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The Big Book of Kakuro [Paperback]

Mark Huckvale (Author)

3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews) |

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Publication Date: February 27, 2006

Hooked on Su Doku? Then get ready for Kakuro with 200 challenging new puzzles from the creator of the bestselling Big Book of Su Doku series.

Hot on the heels of Su Doku comes Kakuro, the latest Japanese puzzle craze. Like Su Doku, Kakuro is solved by using logic—with a twist. Taking puzzling a step further, Kakuro requires simple adding skills as well as reasoning. But don't worry, you don't have to be a math whiz to enjoy Kakuro. If you can do sums of single digits in your head, you're all set. The Big Book of Kakuro features 200 brand new puzzles graded for levels of difficulty—including unique Su Doku-Kakuro hybrid puzzles—and valuable tips and advice on how to solve Kakuro number grids.

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Hot on the heels of Su Doku comes Kakuro, the latest Japanese puzzle craze. Like Su Doku, Kakuro is solved by using logic—with a twist. Taking puzzling a step further, Kakuro requires simple adding skills as well as reasoning. But don't worry, you don't have to be a math whiz to enjoy Kakuro. If you can do sums of single digits in your head, you're all set. The Big Book of Kakuro features 200 brand new puzzles graded for levels of difficulty—including unique Su Doku-Kakuro hybrid puzzles—and valuable tips and advice on how to solve Kakuro number grids.

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About the Author

Mark Huckvale, a linguistics professor at University College London, provides the Su Doku puzzles to the British newspaper The Independent.

Product Details

Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Newmarket Press; 1 edition (February 27, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1557047227
ISBN-13: 978-1557047229
Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 8 ounces

Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #831,567 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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3.0 out of 5 stars Mixed Reactions, August 7, 2006

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I was disappointed at the small size of many of the puzzles. Some were as small as 4x4 and took less than 1 minute to solve for anyone who has worked Kakuro puzzles before. Half of the puzzles were 9x9 or smaller. However, this could make the book attractive to those new to Kakuro...they could develop some sense of accomplishment on the early, small and easy puzzles. Another positive, 20% of the puzzles were hybrid Kakuro-Sodoku puzzles. I've not seen these elsewhere and I found them delightfully challenging and complicated.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Big Book of Kakuro, January 29, 2007

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This is a good book to begin your Kakuro experience. The instructions are well-written. The puzzles begin very simply, getting increasingly more difficult as you progress through the book. Squares are big. Lots of room to write notes in the margins. Definitely THE book to start with.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Presents a Challenge, August 12, 2006

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I am an avid CrossSums fan and I am definitely finding this book challenging and I have not even started the difficult ones yet.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Good for beginners, otherwise skip this book
Although I'm not an expert, I've done quite a few Kakuro puzzles. This book was disappointing to me, a lot of puzzles were very small (and if you're gonna go with such small... Read more

Published 19 months ago by Angel Biezeman

4.0 out of 5 stars K G from Chicago
This was a fairly simple Kakuro. The best part of it was the Soduku Hybrid. I just wish the paper that it is printed on were a better quality.

Published on June 28, 2009 by K. Grudzinski

5.0 out of 5 stars Puzzle junkie loves it!
I'm a puzzle junkie and I LOVE this book. I work puzzles daily...sudoku, ken ken, and kakuro. This is by FAR the best Kakuro book. Read more

Published on June 5, 2009 by Cynthia Moore

1.0 out of 5 stars kakuro for first graders
If I was five and had just learned addition this might be difficult, but i doubt it. Even for a beginner who had never done kakuro this would be too simple.

Published on May 18, 2009 by Michael Q. Burkhalter

5.0 out of 5 stars A good way to begin
An excellent book for beginners; takes you from very easy right up to extremely difficult puzzles. Any and all people who like puzzles will enjoy this volume.

Published on January 8, 2008 by Edward Nojiri

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