Sudoku...Japanese Fun Puzzle

**UPSyours2** · 10-16-2005, 10:21 AM

http://www.sudoku.name/

Has anyone done this type of puzzle?

I heard this on the news they had a Sudoku Championship in NY then decided to see more of what it's all about!

Sudoku, or Su-doku, is a Japanese, fun puzzle game. Sudoku uses numbers, but no mathematics is needed, and that is why, it is so popular. If you are looking for Sudoku free game, search no more. Over www.sudoku.name you can find thousands of online Sudoku puzzle games that you can play for free. All you need to do is to learn the rules, have a bit of spare time, and start playing.

Sudoku stimulates the mind and logics, exists in each and every one of us. Studies shows playing Sudoku, improve memory, mind clarity, and even stopping and preventing brain illnesses such as Alzheimer! Therefore there are some scientists & researchers recommending playing Sudoku, as part of our regular daily activity.

Find out what are everybody are talking about, join this exciting 21 century world phenomena, and start playing Sudoku...

Here's the RULES!

Sudoku is played over a 9x9 grid, divided to 3x3 sub grids called "regions":
- Sudoku begins with some of the grid cells already filled with numbers:
- The object of Sudoku is to fill the other empty cells with numbers between 1 and 9 (1 number only in each cell) according the following guidelines:
1. Number can appear only once on each row:
2. Number can appear only once on each column:
3. Number can appear only once on each region:

- A summary of these guidelines would be, that a number should appear only once on each row, column and a region.

Beginner's Tips
http://www.sudoku.name/sudoku-tips.p...e-games-puzzle

Sudoku puzzle game, beginner's tips:

To make it easier for first time Sudoku players we have added these quick playing tips:

1. The board starts with several numbers on it. Their cells are marked and you can't erase them. Each time you start a new game, different set of numbers would appear.
2. The puzzle game object is to fill out the empty board cells with numbers from 1-9 according the game rules.

3. For each empty cell, you would have to figure out what numbers can be inserted, according the game rules. In the beginning you would have several options for each cell.

4. We have provided you a small place over the upper side of each board cell, to type down the different numbers that may fit that cell.

5. As you fill out the different options for each cell, you would see that several cells have only one number option that fit that cell. In that case you have found the right number for that particular cell, and you can type it inside the cell.

6. After you found the right number and typed it, you should now update the different options, for the other cells over the puzzle, according the new information.

7. You should repeat this process through out the whole game. Eventually there will be no empty cells left, and you succeed to solve the Sudoku puzzle.

8. To insure you have no mistakes while solving the puzzle, we have provided you the "check" button. Pressing it would tell you if there are any mistakes with the numbers you chose. This button should be pressed ,in the end after you have finished solving the game. If you have done everything right, an appropriate message would appear.

9. We have added serial number to all of the puzzles. You can return to any puzzle now by typing its serial number and press "new game" button. This feature also allows you to compete against your friends by typing the same puzzle serial number.

Have fun...

http://su-doku.net/index.php

the su-doku game for Saturday 15th of October 2005
Today's puzzle is rated: Easy

**KKCondrey** · 10-16-2005, 10:24 AM

its in the new TV guide now. I couldn't stop trying to finish it. I took it to work yesterday and left it there so I will finish it monday.

**AmyMCGS** · 10-16-2005, 10:29 AM

This is in our newspaper, now, too-- my husband was just showing it to me the other day. I haven't tried one yet but want to.

**Michelle** · 10-16-2005, 12:11 PM

That looks like a really fun, challenging game. I bet Dave would love it

**KKCondrey** · 10-16-2005, 12:17 PM

the TV guide one uses letters. and most of the 9 letters forms a word and one line has the solution in the correct order. Once you figure that out it gets things going a little quicker, but it can still get confusing. I had 4 out of 9 blocks completed and found out that I had 2 of the same letter in the same block so I had to get the white out and refigure what I had done

It has been fun though

**Dixie** · 10-16-2005, 02:23 PM

It appeared for the first time in the Atlanta paper today. My son would probably enjoy it.

**Scattymum** · 10-17-2005, 09:05 AM

Its been appearing in most of the papers here for a while and you can buy books that have about a 100 or so games in them! - I love it, although sometimes it can be frustrating LOL, If you put a wrong number in then the whole thing goes out of whack

**daddys3chicks** · 10-17-2005, 09:17 AM

Interesting - but it makes my brain hurt! LOL!

**KKCondrey** · 10-17-2005, 09:44 AM

Originally posted by daddys3chicks
Interesting - but it makes my brain hurt! LOL!

I said the same thing when I started the one in the TV guide.

I had one mistake in mine so I whited out the whole thing except for the given letters and once I got going (and remembered the mistakes I had made) it started moving along pretty quickly.

**slipofagirl** · 10-17-2005, 09:50 AM

I didn't catch on when the craze started in the UK but I'm a fan now. As someone above said, if you get one number wrong it throws everything out of whack and can be ever so annoying!!! You can play it on-line at Yahoo Games too.

**Mumzy** · 10-17-2005, 10:38 AM

Yes, I am Mumzy and I am a Soduku addict. I do the one that comes out in the paper everyday. Did you know you can go to their site and check the solutions. (( Or at least, make sure you are on the right path. Which I did frequently when I first started. ))

**bamamomto4** · 10-26-2005, 06:31 PM

I posted about this not long ago.Steve got me hooked on it. When I first seen the puzzle I was like....shoot,that looks to complicated for me. So oneday I picked his book up and he explained it and we fought over the book..so he bought me one

I got him one last week at wally world and it has some with 16 numbers!!! Now those are hard...gave me a headache and I got mad and quit LOL!!

**Katybird** · 10-26-2005, 07:48 PM

They had an feature about it on the news tonight. It looks like fun. I will have to give it a try soon.

**pqb57** · 10-26-2005, 08:17 PM

Look forward to it in the paper every day.

**UPSyours2** · 11-01-2005, 11:20 AM

Originally posted by bamamomto4
numbers!!! Now those are hard...gave me a headache and I got mad and quit LOL!!

Not something I'd do w/a headache

especially a migraine, my thinking before it just isn't right.

I've tried this puzzle online since it's easier to erase a wrong #

I've been able to drive w/a headache w/my cool wrap on my forehead. One morning I was sooo sick

but I had to take my Dad for his radiation treatment since my brother's car had to get new brakes.

I try not to confuse my brain too much. But I gotta do alot of multi-tasking to get things done.