I’ve found a new addiction: Sudoku
Sudoku is a neat little logic game that sort of reminds me of those heredity quizzes. If crossword puzzles had a math-like equivalent, this would be it.
It’s all deduction by careful logic. You’re given a 9×9 grid which is split into little 3×3 grids. The numbers 1 through 9 must be filled into each row and column and 3×3 grids, but no overlap is allowed. In other words, a single number can only be used once in each row, column, and 3×3. Sounds easy, right?
It takes quite a while at first. But I was hooked.
I found this little jewel in last week’s Denver Post. Apparently, they’re quite a new puzzle craze. With a Japanese name, their roots are actually in New York.
Look for it in your local paper!
Oooh, that does sound horribly addictive. I sure could waste a lot of good time with that innocent-looking game. 🙂 Now I’m regretting canceling my newspaper subscription!
Not to worry, Sarah. You can download programs to play them on your comp.
http://www.sudoku.com/
Nice! I’ll let you know how it goes! Hey, have you ever played the game TapDown? Back when I had a PDA, I would play that constantly!
TapDown was the best! I had that on my old PDA (a Visor) too.
Rob, listen, we know you are a huge nerd, but come on! You don’t have to just lay it out there like this!
Hey, I’m bored here already!
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Crazy… a friend of mine recently told me about this game. She thought I might find it a fun activity to do with the kids I work with. I’ve never tried it out.
um.. ah… what if you are not a math whizz, or a nerd… can it still be fun??
I think my 4th graders would enjoy tackling it, so I’m going to try to print some and give it to them for fun.
like i need another game to get addicted to.. mah jong is addicting enough.
Scooter, there’s actually no math involved. No algebra, no trig, nothing. Just logic. 🙂
I’ve heard of/seen this and although I realize their isn’t any math involved per se it is still numbers…something I’ve never had a great love for…I’m not really big on logic puzzles either…I do love Mah Jong though!
I tried out one of the puzzles last night when I was in the process of going to bed! It IS addicting!
Another sudoku addict here. I saw them in my local paper, but one a week wasn’t enough!
I found a great online site with daily puzzles at five levels of difficulty: http://www.sudokuhints.com
It can print out one of five different sizes, or you can solve the puzzle right there online. It can offer hints or solve a step for you. There’s an archive with hundreds of sudoku puzzles in it. Must remember to sleep!
– KristinW
Logic has never been one of my strong points…but I would no doubt try and tackle this game.
uhm…this is kind of bold of me, but I would like to ask you and your friends to keep me in prayer. I’m going through a very hard time in my church right now. Thanks.
Sure thing, Ciera. 🙂
praying for you right now, Ciera.
Checkout http://www.Printsudoku.com. It’s a new website where you can find lots of sudokus in pdf format, and also you can play online. There is also Magic Sudokus. This site rocks!
Oh sudoku has been an addiction of mine a long time lol, I usually play online at http://dailysudoku.info but yes this game can be dangerous.