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The Game of Sudoku

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Sudoku is considered to be as one of the most popular puzzle game ever hit the market today. It is basically a game of placing numbers in squares, using very simple rules of logic and deduction.

Bunch of kids and adults find it very entertaining and mind-stimulating at the same time. And most of all, you don't need to worry if you're not a Math wiz (like me! really hated math!!) just to stay in the game.

It's simple! No calculations and special arithmetic skills required!

All that you need is brains and concentration.

This lens will show you all the fun in playing Sudoku and other great stuff...

 

'' is a logic-based number-placement puzzle. The objective is to fill a 9×9 grid so that each column, each row, and each of the nine 3×3 boxes (also called blocks or regions) contains the digits from 1 to 9 only one time each. The puzzle setter provides a partially completed grid.

Completed Sudoku puzzles are usually a type of Latin square with an additional constraint on the contents of individual regions. Leonhard Euler is sometimes incorrectly cited as the source of the puzzle, based on his related work with Latin squares.

The modern puzzle was invented by an American architect, Howard Garns, in 1979 and published by Dell Magazines under the name "Number Place". It became popular in Japan in 1986, after it was published by Nikoli and given the name Sudoku, meaning single number''. It became an international hit in 2005.So you thought Sudoku came from the Land of the Rising Sun ... The puzzle gripping the nation actually began at a small New York magazine by David Smith The Observer, Sunday May 15 2005 Accessed June 13, 2008

The Rules of the Game... 

One BASIC rule to Sudoku: Fill in the game board so that the number 1 through 9 occur exactly once in each row, column, and 3x3 box.

The numbers can appear in any order and diagonals are not considered. Your initial game board will consist of several numbers that are already placed. Those numbers cannot be changed. Your goal is to fill in the empty squares following the simple rule above.

FOUR WAYS TO SOLVE SUDOKU PUZZLES

1. Fill the grid so that the numbers 1 through 9 appear in each row.

2. Fill the grid so that the numbers 1 through 9 appear in each column.

3. Fill in the grid so that the numbers 1 through 9 appear in each 3x3 box.

4. A complete sudoku puzzle contains the numbers 1 through 9 in every row, column, and 3x3 box.


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Let Madoc Teaches You How to Play Sudoku! 

Madoc Teaches Bowzer How To Play Sudoku

A boy teaches his dog how to play Sudoku 4 by 4.

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Great Sudoku Puzzle Books 

It comes in different levels of difficulties...

Will Shortz Presents The Little Black Book of Sudoku: 400 Puzzles (Will Shortz Presents...)

It's smart. It's stylish. It's fun! And with its unique design, Will Shortz Presents The Little Black Book of Sudoku is bound to be the "must-have" collection for any puzzle fan. Edited by crossword great Will Shortz, this beautiful book offers 400 easy-to-hard puzzles in a convenient portable size, perfect for carrying in your purse, briefcase, or backpack.

Amazon Price: $10.36 (as of 10/06/2008)

Sudoku: Medium to Hard

Sudoku craze and pairs the addictive logic-based game with a spectacularly handy format. Filled with 200 grids of varying difficulty, our pocket-sized hardcover notepads are perfect for strategizing on the bus or train. Now that's what we call a smart calculation!

Amazon Price: $6.95 (as of 10/06/2008)

The Mammoth Book of Sudoku: 400 New Puzzles - The Biggest and Best Collection of Sudoku Ever

Here's the biggest and most exciting book of sudoku puzzles ever compiled. Over 400 new puzzles designed to satisfy all levels from beginner to expert are featured, with all kinds of challenges, all levels of difficulty, and more varieties of number-placement (and letter-placement) puzzles than any other collection available.

Amazon Price: $11.16 (as of 10/06/2008)

Sudoku Genius: 144 of the Most Fiendish Puzzles Ever Devised

Most Sudoku books have puzzles from easy to hard; this book contains all difficult puzzles, taking you through the nine "circles" of Sudoku Hell. The levels are Daunting, Tortuous, Merciless, Harrowing, Horrific, Maddening, Murderous, Devastating, and Deadly.

Amazon Price: $8.00 (as of 10/06/2008)

Tips on Playing Sudoku 

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Great Sudoku Interactive Games only at Amazon 

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Thomas Snyder - World Sudoku Champion 2007 

World Sudoku Championship Final

Puzzle 1 of the Grand Final and the decisive puzzle. Thomas Snyder (top right) finishes and checks well ahead of Yuhei Kusui (bottom left).

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Sudoku Free-Online Games Links 

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What are your thoughts? Or just say something if you want? 

The_Homeopath

I love sudoku! My kids even love it, Web Sudoku is great because you can get easier puzzles using symobls instead of numbers for younger children.

Posted June 30, 2008

QuantumTraveler

Thanks for the video about Thomas Synder. If only we could all be that talented.

Posted May 21, 2008

Winter52

I received a Sudoku page a day calendar a couple of years ago and I'm still making my way through the pages. Keeps me busy for hours... not very good at it lol... definitely getting lots of stars for this one. :)

Posted May 19, 2008

EverythingMouse

I really love sudoku. It is a great way to relax for a change......

Posted May 11, 2008

lester jordan

Have you played too many Sudokus. Have you over - Sudoku'd but still love doing logic number puzzles.
Refresh yourself mentally by trying out our brand new number puzzles http://www.trigonpuzzles.com
Lester

Posted March 24, 2008

 
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