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How to solve sudoku: A Step-by-step Guide (52 Brilliant Ideas)
 
 

How to solve sudoku: A Step-by-step Guide (52 Brilliant Ideas) (Paperback)

by Robin J. Wilson (Author)
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  • Paperback: 124 pages
  • Publisher: Infinite Ideas Limited (22 Jun 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1904902626
  • ISBN-13: 978-1904902621
  • Product Dimensions: 16 x 11 x 1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 225,960 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"There's no doubt about it. The sudoku craze is an out-and-out phenomenon, spreading faster than you can count to nine. Puzzle books are starting to dominate the bookshelves, but this book is different. It's the very first comprehensive techniques book on the market. In "How to solve sudoku", I give a step-by-step guide to cracking these sometimes infuriating puzzles. So if you are feeling a little grid-locked, here are 52 brilliant tactics to help you get to grips with solving sudoku puzzles. Remember, no arithmetical skills are needed. It is entirely a test of logic (but most of all patience!)." Professor Robin Wilson. What it's about? Professor Robin Wilson reveals 52 tactics for getting to grips with what is currently the fastest growing phenomenon sweeping the world. If you haven't heard about it yet - you will! Sudoku is a number puzzle for all generations, but math phobics should fear not. Each grid can be solved using logic alone. The puzzles vary from straightforward to fist-slamming-on-desk hard. "How to solve sudoku" is unlike any book currently on the market. First of all it's not a puzzle book (although you will find plenty of sample and practice grids). This is the first guide to give substantial advice on strategies and techniques for solving puzzles of all varying degrees of difficulty. In this book readers discover: a brief history of sudoku; fundamental terminology and some basic theory; how to get started (scan your rows and fill your gaps!); The vital techniques required to solve every kind of puzzle, from the easy to the diabolical; loads of examples of puzzles worked out with step-by-step instructions, alongside sample and practice grids for interactive learning; and Sudoku worksheets. With the 52 Brilliant Ideas series readers can enhance their existing skills with negligible investment of time or money and will substantially improve their performance over the course of a year. Each of the 52 chapters tackles a single aspect of the subject in an entertaining and lively way. At the end of each chapter is a "how did it go?" feature which allows readers to reflect on the lesson in a classical experiential learning pattern. The tone of each book is personal and informal; readers will feel as thought they are having a one-to-one with their favourite coach.


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Are you stuck on sudoku puzzles -- or would like to solve them more easily? This step-by-step guide shows you how to do so, starting with simple puzzles and progressing gradually to much harder ones. Unlike some of its more unwieldy competitors, it is slimline form (suitable for your pocket or handbag), is printed on good quality paper, and costs less than £5. The explanations are very clear throughout, using a convenient notation that makes the book much more readable than some other books on the subject. Sudoku can be a lot of fun -- I hope you'll find that this book makes it even more so.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars SUDOKU - START WITH THIS BOOK, USE IT AFTER YOU'RE HOOKED!, 27 Oct 2005
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Yes, I'm a mathematician, but this book is nothing to do with adding up - it just happens to use numbers. Some Sudoku's use letters of the alphabet, but to be honest it could just be 9 different coloured flower pots - it's to do with how they're arranged, nothing to do with calculations etc. I loved it! This book was my first look at Sudoku, and I strongly recommend it - I am now able to do the puzzles, and I easily understood the logical instructions given. Puzzles are step-by-step, with guidance to teach you how to work out the puzzles without taking a stab in the dark, playing guessing games and getting it wrong! This is an excellent beginners' book, but also a good book of tips for people who have had a go at Sudoku, but are still foxed as to how to get it right.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Sudoku newbie? This is where you start!, 26 Jul 2005
I came across Wilson's How to solve sudoku: a step by step guide while I was waiting for my connecting flight in London. Never heard about sudoku before. The book is so simple an well structured so that when I landed in Oslo, I was a sudoku enthusiast already. Now I am a sudoku addict and confident to take any sudoku challenges :)
I highly recommend this book.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great starter book, this will get you hooked!, 14 Feb 2006
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I wanted a book that explained and taught the basics of Sudoku, and bought this by chance - it's great! It takes you step-by-step through some puzzles, filling a bit more of the grid in on each page, and gives you plenty of practice puzzles too. The grids are a sensible size with room to work, not tiny grids like some books (however good the Sudoku puzzles are, if the grids are too small, it will drive you nuts!), and the book itself is compact and will slip easily into a pocket without weighing you down. This is a great little starter book, and worth every penny. Definitely value for money, and I can't recommend it highly enough!
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3.0 out of 5 stars dissapointed, thought it would be better, learnt nothing new
If you are a newcomer to Sudoku, this book may be of help, but if you have already completed several puzzles, you will probably have learnt most of what this book is about. Read more
Published on 29 Jan 2006 by Mr. P. Stewart

5.0 out of 5 stars Small but perfect
If you intend to buy only one book about sudoku, then this must be the one. It's compact and to the point. Read more
Published on 4 Jul 2005

5.0 out of 5 stars Clear and helpful guide
This does what it says on the cover - a clear and helpful guide to how to solve Sudoku puzzles, with neat examples and the minimum of fuss. Read more
Published on 3 Jul 2005

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