I-Sudoku iwumdlalo wokucabanga wase-Japan owaqhuma ekudumeni ngo-2005. I-GNOME Sudoku ekuqaleni yahlelwa ngePython nguThomas Hinkle, nakuba isiphinde yabhalwa. Kuhloswe ukuthi kube nesixhumi esibonakalayo esilula futhi esingabonakali ngangokunokwenzeka ngenkathi sinikeza izici ezenza ukudlala i-Sudoku enzima kube mnandi kakhulu.