Arrow Sudoku (PuzzleMadness)
Sudoku with arrows: the circled digit equals the sum along its stalk.
Every day: A new dated Arrow Sudoku puzzle every day, the same for every player, one for each difficulty (Easy, Medium, Hard, Tough and Mixed); completed puzzles score on monthly and all-time leaderboards and past days stay in the archive. New puzzle: Once a day (the site does not state the time).
PuzzleMadness posts a new Arrow Sudoku puzzle every day, the same grid for every player, at several difficulty levels. Normal sudoku rules, and the digit in each arrow's circle equals the sum of the digits along its stalk. Finished puzzles score points on the site's monthly and all-time leaderboards.
About Arrow Sudoku (PuzzleMadness)
Arrow Sudoku adds arrows to a 9x9 sudoku. Each arrow has a circle at one end, and the digit in the circle must equal the total of the digits along the arrow's stalk. Digits may repeat on a stalk if the normal rules allow it. The arrows give arithmetic clues in place of many of the usual given digits.
The daily page opens today's puzzle on its own, and its title carries the date (on 3 October 2026 it read "Daily Medium Arrow Sudoku Puzzle for Saturday 3rd October 2026 (Medium)"). There is a separate dated puzzle for each difficulty: Easy, Medium, Hard, Tough and Mixed. Past days stay in the archive, so a missed puzzle can be played later, and there is a print version and an image download of the grid. PuzzleMadness does not publish solutions: the site tells you when you have finished a grid correctly or made a mistake. Each completed puzzle adds to your total on the Arrow Sudoku monthly and all-time leaderboards, where only your best score on any one puzzle counts.
Long stalks force small digits, because the circle can be at most 9. A two-square stalk on a circle of 3 must be 1 and 2. When most of a stalk is filled, the rest is a simple subtraction. Mix this with the ordinary sudoku scanning and the grid comes apart quickly.
PuzzleMadness is a British puzzle site with dozens of daily puzzle types in the browser, from many sudoku variants to logic grids such as Nurikabe, Hashi and Slitherlink. It is free to play and carries ads. A free account keeps track of the puzzles you have finished and puts your name on the leaderboards, and the badges next to usernames mark how many puzzles a player has completed.
How to play Arrow Sudoku (PuzzleMadness)
- Open the day's Arrow Sudoku page and choose Easy, Medium, Hard, Tough or Mixed.
- Fill the grid so every row, column and 3x3 box holds 1 to 9 once.
- Make each circled digit equal the sum of the digits on its arrow's stalk.
- Finish the grid; the site checks it and records your score.
Tips
- A stalk of two squares adds up to at least 3, so its circle is 3 or more.
- Long stalks are made of small digits, because their total can be at most 9.
- Use what is already in a stalk to bound the circle, and the other way round.
Questions
Can digits repeat on an arrow?
Yes, as long as they do not break the row, column and box rules.
When does the PuzzleMadness Arrow Sudoku change?
Once a day: each puzzle is dated, and the daily page opens the current day's grid. The site does not say at what time the new one appears.
Is PuzzleMadness Arrow Sudoku free?
Yes. You can play without an account; the site shows ads. A free account records which puzzles you have finished and enters your scores on the leaderboards.
Where can I find the answers?
PuzzleMadness does not publish solutions. It tells you when your grid is complete and correct, and when you have made a mistake.
Can I play earlier Arrow Sudoku puzzles?
Yes, older puzzles are in the archive, and puzzles completed on any day count toward that month's leaderboard.
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