Sudoku’s spreading faster than you can count to nine. But these seriously addictive, completely captivating puzzles can get fans a little gridlocked from time to time. They’ll be able to get back in the game with the help of mathematician and bestselling author Robin Wilson—himself a sudoku aficionado. He’s got the solution to unraveling these conundrums, with 52 tried and tested tips and tactics. How to Solve Sudoku takes you through them, one by one, with plenty of examples and practice grids so that you can hone your skills before you move on to the next fiendish brainteaser.
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131 of 138 people found the following review helpful:
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The best Sudoku book on instructions and tips.,
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This review is from: How to Solve Sudoku: A Step-by-Step Guide (52 Brilliant Ideas) (Paperback)
I have written several reviews on Sudoku books.Generally
they start of with some instructions,some are very brief and some are quite extensive.Then they give you a bunch,usually 100 to 3 or 400 puzzles.The puzzles are graded ,usually as 3 to 5 levels of difficulty.Then you get the solutions.Personally,I don't find them of much use other than proof that the puzzle is solvable.In other words, you know when you 've got it solved. This book is very different in that it is a 116 page book dedicated to instruction and tips with just enough puzzles to apply the methods to.The only other book that even comes close is Carol Voderman's "Master Sudoku" which I reviewed on September 30,2005. Not only an excellent and very detailed instruction book,it covers just about everything you would like to know about Sudoku's history,the originators,the involvement of computers in their construction and a brief look some other number puzzles we are already beginning to appear in pictures and books. Definitely the book any Sudoku Puzzler would like to have.If you don't know all the methods and tips covered in this book,you're 'working' with one hand behind your back,if not with blinders on.
47 of 48 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
52 Brilliant Ideas,
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This gives the impression you are going to be taken through the whole gamut of techniques right to the most difficult. In fact 52 is the numbers (1 to 52) marked on the subsections in what amounts to 2 or 3 main sections in the book and the few methods described hardly pass those needed for a moderate puzzle. Marking in actual possibilities is only mentioned in the end of the book in relation to a brief mention of doubles and triplets. The book is strictly for beginners and is a complete waste of time for anyone who has any proficiency. There are almost no brilliant ideas and the title is completely misleading. I passed the level of this book within the first few days of doing puzzles. The book was a complete waste of money for me.
41 of 44 people found the following review helpful:
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Perfect Beginner's Sudoku Book,
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I have read quite a few Sudoku books trying to figure out strateies. Most books say the same things---they just have different covers; the ones that are bigger have more puzzles (and these are readily available all over the place). This book is: Short and sweet, easy to understand (for those people who don't want to devote their life to learning Sudoku!) Just enough practice. Walks you through some of the puzzles step-by-step (this is really helpful). My favorite book so far, plus it's cheap! Unlike some of the other reviewers, I didn't find it hard to understand at all. I wanted more strategies and techniques, or I'd have given it a "5"...such as it is, it is a "4+" and well worth buying. ****
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- The "Daily Telegraph" Sudoku: Gentle by Michael Mepham on page 108
- Inspired Creative Writing (52 Brilliant Ideas) by Alexander Smith in Back Matter
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