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“A puzzling global phenomenon”
--The Economist

“The biggest craze to hit The Times since the first crossword puzzle was published in 1935.”
--The Times of London

“England’s most addictive newspaper puzzle.”
--New York magazine

“The latest craze in games”
– BBC News

“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

“Sudokus are to the first decade of the 21st 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 into small checkerboard grids.”
--Associated Press

“Forget crosswords.”
--The Christian Science Monitor

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The hottest craze in puzzles!

“On no account should any reader not already hooked so much as a glance at a sudoku. That way lies addiction and madness. Sudoku are to the first decade of the twenty-first century what Rubik’s Cube was to the 1970s.”
--Tom Utley, The Daily Telegraph

From puzzlemaster and New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz comes sudoku, the new “wordless crossword” puzzle that’s taking the world by storm! Once you start, you won’t want to stop. These addictive puzzles are easy to explain--just fill the grid with numbers according to the few simple rules--but incredibly fun and engaging to complete. You don’t need any mathematics knowledge: Just supply a pencil and an inquisitive mind.
This brand-new collection features original sudoku ranging from effortlessly easy to devilishly difficult, along with an introduction from Will Shortz that explains these fascinating puzzles and how to solve them. If you’re a crossword fan, a fan of logic puzzles, or just a puzzle lover in general, you will be engrossed and delighted with sudoku!

“A puzzling global phenomenon.”
--The Economist

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  • Paperback: 128 pages
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; 1st edition (July 28, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0312355033
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312355036
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #375,310 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Good thing I work for the Government!, August 15, 2005
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Well, I do work for the government, but I am just sort of kidding about doing these puzzles during government time. This book by Will Shortz is very well presented. I looked at five other books before settling on this and I am very pleased (when I am not breaking my pencil in despair).

Most important to me in buying a Sudoku book was that the puzzles must be large enough so that I can easily write in the squares without jumbling the numbers. When I do them from the newspaper, I usually enlarge the puzzle on the copy machine.

This book seems to do the best in presenting puzzles that are easy on which to write. In addition, there are a good number of puzzles (100) ranging from easy to "very challenging." Some of the easy ones are tough. I just completed the puzzle that appears on the book's cover. This took me two tries and there is no answer key for that one, so keep trying. All the other puzzles in the book contain answers in the back. As with the other Sudoku books, this one contains a brief history of the game and some tips.

There isn't much else that can differentiate one Sudoku book from another. But, I would certainly buy another from this author when it is offered. Even though it is a solitary game, my family/friends have a laugh watching my frustration and successes.
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74 of 76 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Sudoku Easy to Hard: good variety of puzzles, August 26, 2005
This review is from: Sudoku Easy to Hard Presented by Will Shortz, Volume 2: 100 Wordless Crossword Puzzles (Paperback)
This book's puzzles are a lot more difficult than the ones you see in your daily newspaper. Working a sudoku puzzle does get easier as time goes on, however, so take heart.

One tip I can share is to put a letter in the corner of each square to help you remember in what order you filled it in. I start with 'a', go on through 'z', then to 'aa' and so on to 'zz', and then to 'aaa'. That way, when I find a mistake, I only erase the squares that I filled in after the mistaken square.

Good luck and happy solving!
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39 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Feeding My Sudoku Obsession..., November 1, 2005
This review is from: Sudoku Easy to Hard Presented by Will Shortz, Volume 2: 100 Wordless Crossword Puzzles (Paperback)
Anyone familiar with crossword puzzles knows the name Will Shortz--renowned crossword puzzle creator and editor associated with the New York Times and Games magazine and editor of countless high quality crossword puzzle books. He brings the same high quality to this series of sudoku books.

If you are new to sudoku, I recommend you start with book 1 of the series, which is all easy level puzzles. This book, #2, has four levels of puzzles--Light and EAsy, Moderate, Demanding, and Beware! Very Challenging. I like this because sometimes I like to do a fast, less demanding puzzle and sometimes I like a "chewier" puzzle that requires more time and attention, and I can skip around to the different levels in this book.

The explanation of how to solve sudoku is the most basic one (fill in the numbers 1-9 so that each number appears only once in each row, column and square of the grid) with the very basic steps for solving explained. This isn't a book that walks you through the higher level solving strategies.

But if you just want a bunch of high quality puzzles, with a variety of difficulty levels, on good paper that stands up to lots of erasing, in nice light portable book, this is a good choice!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Games
Good book with a variety of difficulty levels. Useful for someone learning to do this kind of puzzle.
Published 6 months ago by D. A. Haines

5.0 out of 5 stars Great little collection
This is a lightweight, easy to carry in purse or briefcase collection of puzzles. Since I'm just a newbie, haven't progressed yet beyond the Easy section. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Laura Hornbeck

5.0 out of 5 stars Would buy from again..
I think this is a great book of sudoku. Puzzles are a nice size and book is a good size to carry about. Just a fun puzzle to do when you have a few extra minutes. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Linda

3.0 out of 5 stars Good First Book---to see what level you should buy next
It is a fun way to start Suduko. My husband is pretty good and is doing the hard ones and I'm starting with the easy. I wish at more strategies for solving them. Read more
Published 18 months ago by E

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to Hard #3
I look for Sudoku books with three qualities. First, I want puzzles that have only one solution. If I find a book that includes puzzles with more than one solution I discard it... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Donald M. Hayes

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun Stuff
You have to think so it's a good thing and something to entertain and or keep you occupied especially on long trips.
Published on April 1, 2008 by Stuart Floyd

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, with some flaws
I was challenged and happy with this book of sudoku until I reached the special "Giant Sudoku" section at the end. Read more
Published on March 15, 2008 by James Kirschner

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
This is one of the first books I tried when first learning to do Sudoku puzzles. It is an excellent one, with good sized puzzles, somewhat difficult for a novice, but that is the... Read more
Published on November 10, 2007 by jacynda

5.0 out of 5 stars Shortz and sudoku
This is an entertaining book. Shortz is the best when it comes to puzzles of any type. I eagerly await future books.
Published on May 12, 2007 by Ronald Coffelt

5.0 out of 5 stars Will Short is our favorite
Will Short is our family's favorite author on Sudoku's. This series of books from him is the best for taking in the car, etc. Read more
Published on April 28, 2007 by Larry Johnson

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