Masters Kakuro: 172 Challenging Puzzles [Paperback]

Jim Bumgardner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 14, 2006 | Series: Kakuro

High-level game players joining the kakuro craze will learn the logic, understand the math, develop solving methods, and even devise some tricks of their own. And thanks to Masters Kakuro, they can continue to challenge themselves with increasingly difficult puzzles.

Ranging from difficult to very difficult to insanely difficult, Masters Kakuro's 172 puzzles comprise the most challenging collection in any book.

The puzzles have large grids and extensive cross-sections that thwart simple trial-and-error players with endless combinations. Yet every puzzle in Masters Kakuro has only one correct solution that can be determined with superior logic and excellent gaming strategy.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Ulysses Press (February 14, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569755531
• ISBN-13: 978-1569755532
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,072,217 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great puzzles but impossible to read, August 19, 2006

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LJ (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Masters Kakuro: 172 Challenging Puzzles (Paperback)

This book has puzzles difficult enough to be challenging without having to resort to looking up the answers. BUT! The numbers are small, skinny, and white, on a medium gray background and very hard to read. As with most kakuro books, the puzzles are way too small. Enlarge 40% and darken the background, and you're set to go. To me, it has been worth it due to the quality of the puzzles.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, October 11, 2007

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Mark Franklin (Valencia, CA USA) - See all my reviews

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Not a bad collection of puzzles, but as a previous reviewer said, the puzzles are very difficult to read. Mensa Kakuro is much better if you're looking for tough puzzles - better puzzles and easier to read. The Everything Kakuro Challenge Book by Timmerman is the best collection, the best puzzles I've ever done. All of them are on par with the best Dell Cross Sums, which I've been doing for over 25 years,

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very satisfying collection of puzzles, April 8, 2007

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Call Me Ludwig (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Masters Kakuro: 172 Challenging Puzzles (Paperback)

I had little difficulty reading the puzzles (per the previous reviewer), and found the puzzles themselves large enough to easily work with (compared to many others). They range from difficult to nearly impossible, but somehow I managed to make my way through the entire collection. Overall, I found the puzzles fully enjoyable; this was a collection I always enjoyed pulling out for some mental gymnastics. I wish Bumgardner would come out with a Volume II, as he has a good sense of Kakuro style--puzzles that make you think, but not necessarily (compared with, say, the Dell collections) make you have to work more than think.