Pocket Sudoku Presented by Will Shortz, Volume 1: 150 Fast, Fun Puzzles [Mass Market Paperback]

Will Shortz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2005

DON'T MISS OUT ON THE NEWEST PUZZLE CRAZE!

From Japan to London to the U.S., sudoku is the new puzzle craze that's taking the world by storm! Now Puzzlemaster and New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz presents this brand-new collection featuring 150 sudoku, along with an introduction that explains these fascinating puzzles and how to solve them. These addictive puzzles are easy to understand -- just fill the grid with numbers according to the few simple rules -- but incredibly fun and engaging to complete. You don't need any knowledge of mathematics: just a pencil and an inquisitive mind. Once you've mastered the easier sudoku, try the last fifty puzzles, designed to challenge those who want to give their brains more of a workout.

If you're a crossword enthusiast, a fan of logic puzzles, or just a puzzle lover in general, you will be engrossed and delighted with sudoku!

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A puzzling global phenomenon."
--The Economist

"The biggest craze to hit The Times since the first crossword puzzle was published in 1935. Sudoku is dangerous stuff. Forget work and family -- think papers hurled across the room and industrial-sized blobs of correction fluid. I love it!"
--The Times of London

"England's most addictive newspaper puzzle."
--New York magazine

"The latest craze in games."
--BBC News

"Sudoku are to the first decade of the twenty-first century what Rubik's Cube was to the 1970s."
--The Daily Telegraph

"Britain has a new addiction. Hunched over newspapers on crowded subway trains, sneaking secret peeks in the office, a puzzle-crazy nation is trying to slot numbers in small checkerboard grids."
--Associated Press

"Forget crosswords."
--The Christian Science Monitor

From the Back Cover

DON'T MISS OUT ON THE NEWEST PUZZLE CRAZE!

From Japan to London to the U.S., sudoku is the new puzzle craze that's taking the world by storm! Now Puzzlemaster and New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz presents this brand-new collection featuring 150 sudoku, along with an introduction that explains these fascinating puzzles and how to solve them. These addictive puzzles are easy to understand -- just fill the grid with numbers according to the few simple rules -- but incredibly fun and engaging to complete. You don't need any knowledge of mathematics: just a pencil and an inquisitive mind. Once you've mastered the easier sudoku, try the last fifty puzzles, designed to challenge those who want to give their brains more of a workout.

If you're a crossword enthusiast, a fan of logic puzzles, or just a puzzle lover in general, you will be engrossed and delighted with sudoku!

"Diabolically addictive."
--The New York Post

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks; 1st edition (November 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 031296708X
• ISBN-13: 978-0312967086
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,011,566 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From the Board Games Editor at BellaOnline.com, December 8, 2005

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Megan Romer (Lafayette, LA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pocket Sudoku Presented by Will Shortz, Volume 1: 150 Fast, Fun Puzzles (Mass Market Paperback)

150 puzzles for five bucks... not a bad deal. These puzzles are light and easy, great for coffee-breaks or subway rides. They're printed small, which can be problematic for more difficult puzzles (it's hard to write in "possibles" and difficult to erase without accidentally erasing other numbers), but since the puzzles are relatively easy, you won't be needing to write in "possibles" anyway.

All-in-all, this is a nice little book which will fit in most purses or briefcases and make for a great diversion when you have nothing else to do.

5.0 out of 5 stars Brain teasing fun., January 22, 2008

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Nancy-Marie Gabo "@-->-->---" (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pocket Sudoku Presented by Will Shortz, Volume 1: 150 Fast, Fun Puzzles (Mass Market Paperback)

I couldn't put it down, I finished the book in two weeks. But trust me, it gets a bit difficult near the end. Worth it!!!

4.0 out of 5 stars Quick fix for the addict, April 10, 2007

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wiredweird "wiredweird" (Earth, or somewhere nearby) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pocket Sudoku Presented by Will Shortz, Volume 1: 150 Fast, Fun Puzzles (Mass Market Paperback)

It's an insane craze, or a mindless waste of time - everyone seems to love it or hate it.

This is an enjoyable set of 150 puzzles of graded difficulty, ranging up to two oversized 12x12 offerings. A brief introduction traces the puzzle's murky history, and another offers the basics of solution strategy. It's just the basics, though. You'll need a lot more than that intro to get through even the "Light and Easy" section of the book (the first half) - the barest beginners might dispute that "easy" claim.

So enjoy it, if it's the kind of thing you enjoy. It's fun, challenging, a test of wits, and won't get the neighbors talking about you.

//wiredweird