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Masyu & Sudoku

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I am an unabashed sudoku fan who is always looking for other addictive logic puzzles. Nikoli produces human-made (rather than computer-made and human-checked) logic puzzles. Their sudoku are elegant and interesting. If you have never tried them, you should.

Which got me to this book. I wanted some Nikoli sudoku to work on and masyu sounded very interesting. I'm not going to explain all the rules (there are only 3, but they take some time to clarify) -- you can go on Nikoli's web site and explore them. The point is, I wanted to try masyu, and getting some excellent sudoku in the same book was the excuse I needed to try some.

Like most logic games, masyu are fairly simple at the "easy" level, and can be hellish at the advanced level. I found them quite addictive, and enjoyed solving even the ones that were too hard for my level of experience.

The beauty of the book is that it is a no-lose proposition for someone who likes sudoku and wants a taste of a different type of logic puzzle. Even if you decide you do not like masyu that much, the experiment was probably worth the price of the book.

Sudoku is now very popular in America, but I get tired of it very easily. This book contains some sudoku but a majority of "masyu" puzzles. This adds a fresh challenge and variety that puzzle-lovers will enjoy.