Green Belt Sudoku (Martial Arts Sudoku) [Paperback]

Michael Rios (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 28, 2005 | Series: Martial Arts Sudoku

With a separate sudoku book for every level, all puzzle lovers can play this wildly popular, incredibly addictive game that's appearing in major newspapers all over!  Taking a page from karate--another Japanese art--each title is graded by color: White Belt for easy, Green Belt for medium level, Brown Belt for hard, and Black Belt for the super-tough solvers. And because each book has an amazing 300 puzzles, the fun can go on for hours.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Sterling (September 28, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1402735960
• ISBN-13: 978-1402735967
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #76,648 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #32 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Entertainment > Puzzles & Games > Sudoku
  • #48 in Books > Humor & Entertainment > Puzzles & Games > Sudoku
  • #56 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Entertainment > Puzzles & Games > Puzzles

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Harder Than Many of the Tough Level Sudoku books!, March 5, 2006

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Katie "book worm" (PA , USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Green Belt Sudoku (Martial Arts Sudoku) (Paperback)

I first experienced "Sudoku" puzzles a couple of months ago - and I was drawn into this numbers/logic puzzle from the get-go. I find Sudoku's very relaxing, as you have to focus on what you're doing, so your mind tends to quiet down and do just that - focus...

The way Sudoku works is this: You are given a 9x9 grid with a few numbers already filled in. The object is to get the numbers 1 through 9 in each of the boxes (there are nine), as well as in each row & column of the full 9x9 grid - with each number being used only once.

I gave this particular Sudoku book 4 stars because, although it says the puzzles included are of medium difficulty, I've found that, in many cases, they are even harder than the tough-level puzzles I've completed to date.

If you are a beginner to Sudoku, I would suggest "The Book of Sudoku" by Michael Mepham. I think it has better instructions & examples, and the puzzles include several different difficulty levels - so as you grow in learning how the puzzles work, you'll have puzzles that increase in difficulty as well.

Overall, "Green Belt Sudoku" is a great book for those who are looking for a greater challenge. However, I would consider these puzzles to be at the "tough" level, so they may become quite frustrating to the beginner.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not-so-easy Sudoku, December 22, 2008

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Karen Hall (St. Augustine, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Green Belt Sudoku (Martial Arts Sudoku) (Paperback)

I am a casual Sudoku player, like to play it while waiting for appointments and airline flights. So, this is a great book for those who are past the EASY stage of Sudoku. You don't have to waste a bunch of too easy or too hard puzzles in a book. In fact, I bought it a second time and it is like doing new puzzles to me! It is just NOT-SO-EASY and not TOO hard!

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice Book, September 16, 2011

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Szu (Wilmington, MA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Green Belt Sudoku (Martial Arts Sudoku) (Paperback)

I bought this book and the "white belt" book for my mom. She enjoys both and takes them on car rides or to appointments to keep her busy as she's waiting. She enjoys having paper & pencil in-hand so that she can mark up the page and even erase when she gets close to then end and notices two of the same numbers in a row/column!