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This is the fifth title in the Fiendish series - the latest volume of quality previously unpublished puzzles from the puzzle providers to the Times.
You don’t need to be a mathematical genius to solve the puzzles in this, the fifth collection of Fiendishly difficult puzzles, it is simply a question of logic.
Since the first Su Doku puzzle appeared in The Times in November 2004 they have become a phenomenon, with over 5 million copies of the Times Su Doku series sold worldwide.
The puzzles in the collection are of the highest quality – from the puzzle suppliers to The Times. Perfect for the advanced solver in need of a constant supply of ultra-difficult puzzles, and guaranteed to provide hours of mind-stretching entertainment.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I like The Times Fiendish Su Doku series of books. They are my favourite series of Su Doku books. The puzzles are generally correctly categorized and uniformly difficult. Within the puzzle, the individual cell size is large enough to enter the range of possible candidates. The book construction is adequate and it doesn't readily fall to pieces.
However, the Book 5 that has just been released is a great disappointment. It is too easy. It is certainly not really a Fiendish level set of puzzles.
The Super Fiendish level puzzles are particularly misnamed. Out of the full set of 20 puzzles, only one needed any of the more advanced techniques! This is not a proper level of difficulty. Solving a Super Fiendish should give a sense of elation, because it was properly difficult. It is necessary that at least a few puzzles require a number of different advanced "tricks" to solve them. Unfortunately, this is not true of Book 5.
Normally in this series of books I can do about half of the Super Fiendish puzzles in one sitting each. With the other half I get bored doing the work required to eliminate the final key redundant candidate. This is the candidate that is essential to unlock the complete solution. I satisfy myself with the belief that, if I really wanted to, then I could solve it later. Often I do, sometimes I don't. I still get a sense of achievement believing that I could complete it later.
With Book 5 I solved all 20 Super Fiendish in virtually one sitting per puzzle. On one I made an error, started again and solved it. On just one other, you have to identify a long Forcing Chain. Once this is done it completes quite easily.
Unfortunately, the overall impression that you are left with is not elation at solving a really difficult puzzle, but a disappointment that not enough were difficult. None of them are really Super Fiendish! This is a great shame.
I look forward to Book 6, ever the optimist.
Colin Bass The Times Fiendish Su Doku Book 5
However, the Book 5 that has just been released is a great disappointment. It is too easy. It is certainly not really a Fiendish level set of puzzles.
The Super Fiendish level puzzles are particularly misnamed. Out of the full set of 20 puzzles, only one needed any of the more advanced techniques! This is not a proper level of difficulty. Solving a Super Fiendish should give a sense of elation, because it was properly difficult. It is necessary that at least a few puzzles require a number of different advanced "tricks" to solve them. Unfortunately, this is not true of Book 5.
Normally in this series of books I can do about half of the Super Fiendish puzzles in one sitting each. With the other half I get bored doing the work required to eliminate the final key redundant candidate. This is the candidate that is essential to unlock the complete solution. I satisfy myself with the belief that, if I really wanted to, then I could solve it later. Often I do, sometimes I don't. I still get a sense of achievement believing that I could complete it later.
With Book 5 I solved all 20 Super Fiendish in virtually one sitting per puzzle. On one I made an error, started again and solved it. On just one other, you have to identify a long Forcing Chain. Once this is done it completes quite easily.
Unfortunately, the overall impression that you are left with is not elation at solving a really difficult puzzle, but a disappointment that not enough were difficult. None of them are really Super Fiendish! This is a great shame.
I look forward to Book 6, ever the optimist.
Colin Bass The Times Fiendish Su Doku Book 5
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I totally agree with the Review above. These are not Fiendish puzzles at all. And I know it's not just because I've got better at doing the puzzles - I frequently rebuy Times Fiendish Book 1 (and sometimes 2 and 3) because there are still puzzles in those that I can't solve. Book 4 in this series was also a disappointment. The Times needs to stop churning these inferior puzzles out and bring back Wayne Gould...or at least stop calling them Fiendish, when they're not.
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