Advanced Sudoku: And Other Japanese Mind Puzzles [Paperback]

Puzzler Media (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 11, 2005

Su Doku has taken the population by storm. Every daily newspaper wants a piece of the action and there are examples of these aggravatingly addictive puzzles everywhere. But are they all the same? Is one Su Doku just like any other? Of course not. The majority of Su Doku out there have been casually knocked up in seconds with a simple computer program. Advanced Su Doku, however, is a magnificent tome, full of challenging Su Doku puzzles from the puzzle's Japanese creators, Puzzler Media. This is the real deal!

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About the Author

Puzzler Media is the biggest puzzle magazine publisher in the UK, with more than 50% of the marketplace, and a string of highly successful titles in the UK, Australia and New Zealand.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Running Press (October 11, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560258535
• ISBN-13: 978-1560258537
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,518,004 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sudoku, Bridges, and Slitherlink, December 7, 2005

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Joshua Koppel (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Advanced Sudoku: And Other Japanese Mind Puzzles (Paperback)

There are a lot of Su Doku book on the market but most of them are aimed at the beginner and novice. I have had a hard time finding harder puzzles. This book has some.

Most of this book is taken up with the familiar 9X9 grid su doku puzzles but there are two other types of puzzles as well. Second is a puzzle called bridges. Numbered circles represent islands and the number is the number of bridges that connect tit to surrounding island. Like su doku, a simple set of rules drives the logic for finding the unique solution. The final puzzle is slitherlink. A matrix has numbers that represent how many of the sides of its cell will be filled in. The object is to satisfy all of the numbers and complete a continuous loop.

A good book if you are looking for something a little different or just want puzzles that are a little more challenging than what most of the other books are offering.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From the Board Games Editor at BellaOnline.com, December 4, 2005

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Megan Romer (Lafayette, LA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Advanced Sudoku: And Other Japanese Mind Puzzles (Paperback)

This book is for serious sudoku-ers only! The puzzles are more difficult than those you'd expect from the sudoku books already on the market, but definitely as much, if not more, fun!

If you're looking for a gift for your favorite puzzle fan, grab this book. It's pretty new, so chances are, they won't have it.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best puzzle book ever!, February 14, 2006

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William Newmyer (Columbia, SC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Advanced Sudoku: And Other Japanese Mind Puzzles (Paperback)

This book will keep you entertained for days! Besides the Sudoku puzzles, you will greatly enjoy the Bridges (also known as Hashi) and Slitherlink. I've been searching everywhere for more Slitherlink puzzles because they are fantastic! Buy this book, you will not be dissapointed!