Sudoku
Sudoku is the addictive Japanese number puzzle craze that
is sweeping the world. Sudoku was invented by Howard Garns in 1979 and
initially became popular in Japan in 1986 and attained international
popularity in 2005. It was also further popularized by Nikoli Co. The puzzle
was first called Number Place or Nanpure, a logic-based number placement
puzzle.
Sudoku (pronounced soo-dough-coo with the emphasis on the first syllable) is
a simple number-based puzzle/game played on a 9x9 grid that is divided into
3x3 subgrids. There is only one rule - fill them in so that in each row,
column and small square the digits 1 to 9 appear only once. The fact that
you have to get certain that each little 3 x 3 power grid incorporates each
number 1-9 only in one case importantly increases the complexity of the
puzzle.
Sudoku is a mind game and a puzzle that you solve with reasoning and logic.
It is an excellent way for kids to develop their logic skills while having
fun, and children as young as 7 or 8 can begin to enjoy them. No mathematics
is required to solve the puzzles, just highly addictive blend of logic and
lateral thinking. Sudoku game usually lasts for 10 to 30 minutes. It depends
on the speed and the capability of the player.
Puzzles have always fascinated children and therefore it is easy for a
parent or teacher to introduce the Sudoku jigsaw puzzle books to them. This
is a challenge that few children can resist and in no time they would be
totally addicted to these wonderful puzzles. Puzzles use a very small,
well-defined rule set to solve them. They typically take a matter of minutes
to comprehend the basic rules and start working on the puzzle.
Sudoku is rapidly sweeping the United States as well as the world. The
common form in the United States consists of an 81-block square, subdivided
into nine major blocks containing nine blocks apiece. It could very well
kick traditional crossword puzzles out of the puzzle scene. Sudoku number
placing games are perfect in working out the mental capacity for anyone
interested. Imagine a game that allows you to enjoy and learn something new
simultaneously. Sudoku puzzles are no doubt fun in many levels. To prove
this, celebrities ranging from the cerebral Carol Vorderman to Big Brother's
Jade Goody have testified to its benefits as a mental workout.
If you haven't involve yourself in the world of sudoku, believe me you're
losing out a lot of fun, not only in terms of entertainment fulfillment and
conquering personal challenges, but the uniqueness of sudoku has been known
to be an ideal game to be enjoyed by your family and friends as well.
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