sudoku
I managed to leave my cross stitch down today for long enough to have a go at a Su Doku puzzle.
These logic puzzles have been causing quite a stir in recent months. While British newspapers like The Telegraph have been publishing them for a while, the craze has now reached Ireland. The Sunday Tribune has been including the puzzles for about the last 6 weeks and I believe that the Indo is now featuring one daily?
The aim is to complete a partially filled 9 x 9 grid so that each digit only appears once in each row, column and each 3 x 3 box. My Mum has been talking about it for a while so I finally had a go today. I can definitely see the attraction although I don’t think it will take over my life!
I am amazed that it has become so popular though. The beauty of it is that the idea is so simple. Although most people see a bunch of figures and run a mile, they will have a go at this because it has nothing to do with figures. They could be colours or even animals in the squares; the approach would be the same.
However, it is still a mathematical puzzle. It appeals to me since I like logic games but I am pleasantly surprised that so many are finding this addictive. When so few people like studying Maths in school, maybe all that is wrong is the ways in which it is taught. The reaction to Su Doku shows that there is an inner mathematician in all of us screaming to be let out.
May 24th, 2005 at 8:01 am
your crazy
May 25th, 2005 at 6:02 pm
I’ll give this Su Doku a try - what have I got to lose besides my self esteem?
May 28th, 2005 at 11:52 pm
It’s very addictive! I just downloaded the game to my mobile from this site http://www.sudokumobile.net and subsequently missed my tube stop by 3 stations!
May 30th, 2005 at 9:12 am
Thanks for the info on Sudoku - I love it but it is driving me crazy! I found a nice online version called Web Sudoku you might want to check out!
June 9th, 2005 at 7:02 pm
Totally agree with you:) And by the way another free online version here sudoku
June 14th, 2005 at 8:09 pm
Just thought you might like to know that there is a new Sudoku program available for download at http://www.GoldstoneServices.co.uk
The full product includes 10,000 brand new puzzles; puzzle solver; design mode to create your own puzzles; print option - handy for journeys; puzzle checker to see if you have made any obvious mistakes; Auto Notes so you can see candidate numbers for each square at a glance.
The demo version includes 10 sample puzzles of varying degrees of difficulty so that you can try before you buy. The product is priced at �9.99 which is not bad when you consider that thats for 10,000 puzzles!!!
July 16th, 2005 at 12:40 pm
They have a great newsletter service for daily sudoku lovers
http://www.daily-sudoku.com
have a great day
August 19th, 2005 at 10:06 pm
There you find every day a nice Sudoku in a printable form:
http://www.daily-sudoku.tk
August 27th, 2005 at 8:54 pm
Hi - if you prefer doing sudoku by hand rather than a computer version, the product sold by Wildwood is great! Its at http://www.magneticsudoku.com
James
December 10th, 2005 at 8:55 pm
We have two books based on Sudoku - Super Sudoku 360 Volume 1 and Super GoDoku Volume 1. Great Price thru Dec. 31, 2005!
January 17th, 2006 at 6:28 am
Simple is always best! I humbly ask that you try out my new Sudoku site: Free Daily Sudoku. You can sign up for a daily puzzle by email or RSS Feed. Thanks!
May 24th, 2006 at 7:03 pm
Well I don’t know about an inner mathematician but I do like the feeling of accomplishment no matter what it is I am doing.
July 5th, 2006 at 6:34 pm
There is also a online sudoku flash puzzle which is hosted on a site based on the million dollar pixel idea. You can find it at: http://www.sudoku.gs