Over twenty years ago Nikoli, the Japanese puzzle and game company, started publishing a curious logic puzzle called Sudoku. The rest of the world recently joined the Sudoku craze by using computer programs to create puzzles, but Nikoli is the only company that still crafts their puzzles the old-fashioned way: by hand. As Ad Age wrote in a profile, the Nikoli credo is "The Best Puzzles Are Made by Happy Employees." And for solvers, it really does make a difference--there's an elegance and symmetry to the puzzles, plus a sense of interaction. The puzzle-maker knows just when to encourage, and when to withhold. Puzzles marked "Easy," are easy because the puzzler leads you through. Those marked "Very Hard" are exactly that--they pit your mind against the mind of the master, who seems to share the joy of that moment when one hard-won number is captured, and the entire puzzle tumbles into place. An obsessive's collection, More Original Sudoku features over 300 puzzles, all in a chunky, easy-to-carry format (it even fits into a standard jeans-size back pocket). An introduction shows how to solve the puzzles at various levels of difficulty, and it includes a tutorial on how to create your own hand-made Sudoku. Here's wishing you Gokouun o inorimasu (Good luck )
This is the third Original Sudoku book that I have purchased and enjoyed. These puzzles are far superior to many found in magazines and newspapers. Unlike the computer generated puzzles which can be frustrating to solve at times, these puzzles are hand generated and no matter the degree of difficulty can be solved through rules and logic. Each Original Sudoku has excellent rules and instructions in front of the book. Beginners will enjoy starting off easy and working their way through medium hard and very hard puzzles. Expert Sudoku fans will enjoy all of the levels of difficulty. A great first time book for new puzzle fans!
More Original SuDoKu
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Love these books!! This is my third in the series. Nice size to take with you and graduates from simple to hard puzzles. Thick pages and dark print pages make it easy to see and complete.
Sudoku addiction
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
This IS the perfect sized Sudoku book to have with you on the airplane or in the doctor's waiting room to help pass the time.
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