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Masters Kakuro: 172 Challenging Puzzles Paperback – February 14, 2006

by Jim Bumgardner (Author)

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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.

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240 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Ulysses Press
Publication date

February 14, 2006
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5 x 0.75 x 8 inches
ISBN-10

1569755531
ISBN-13

978-1569755532
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Jim Bumgardner has been making and publishing free puzzles at Krazydad.com since 2005. The site now offers over a million puzzles, free to download and print. Jim's Two Not Touch puzzles are currently printed Monday thru Saturday in The New York Times.
Jim has worked for over 30 years as a computer software developer and is also a pianist and composer. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, his mother-in-law, two pretty good dogs (well, one of them, anyway), and a broken pencil sharpener.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ulysses Press (February 14, 2006)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1569755531
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1569755532
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.75 x 8 inches

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Jim Bumgardner has been making and publishing free puzzles at Krazydad.com since 2005. The site now offers over a million puzzles, free to download and print. Jim's Two Not Touch puzzles are currently printed Monday thru Saturday in The New York Times.

Jim has worked for over 30 years as a computer software developer and is also a pianist and composer. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, his mother-in-law, two pretty good dogs (well, one of them, anyway), and a broken pencil sharpener.

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LJ

Great puzzles but impossible to read

Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2006

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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.

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Lonley Shopper

Kakuro fans rejoice

Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2008

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Those addicted to Kakuro will enjoy this puzzle book.
Fun and just hard enough to be challenging.

Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2007

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,

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Dorothy Parker

Could Have Been Fantastic

Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2008

This book of puzzles is very difficult. Where the difficulty lies with the solving itself, that's fun. Where the difficulty lies with deciphering what the puny, pale numbers are, then, not so fun. Work the puzzles under very good lighting and bring a magnifying glass.

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Alan H

Very satisfying collection of puzzles

Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2007

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.

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