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Su Doku, the wordless crossword in The Times, has taken the puzzle world by storm.This is the first and only official book of the puzzle, certain to satisfy the many fans of this exciting new brainteaser.
Su Doku is the biggest craze to hit The Times since the first crossword was published in 1930. From obscure origins, the wordless puzzle is now the hottest challenge to readers of The Times and has generated a huge postbag at the newspaper’s offices. Emails and letters have been arriving by the thousand each day.
Here, for the first time, is a collection of 100 never-before-published puzzles ranked in order of difficulty. They have been created by Wayne Gould who sets the puzzle for The Times.
Wayne Gould is the brains behind Su Doku. A former High Court judge in Hong Kong, he now spends his time developing the puzzle.
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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38 of 41 people found the following review helpful
This book is great for those who are addicted to Su Dokus and need more than one a day. I've really enjoyed the book, and the vareity of levels mean that it is easy to progress through the levels. These are really good fun, and great for all ages- I'm 15 and am thoroughly addicted, as are some of my friends, and all of my family! It's a great way to test your brain but also really good fun! It's also really satisfying to see how you improve through the book, and how the length of time it takes you changes.
My only negative point is that i seemed to have problems with more of the difficult ones than the fiendish, but that may only be me!! Definately worth buying, and if you're not sure whether it is the thing for you then buy a copy of the times to check (if you want an easy one then buy it on monday, they get harder through the week!). I hope that this is helpful, and that you enjoy it!
My only negative point is that i seemed to have problems with more of the difficult ones than the fiendish, but that may only be me!! Definately worth buying, and if you're not sure whether it is the thing for you then buy a copy of the times to check (if you want an easy one then buy it on monday, they get harder through the week!). I hope that this is helpful, and that you enjoy it!
38 of 41 people found the following review helpful
I first found Su Doku while browsing through the Times one day and thought that it looked a bit different from the usual crosswords and chess puzzles that I am not really interested in. Simply put, you must place the digits 1 through 9 into a 9 by 9 grid that is split into 9 3 by 3 boxes. However, each digit must only appear once in every column, row and seperate box and you are only given a handful to start with. Using logic you must deduce where each digit goes.
This book starts with a short introduction by the author about the rules of su doku and a couple of simple methods however his main advice is to develop your own techniques to solve the harder Su Dokus.
To begin with there are 4 'Easy' grids to lead you gently into the puzzle before 26 'Mild' where you start using more complicated techniques. 45 'Difficult' follow which are personally my favourites as they are tricky enough to keep your brain on its toes but are not taxing enough to mean you are stumped. Finally there is 25 'Fiendish' grids which are exactly that, fiendish. All are solvable using the numbers provided it just isn't that obvious how! I am really pleased to solve a 'Fiendish' and have maybe done about 10 so far. This is such a broad spectrum of difficulty that however long you have you can choose a puzzle to suit you. Finally an answer section is provided as a quick means of checking the whole grid without going over each row, column and box to check for repeated numbers.
Personally I do my grids by copying them out onto paper as the beauty of Su Doku is you can come back to a puzzle and start as if you have never seen it before because you don't remember the positions of the 81 digits so grids can be done again and again. I must recommend pencil especially for the harder ones and I have found myself many a time rubbing out a whole grid realising I have two 5's in a box.
Overall I have found Su Doku to be very stress relieving and quite a lot of fun. A great way to wind down at a night and a puzzle you can do anywhere.
This book starts with a short introduction by the author about the rules of su doku and a couple of simple methods however his main advice is to develop your own techniques to solve the harder Su Dokus.
To begin with there are 4 'Easy' grids to lead you gently into the puzzle before 26 'Mild' where you start using more complicated techniques. 45 'Difficult' follow which are personally my favourites as they are tricky enough to keep your brain on its toes but are not taxing enough to mean you are stumped. Finally there is 25 'Fiendish' grids which are exactly that, fiendish. All are solvable using the numbers provided it just isn't that obvious how! I am really pleased to solve a 'Fiendish' and have maybe done about 10 so far. This is such a broad spectrum of difficulty that however long you have you can choose a puzzle to suit you. Finally an answer section is provided as a quick means of checking the whole grid without going over each row, column and box to check for repeated numbers.
Personally I do my grids by copying them out onto paper as the beauty of Su Doku is you can come back to a puzzle and start as if you have never seen it before because you don't remember the positions of the 81 digits so grids can be done again and again. I must recommend pencil especially for the harder ones and I have found myself many a time rubbing out a whole grid realising I have two 5's in a box.
Overall I have found Su Doku to be very stress relieving and quite a lot of fun. A great way to wind down at a night and a puzzle you can do anywhere.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Normally I'm not one to tackle puzzles, but when I discoverd Su Doku I found it easy, and yet challenging. This book, shows how to play, and useful tips which will aid you discover the hidden numbers. Also there are a vairety of dificulties.
Once you start you won't want to put this down untill you solved the puzzle.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Dont bother
There are only 100 puzzles in this book, there are much cheaper and better books to buy than this one. rip off.
Published 18 months ago by bikermandandy
Does the job
Decent. Nicely categorised by difficulty. Didn't seem to be any mistakes. Bit expensive though.
Nothing really to complain about.
Nothing really to complain about.
Published 18 months ago by The Emperor
Brilliant!
I remember my grandmother giving me this, over a year and a half ago. The embarrassing thing is - I still haven't finished it yet! Read more
Published on 20 May 2007 by DB
Great for killing time
I find su Suko puzzle great for killing time over the holidays. Let's face it, you can't spend two weeks eating turkey and drinking egg nog. Read more
Published on 13 Dec 2005 by Chad
Unlike many others, a good sudoku book
Having tried some other sudoku books, many have problems with quality control and making unique solution puzzles (i.e. puzzles that you can finish with a single solution). Read more
Published on 27 Nov 2005 by S. Jones
ONLY A HUNDRED PUZZLES - BAD VALUE
I know that this book was the first Sudoku book out in Britain, but things have moved on. There are only 100 puzzles in this book and it gives you nothing more than the basic... Read more
Published on 2 Aug 2005 by "alexq_9123"
Do Not Try These In Pen!
For anyone who doesn't know, Su Doku is basically a number cross word originally from China but has been featured recently every day in the Times newspaper and has become... Read more
Published on 17 July 2005 by no1filmaddict
Great!
Su Doku, a harmless frolic that will captivate many. The much-discussed puzzle book has brought another enormous wave of anticipation, thus it lumbers atop the crossword dynasty! Read more
Published on 8 July 2005 by Marcel Jones
Quality Number Puzzles
Su Doku bk. 1
First of all, a Su Doku is a number puzzle that contains 81 small squares, and 9 large squares. Read more
Published on 27 May 2005 by Jasper Wong
Logic.....
The name is right: once you get into it, you are addicted, and you do one almost everyday. There are four levels: easy, intermediate, hard, and fiendish. Read more
Published on 5 May 2005 by Jasper Wong
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