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The second collection of Su Doku puzzles, the crossword without words, which is taking the puzzle world by storm. Literally translated, Su means number and doku means place.
Su Doku is a number grid consisting of 9 large squares each divided into 9 smaller squares. Between 3 and 4 numbers are already provided in each of the smaller squares. The point is to fill the grid so that every column, every row and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9.
This book contains over 100 unpublished puzzles with four levels of difficulty. There are more difficult and fiendishly difficult puzzles than easy and mild puzzles included. Since The Times started to publish Su Doku they have received an enormous number of enquiries about the puzzle and the availability of books.
Wayne Gould, 59, is the brains behind Su Doku. Now retired, he was a High Court judge in Hong Kong.
About the Author
Gould was a lawyer for 13 years in Matamata, New Zealand, before coming to Hong Kong in 1982 where he worked his way up to become Chief District Judge in 1993. He retired from the Judiciary in 1997 and, that same year, during a visit to Japan, he was in a bookstore where, not knowing how to read or speak Japanese, he was drawn to the puzzle which he first thought was a crossword. He was intrigued and later on he decided to take it with him to the United States and Britain. After his initial retirement, in efforts to pass time and sharpen his computer skills, Gould developed the computer program that generates Sudoku puzzles. Wayne Gould says retirement can now wait as Sudoku keeps him busier than ever. He travels between his different bases; Lantau and New Hampshire in the United States, where his wife Gaye is a professor of linguistics, and other parts of the world to which his new hobby has taken him. He has two children, daughter Sally, 29, and son, Scott, 27.
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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I'm not a great crossword enthusiast, so I was a little hesitant to give this a try as it resembles a crossword, but I needed a way of passing the hours of boredom on the train every day, so when I saw multitudes of people on the train doing su doku puzzles, I thought I would give it a go.
There's a simple-looking grid of 9 rows x 9 vertical columns, split into 9 boxes with 9 squares. Using logic (no maths skill required) you have to arrange the numbers in to them. Perhaps it sounds boring, but it isn't; it is thoroughly addictive.
There are a few other books, including one published by The Daily Telegraph (which I bought last week), but so far, I prefer this collection of puzzles. Even my wife, who hates any sign of numbers, is addicted and for an introduction, the simple puzzles in this book are great and lead you nicely on to the more difficult ones you find in the book too. The editor of this book has been credited with bringing su doku to Britain, and seems to be the authority on su doku, so this seems like a good place to start with it.
Try it if you dare, but it will change your life completely. You will be obsessed!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
My third sudoku book. Fantastic value, hours of pleasure and brain exercise. Only downside is you can become addicted which I am!
Highly recommended.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book contains 100 Su Doku puzzles, suitable for all abilities and ages. There is a handy guide in the front to get you started, followed by four grades of puzzles - Easy, Mild, Difficult and Fiendish. The Easy ones are great for first-timers, with lots of starting points. The Fiendish ones are truly fiendish. And of course the answers are in the back.
I marked this book down one star simply because I thought it could have been a little cheaper. OK perhaps I am a scrooge.
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