Puzzle Guides
Short, practical guides to making and solving puzzles — and printing them well.
All guides
- Best Mechanical Pencils for SudokuWhat to look for in a mechanical pencil for sudoku — lead width, eraser quality, and grip — so your pencil marks stay neat and erase cleanly.
- How to Make a Word SearchMake a printable word search: pick a theme, choose a grid size and difficulty, then generate and print a free PDF with the answer key.
- How to Self-Publish a Puzzle BookA practical guide to self-publishing a puzzle book on Amazon KDP: generating puzzles, building a print-ready interior PDF, trim sizes, and pricing.
- Large-Print Puzzles for SeniorsWhy large-print puzzles help older solvers, what to look for in an accessible page, and where to find free large-print word search and sudoku.
- Sudoku Solving TechniquesLearn the core sudoku techniques — scanning, lone and hidden singles, and naked pairs — to crack easy and hard grids with logic instead of guessing.