Number puzzles for publishers
Number puzzles are the digit shelf that is not sudoku. Sequences, cages, shading logic, and 0/1 grids. If the first page looks like another 9×9 with boxes, you are on the wrong family page.
This page is the family pick. Editions: Puzzle Maker Pro editions and which edition should I get.
What this family is on a shelf
A number-family product promises digits with a rule shape that is not classic sudoku regions. The buyer should see the difference in the thumbnail: a sequence strip, suguru-style cages, near-black shaded cells, or a binary grid.
Live modules on this shelf include Smart Numbers, Number Blocks, Hitori, and Binary. Ikura sits beside them as a small addition cross — classroom-friendly, not sudoku.
Shelf fit by channel
- KDP book. Hub: number puzzle books on KDP. Look Inside must not read as a sudoku clone.
- Etsy pack. Hub: Etsy number puzzle printables. Umbrella: selling puzzle printables on Etsy.
- TPT. Math worksheets that are not drill sheets often use Ikura / Smart Numbers / Number Blocks — keep the listing honest about the pencil job. Logic worksheets for Hitori/Binary may appear under TPT logic puzzle worksheets; for publisher shelf language, treat shading/binary as number-logic when you are building a digit brand that is not sudoku.
When to pick number puzzles
Pick this family when you want a digit brand without competing head-on with classic sudoku search, when teachers need short math-adjacent pages, or when Look Inside can show a non-sudoku rule in one crop.
Strong as a clear “not sudoku” series. Weak when the title says number puzzles and page one is a plain 9×9.
Not this family
- Sudoku, Wordoku, Jigsaw, Killer — KDP sudoku variations, Etsy sudoku printables, TPT sudoku worksheets.
- Loop / path / region logic — logic puzzle books.
- Number Block Fill and other HOLD modules — not live shop URLs; do not invent them.
- Word search count boxes — Count Word Search is still a word-search look, not this shelf.
Next step
Prove the non-sudoku rule on page one. Then open the channel hub that matches how you sell.