Sandwich sudoku. Fill the grid so every row, column, and 3×3 box holds the digits 1 to 9. The number beside each row and column is the total of the digits between that line's 1 and its 9, so an empty sandwich, with the two side by side, is 0. Once a line has both its 1 and its 9 down, the margin keeps the running total for you: a tick when the sandwich adds up, or how far off it is.
About Sando
Sando is a free daily sandwich sudoku from Mind Loft. Sandwich sudoku adds one rule to the ordinary game: every row and column holds one 1 and one 9, and the number printed outside it is the total of the digits sitting between those two. Put them side by side and the sandwich is empty, which is a 0; put them at the two ends and everything else is inside, which is 35. Fill the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3×3 box holds the digits 1 through 9 exactly once, and every sandwich adds up. There is always a single, logical solution, no guessing required.
Play it your way: tap a square and a number, pencil in candidates with Notes when a square could go two ways, and lean on the arrow keys and number row on a desktop keyboard. Wrong entries are never flagged, so spotting your own slips is part of the puzzle, and a clean solve earns a perfect score.
A new puzzle drops every day at midnight Eastern, and Sundays step up to a harder Edition printing just six digits. No app, no signup, play free in your browser, keep a streak, and race the daily leaderboard. The other three sudokus: Sando, the classic 9×9, Quilt, the jigsaw one, and Cages, the killer.
Sando, in short
How do you play Sando?
Sandwich sudoku: the number beside each row and column is the total of the digits lying between that line’s 1 and its 9. Find those two and the grid falls out.
Is Sando free to play?
Yes. Sando is free to play in your browser on Mind Loft, with no app to install and no account required.
When does a new Sando puzzle come out?
A new Sando arrives every day at midnight Eastern time, and Sundays bring the Sunday Edition, the biggest or hardest board of the week.
What kind of puzzle is Sando?
Sando is a daily sudoku from Mind Loft: the daily sandwich sudoku. It is part of the daily sudoku lineup.
Can I play past Sando puzzles?
Yes. Every past Sando board is in the puzzle archive, a tap away by day.