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What's with those numbers and boxes that have millions addicted on buses, in airports, coffee shops, and other places where people have time to kill?
At first, I treated Sudoku puzzles as a ridiculous, self-imposed, and frankly unnecessary frustration ... but once I've solved a couple of puzzles, I was completely hooked! Ah, the joy in spotting a number pattern, making an educated or lucky deduction, and unlocking an evil puzzle!
So, again, what's with it?
It is a logical Japanese puzzle that gives your brain a good little work-out and may, in turn, entertain and outright infuriate you.
The name "Sudoku" is an abbreviation of a Japanese phrase, which translates into: "the digits must remain single". In its simplest form, the puzzle consists of a 9×9 grid, divided in 9 blocks of 3×3, that have to be filled up so all rows, columns and blocks (3×3) contain numbers 1 to 9 without having any number repeating. You obviously start out with a grid with some spaces already filled in. As you will soon find out, there's only one possible solution for each Sudoku grid!
Still... what is it about Sudoku? After all, a completed Sudoku puzzle is nothing more than a bunch of numbers lined up inside a grid. Well, it's all about working-through the grid. Sudoku is addictive because it is not just a game; it's a culture-neutral exercise: more stimulating than computer Solitaire, less demanding than language-specific, information-loaded crossword puzzles.... All I know is that when I get done solving one, I just want to solve another puzzle. And another, and another...
Give Sudoku a try, if you have the time to spend on developing a brand new obsession. With a quick search on the web, you'll find some puzzles online for free.
At www.websudoku.com you can choose between Easy, Medium, Hard, and Evil puzzles. It even has a "How am I doing" button that you can use to checks for mistakes, back-track, fix your error, and move on.
And if you're hooked, join the big league at supersudoku.com.
Read more about Sudoku on Wikipedia
At first, I treated Sudoku puzzles as a ridiculous, self-imposed, and frankly unnecessary frustration ... but once I've solved a couple of puzzles, I was completely hooked! Ah, the joy in spotting a number pattern, making an educated or lucky deduction, and unlocking an evil puzzle!
So, again, what's with it?
It is a logical Japanese puzzle that gives your brain a good little work-out and may, in turn, entertain and outright infuriate you.
The name "Sudoku" is an abbreviation of a Japanese phrase, which translates into: "the digits must remain single". In its simplest form, the puzzle consists of a 9×9 grid, divided in 9 blocks of 3×3, that have to be filled up so all rows, columns and blocks (3×3) contain numbers 1 to 9 without having any number repeating. You obviously start out with a grid with some spaces already filled in. As you will soon find out, there's only one possible solution for each Sudoku grid!
Still... what is it about Sudoku? After all, a completed Sudoku puzzle is nothing more than a bunch of numbers lined up inside a grid. Well, it's all about working-through the grid. Sudoku is addictive because it is not just a game; it's a culture-neutral exercise: more stimulating than computer Solitaire, less demanding than language-specific, information-loaded crossword puzzles.... All I know is that when I get done solving one, I just want to solve another puzzle. And another, and another...
Give Sudoku a try, if you have the time to spend on developing a brand new obsession. With a quick search on the web, you'll find some puzzles online for free.
At www.websudoku.com you can choose between Easy, Medium, Hard, and Evil puzzles. It even has a "How am I doing" button that you can use to checks for mistakes, back-track, fix your error, and move on.
And if you're hooked, join the big league at supersudoku.com.
Read more about Sudoku on Wikipedia
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