Perhaps nobody has come up with one and the ability to find them is what separates the highly intelligent from the super-intelligent. There remains a gap in the market for developing a method to aid a NI (natural intelligence, as opposed to a computer) in spotting the more esoteric patterns necessary for cracking the harder puzzles. That said, it is as good as any other Sudoku guide I have come across. There are many pages devoted to providing a supply of puzzles (which can easily be had from any daily newspaper) but some of those pages could have been better used for diagrams to illustrate the logic of solving. In my opinion this book misses a trick: mostly, the diagrams do not highlight cells of interest in the discussion so leave the reader to search for them at the same time as following the discussion - perhaps the author can do that with ease, but I can't and it makes for a hard study. I was looking forward to some tips about the practicalities of solving tougher Sudokus - my own logic techniques are very similar to those explained in this (and other) books, but I fall down on being able to spot the patterns amongst the clutter. If you are thinking about creating your own Sudoku program, I would start with this book Programming Sudoku. Wei-Meng Lee shows you step by step how to create a Sudoku computer program in Visual Basic 2005.I am already adept at Sudoku solving, and a Mensa member. “Programming Sudoku” By Wei-Meng Lee 214 Pages Just cross off the candidates as you solve the puzzle, and eventually, you will be left with the answer. The nice thing I like about this book is all the vacant cells have all the possible candidates already pre-printed saving you time. Sudoku Elimination contains 200 puzzles in three puzzle grades: easy, challenging, and difficult. Still, I recommend this book for its portability and great puzzles. My main disappointment is that the puzzle grids could be larger to allow for pencilling in cell candidates. Still, you can solve them using logic I cover in my “Sudoku tips” article. The Fiendish puzzles in my opinion are somewhat more difficult than Carol Vorderman’s Super-Difficult in her Sudoku Puzzle Book “Master Sudoku”. You will find 4 Easy, 26 Mild, 45 Difficult, and 25 Fiendish Sudoku puzzles. See my article “How To Play Sudoku”.) for my illustrative explanation. Just the one he calls slicing-and-dicing. It comes in a handy pocket size, easy to fit in your hip pocket or purse. New York Post Sudoku 1: The Official Utterly Addictive Number-Placing Puzzle (New York Post Su Doku) is the first of at least 10 paperback Sudoku puzzle books he has written. His popular puzzles appear in many daily newspapers across the world under the Pappocom brand. Wayne Gould is the former Hong Kong judge that made Sudoku popular. The Official Utterly Addictive Number-Placing Puzzle” By Wayne Gould I recommend Master Sudoku: Step-by-Step Instructions for Players at All Levels for both the logic lessons and fun puzzles. This book includes 50 Easy puzzles, 60 Medium puzzles, 50 Difficult puzzles, and 40 Super-Difficult Sudoku puzzles waiting for you to solve. She teaches you in simple logical steps how to solve Sudoku. “Master Sudoku” By: Carol Vorderman320 PagesĪn excellent read, international bestseller and Sudoku expert Carol Vorderman leads you step-by-step from easy through super-difficult Sudoku puzzles. I highly recommend Mensa Guide to Solving Sudoku: Hundreds of Puzzles Plus Techniques to Help You Crack Them All (Mensa) That’s enough puzzles to keep you busy for a while. This book also contains 800 puzzles written by Frank Longo. ![]() Puzzles that many people think are insolvable are now solvable. This is by far the best book on solving Sudoku that I have read! You do not need to be a genius to understand the new and exclusive Gordonian Rectangles method and other advanced techniques. ![]() ![]() Mensa® Guide To Solving Sudoku” By: Peter Gordon Here is a synopsis of my favorite Sudoku puzzle books. Sudoku puzzle books not only give you plenty of puzzles to solve, but the best books also teach you additional Sudoku techniques and skills. ![]() You now have many puzzle books to choose from.įortunately, there is. Sudoku puzzle books are rolling off the presses to satisfy that addiction. If there is a faster or easier way to solve Sudoku, I want to know about it. I do not like to spend hours solving just one puzzle.
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