start, players can select the grid size (6x6, 8x8, or 10x10). The primary rule states that a region with n cells must contain the numbers 1 through n without repeating. Crucially, identical numbers cannot touch each other in any direction, including diagonally. To play, select a cell and double-click the desired number to place it permanently, using small draft notes for reasoning and the question mark help button to verify progress and check for errors.

Recommended age and educational level

This game is recommended for ages 8 and up (Upper Elementary, Middle School through Adults). It demands spatial awareness and systematic analytical deduction. It is well-suited for elementary and middle school students developing logical-mathematical skills, as well as teachers, parents, or therapists focusing on executive function training. Thanks to its fresh daily puzzle format ("Daily"), it is also an outstanding brain-exercise tool for adults and seniors looking to maintain cognitive sharpness and prevent mental decline. The only prerequisite knowledge is basic counting and number recognition.

How to play: single-player or multiplayer

This is a single-player puzzle game designed for individual concentration. However, it easily converts into a collaborative pair or group activity, where players work together on the daily challenge, debating candidate numbers and explaining the logical elimination steps behind every placement.

What do you learn with this game? Learning and skills

Daily Suguru integrates core Math logic concepts with key cognitive processing skills:

Deductive reasoning and elimination: Utilizing exclusion principles to isolate the single valid position for each digit.
Sustained attention and working memory: Holding multiple numerical possibilities in mind while managing draft notes.
Spatial relations and visual scanning: Evaluating adjacent and diagonal cells to prevent numerical contact rules violations.
Problem-solving and strategic planning: Developing methodical approaches to overcome complex grid layouts without guessing.

Tips to get the most out of this game

Pedagogical challenge: Ask the player to verbally justify why a specific number belongs in a cell before double-clicking, explaining which surrounding digits eliminate all other possibilities.

Unplugged activity: Print or draw a Suguru grid onto graph paper. Have students solve the puzzle manually using a pencil and eraser, writing small candidate numbers in the cell corners to practice pencil-and-paper logical reasoning.