HASHI: The Bridges Puzzle [Paperback]

Alastair Chisholm (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 31, 2006

Hashi (short for Hashiwokakero, meaning "build bridges") is a new logic puzzle from Japan.  In Hashi, the goal is to join islands together with up to two vertical or horizontal bridges, so that every island is connected.  The larger in number value the island, the more bridges connect to it (an island of size 6 must be connected to 6 bridges), and no bridge can cross another.  Successful logic puzzles have certain things in common: a unique game with one solution, easy to pick up,  fun and challenging, able to be put down and picked back up again.  Hashi has all these qualities, and puzzle master Alastair Chisholm has created 201 puzzles in three levels of difficulty--Easy, Medium, and Hard; you'll be thinking about them even when you're not working on them.

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About the Author

Alastair Chisholm is based in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is the author of The Kakuro Challenge # 1 and # 2, as well as The Mammoth Book of Sudoku & Kakuro and The Essential Book of Advanced Sudoku # 3.  As a programmer and puzzle addict, he has spent his time devising and tackling logic problems. Visit his web sites at www.sudoku-san.com and www.kakuro-san.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Walker & Company (October 31, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802715605
• ISBN-13: 978-0802715609
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #213,138 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #53 in Books > Humor & Entertainment > Puzzles & Games > Quizzes

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Small puzzles, not very challenging, December 9, 2006

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jpendle (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: HASHI: The Bridges Puzzle (Paperback)

If you enjoy Hashi puzzles, you know how hard it is to find an entire book of them. This is the only one I know that's published in the US, and I had high hopes for it. Unfortunately I found it disappointing. The puzzles just aren't that difficult, and they're also not very big. Few took me more than a few minutes to solve. If you're looking for something more challenging (or at least bigger), try the Hashi books from The Times (London) and Nikoli (available on their website in Japan--kind of fun to order!)

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, A Whole Book of These Addictive Puzzles, January 19, 2007

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Joshua Koppel (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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Hashi, also known as Bridges, is an addictive logic puzzle that should appeal to Su Doku fans (I know it appeals to me). Like Su Doku, Hashi has just a few simple logic rules to follow. By sticking with the logic, the puzzler can solve the puzzle.

The idea behind the puzzle is simple. There is a group of circles with numbers in them. They represent islands. The trick is to add bridges between the islands so that they are all connected with none being isolated from the others. The number in each island tells you how many bridges connect to that island. No more than two bridges can connect any two islands. Lastly bridges have to run straight up, down or across (no diagonals). Following those simple rules is all you need.

This book has 202 of these puzzles. There are also two in the introduction where some tricks for solving are taught. This is a good guide to solving the puzzles. The remaining puzzles are pretty evenly divided into three categories: Delicious, Pernicious, and Malicious. If you are looking for a new challenge puzzle-wise, this is a good place to look.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good book, March 19, 2007

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Mr. Adam A. Brown - See all my reviews
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This is a very good book of Hashi puzzles. The only downside seems to be that Hashi are quite a bit easier than Sudokus, as far as my (limited) experience of it goes. This is quite a rare sort of puzzle, but I agree that it is more fun than Sudoku. The only reason I don't give it 5 stars is that these days its possible to buy a program to play Hashi, which kind of makes the book redundant.