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Posted by teenhobbies on January 7, 2009
Sudoku puzzle is available in all forms of media, like in newspapers, magazines, books and in the internet world. This is how fast Sudoku achieves its popularity for a short period of time.
It is a fact that from the time that the game came into existence, Sudoku became vastly well-known to people in all walks of life. Even the history of Sudoku can tell that most of the individuals with a high rank in the ancient hierarchy of the society were hooked to the pleasure of playing Sudoku.
What makes people so fond about Sudoku? Is it really different from all other types of puzzle games?
Sudoku puzzle according to the expert players of the game does not involve any mathematical concept. Yes, there is of course the use of numbers but you will not utilize any operation. Simply, you are going to solve the puzzle with the use of your reasoning skill and your logical way of thinking. Isn’t it challenging?
The three words people use to describe the game are fun, challenging and addictive. Remember the time that play station and some computer games were introduced, you see how people respond to its demand because both the young individuals and the professionals enjoy the pleasure of the game. With Sudoku, you will exactly feel the same.
Typically, Sudoku puzzle will take you to thirty minutes for you to solve the game and that is already the maximum time. However, if you are just beginner with Sudoku puzzle, you cannot expect yourself to finish that game within the given period. There are times that it will take you an hour in solving the problem.
There are four important pointers that you need to put in your mind when you try Sudoku puzzle. If you will follow the said tips, rest assured that you will totally enjoy the game. This is most particularly for starters who is aiming for winning Sudoku puzzle with their first attempt.
1. Getting started.
It is just natural for a beginner to commit some faults. In all kinds of games, there is no proper or wrong move for a starter. Nevertheless, as much as possible if you can hit the right one then better do so because it will help you to end up winning. As you play the game, you will find that you will understand the concept behind it and how it is played.
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Posted by teenhobbies on July 29, 2008
Have you ever tried playing Sudoku?
Did you solve it all by yourself or did you just put down the pen and the puzzle, and then just left? Why can’t some people solve it? Its not that Sudoku is just for people who are adept in math, some are just more skilled with this addicting puzzle game. For those having a hard time solving Sudoku puzzles or are just newbies, they can make use of a special program that can solve the puzzle for them, this are called Sudoku solvers.
Sudoku, a number puzzle that is widely popular in the world, mainly in Japan and in the United States, is commonly known as a number place in which it’s a logic-based placement puzzle where you can enter the digits 1 to 9 in each cell of a 9×9 grid and made up of 3×3 subgrids or sometimes called regions.
To start playing, you are given numerals in certain cells that you can use as your clues. Your goal is to fill all the blank cells with a digit each, so each row, column, and regions contains the numbers 1 to 9 for only once. Each numeral occurs only once in each different direction, hence the “single number” method is implied to the puzzle’s identity.
Difficulty ratings of Sudoku are published in papers, which can be downloaded in computers like a handy electronic sudoku game. Online sites can be ranked according to the number of “givens” placed in the cells. However, sometimes it has little effect or bearing on the puzzle’s difficulty. A puzzle with a minimum number of givens may actually be easy to solve while a puzzle with more than the average number of givens can be very hard to solve, the difficulty rating will depend on the relevance and positioning of the “givens” rather than on how many numbers are placed in the cells.
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Posted by teenhobbies on March 28, 2008
Are you thinking about how you can spend your leisure time? Are you bored with the same old board games that you and your friends play for a long time? If you are bored with the games that you play to spend your leisure time, you should try finding new, something more mind twisting and challenging. You might consider playing with the hottest craze that even celebrities are indulging so much into. Why don’t you grab a pen and solve a sudoku game puzzle.
Many people including those who belong to the highest level of society plays sudoku. It is a very effective puzzle games that you can play with during your leisure time. Over the years, it has been the puzzle game preferred by most of the people. You will often see them play with the puzzle games especially those who are working with a job that requires a lot of thinking.
This game is not only played by adults but kids as well. If you are one among those who have not yet tried playing with it, you are just like limiting your self to experience fun and enjoyment. The game is challenging but enjoyable as well.
Sudoku is not only used to spend you leisure time but it is also used as a mode to enhance better thinking. It is very educational as well. You will practice your abstract reasoning by playing with sudoku. You will see that this game is preferred by many because makers of sudoku make it very available in almost anywhere in the world.
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Posted by teenhobbies on March 16, 2008
Want to fill up your boring day with a brain-teasing activity? Maybe you might Sudoku a good try. It can not just make your brain work. Depending on the puzzle that you have selected, you may even work with it through out the rest of the day.
Sudoku- An Overview
For those who are still unfamiliar with this puzzle game yet want to make it as a part of their hobby during past time, continue reading this section. Sudoku is an abbreviation of a Japanese phrase “Suuji wa dokushin ni kagiru” which literally means “the digits must remain single”. This logic puzzle is made up of 81 cells formed by a 9 x 9 grid. This grid is made up of 9 3 x 3 sub-grids often called as regions. Some cells are filled up with numerals often called as givens or clues.
The puzzle will be solved if you can fill up all the remaining empty cells, one numeral on each cell, such that each column, row, and region contains the numerals 1 to 9 exactly once. Therefore, each numeral will only be appearing once in each given direction or scope, hence satisfying the meaning of the Sudoku game itself.
Either you are just a beginner or a regular Sudoku fan, you should know the common facts which constitute a Sudoku puzzle. It will serve as your guide in solving every Sudoku puzzle you will encounter. These are the following:
• A Sudoku have always 30 cells or less already filled up with numerals out of the total 81 cells. For beginners, there are more than 30 cells already filled up to give a good head start while learning the puzzle. However, it does not necessarily mean that more cells already filled up are easy to begin with. There are difficult puzzle pieces that are available with 30 or more cells filled in. It will require more solving techniques to use in order to complete them.
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Posted by teenhobbies on February 18, 2008
Japan has created another breakthrough in online gaming and that is in the form of a number puzzle game which is known worldwide as sudoku. Sudoku for those who doesn’t know yet is a puzzle game which is patterned to crossword puzzle. The only difference is that crossword puzzle makes use of words while sudoko makes use of numbers.
Although some may think number games are boring but just wait until you try sudoku. You will form an entirely different opinion afterwards. Sudoku will take you to a new realm of puzzle solving that you can never imagine possible. I mean who would ever think that number games can be so much fun and exciting.
How to play
Sudoku is not a really complicated game in fact anybody can easily get the hang of it without really exerting a great amount of effort. And although it is a number puzzle game it does not involved math which is a good thing since not everyone likes math.
Sudoku is all about correct placement of numbers or digits. The digits range from 1 to 9. The objective of the game is to correctly place the digits into every row, every column and in every 3×3 squares. This instruction is of course very simple to comprehend and to follow.
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Posted by teenhobbies on February 3, 2008
Are you familiar with the Rubik’s Cube? Have you mastered it already? If you are one of the persons who are engrossed in playing puzzles like the Rubik’s Cube, then you may get hooked on Sudoku.
This is a huge challenge to puzzle solvers and it is one of the most fantastic games ever created. Being a sudoku solver is one of the things you can be very proud of. Well, what is Sudoku? It is a number placement brainteaser that necessitates skills in logic. But not only that, patience is also a requirement for you to be able to withstand the challenge.
There are many people nowadays who are enjoying and who are curved by this marvelous puzzle. It can be found in newspapers, websites and in some books. So how is it played? It generally consists of a series of grids. The grid has one big 9 x 9 grid that shelters nine smaller grids that are 3 x 3 in size.
The main objective of the game is to place a number from 1-9 in each of the grid cells. But you do not have to sum up the numbers or perform other mathematical operations just like the Magic Squares.
However, there are conditions that must be followed. Each number from 1-9 must only appear once in every column and once also in every row and once in each small 3 x 3 grid. Sodoku is more likely a derivation of the Latin Squares.
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Posted by teenhobbies on January 31, 2008
Getting a Sudoku puzzle print out is very helpful. Most people are fond of playing Sudoku using a paper and a pencil, with the Sudoku Dragon amenities simply when they got stuck. You can access a puzzle featured in a magazine or in a newspaper, you just have to print it out using Sudoku Dragon and subsequently hand-solve it on a standard sized paper with sufficient space for your notes.
Sudoku puzzles are usually printed out the way it appears on the screen. Few convenient file and print features are available that permits you to choose settings definite for the printed lay-out. This lay-out version comprises all the notes you have put in to the squares and also the puzzle description. This will produce multiple print outs considering that there isn’t enough space to accommodate the notes on a page.
To modify the print settings which your certain printer assists the set-up involving file and print , this usually provides you to enter to the set-up similar to page orientation whether portrait or landscape mode as well as colour settings.
When you’re printing the puzzle, you may manage what kind of information will be appearing on the paper. You probably not like the puzzle grid to appear exactly as it appear on the screen.
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Posted by teenhobbies on January 28, 2008
Have you ever heard of the Sudoku game? If you do, then you must be following all the trends that are happening around you. Anyway, who does not know anything about it? The children, youth and the elder know how to play the Sudoku game.
Sudoku game is a new Japanese puzzle game that is taking the entire world by storm. It started as an unknown game but it already conquered Japan on the 80s. Today, there are over a million players who play for it every month on the internet.
For those people who do not know the Sudoku game, it is basically a game of numbers from 1 to 9. You have to start with a 9 x 9 grid which is divided into 9, 3 x 3 boxes.
The first grid should have series of numbers which is scattered in each row and column in random order. There is a technique behind this silly game. First, have to make sure that you have all the numbers from 1 to 9 in every row and/or column. And second, you should not have two same numbers in each 9 x 9 grid.
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Posted by teenhobbies on January 24, 2008
Playing a puzzle is one of the most popular pastimes in all parts of the world. During breaks or idle hours you can oftentimes see a person busy solving puzzles from newspapers, magazine or books. These are personal moments that can help idle time away and sharpen ones mind.
One of the best played puzzles is the Sudoku. It is an addictive number puzzle game that is taking the United States and the whole world by storm. It has become one of the most famous puzzle games ever created.
It is played using a 9 x 9 grid that is divided into nine equal squares. The objective of the puzzle is to place the numbers from 1 to 9. Each number must appear only once in every row, column and in 3 x 3 squares.
A Sudoku puzzle game usually begins with a set of numbers already given in the puzzle. Depending on the given numbers and the placement of the numbers, this determines the complexity level of this puzzle. The puzzle normally differs from the simple or easy down to the difficult level of play. Sudoku puzzle is solved using logical skills.
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Posted by teenhobbies on December 3, 2007
Are you tired of your boring routine? Do you want a challenging game that will really keep you busy for at least a whole day? Perhaps you want a pastime that will really test your logical skills. Then, why not play the Sudoku game.
For those people who still do not have an idea, Sudoku puzzles are number games of about completing a 9 x 9 grid with numbers. The puzzle also has a 3 x 3 block, which should contain numbers from 1 to 9. The numbers however, must appear only once and not more than that.
In a Sudoku puzzle, any number from 1 to 9 must occur once in each row, column and block. At the start of the puzzle, players are already provided with initial set of numbers. It would be great if there were more numbers already filled in. This is because the lesser numbers provided, the harder it is to start the puzzle and finish it.
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Posted by teenhobbies on November 3, 2007
Sudoku puzzles can be played anywhere whether you are at home or outside. For those who don’t know Sudoku puzzles but want to learn how to play the game, they can easily learn it with the many free online sudoku resources. All you have to do is to visit the websites that offer free online sudoku and you can start learning how to play it. there are instructions for new players.
The instructions are easy to follow and can help you to learn the game easily even in just one session. Most of the players who tried to play free online sudoku started knowing nothing about the game. With the help of the easy steps that are shown online, they have slowly learned and loved the game.
Even children can play the game. In fact, kids are the ones who most of the time plays free online sudoku. Children love playing sudoku and they will do anything just to play the game. It is a good thing that parents have a positive outlook concerning this. They let their children play free online sudoku with the thought that it helps their children enhance their abilities and reasoning skills.
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Posted by teenhobbies on November 2, 2007
Sudoku is one of the most addictive number puzzle games to hit the puzzle world. Millions of people from all walks of like have caught up with the Sudoku puzzle game in every form and version that exists today. People can play this by themselves, or against another person in a timed game.
So you have to ask… what is this Sudoku game anyway?
Sudoku was invented in 1979 by a 74–year old retired architect named Howard Garnes, who was also a freelance puzzle maker. It was a puzzle that had a grid that was partially filled with numbers. The solver had to fill in the rest of the squares with the right combination of numbers. The game first appeared on the New York publication Dell Pencil Puzzles and Word Games under the name Number Place.
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Posted by teenhobbies on October 24, 2007
Sudoku is a game that is created in Japan. Su in Japanese means numbers and Doku pertains to the single place on the puzzle board that each of the number can fit into. It also describe as solitaire with numbers.
However did you know that even though sudoku is a Japanese name its origin is more of European and American. In other words sudoku is more of a cross fertilization of cultures. Sudoku is not the first number game ever developed in fact before its introduction there is already Latin Squares which uses the same concept as those of sudoku. The numbers in a grid should appear only once and can be place up and down.
It was actually in the year 1980 that sudoku was finally launched in Japan. This was the start of sudoku’s popularity. The most common form of Sudoku was the 9×9 grid but later versions have also been developed and these are 4×4, 3×3, 5×5, 6×6 and then finally 7×7. There are also the 16×16 grids and the 25×25 which are designed for the sudoku addicts. For those who prefer extreme sudoku puzzle challenge there are other variants that require computational skills.
Sudoku is still a work in progress but even at its present stage people are already having fun and loving the challenges that this game offers. Sudoku is designed to hone the logical and deductive abilities of people of various ages. The developers of this game are also hoping that their game may be able to make people around the globe a little smarter.
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Posted by teenhobbies on October 24, 2007
Many players of the Sudoku find this puzzle game very difficult to solve. However, because of the clever minds of most players, they have created techniques, strategies and solutions to make the game simple.
The following are some of those solutions the players have made in solving any levels of the Sudoku puzzle game.
1. Scanning
This solution is executed at the start and all throughout the game. Scans should be done for many times in the middle of studying the puzzle. There are actually two basic techniques involved in scanning they are:
• Cross-hatching – This is scanning of rows and columns to know which line holds a numbers that should be removed. The process is repeated in rows and columns. For an accurate result, the numbers should be scanned based on their frequency. It is very necessary to do this process in order to check all the 1 to 9 numbers.
• Counting – This technique is performed to know what the missing numbers are. In order to have a fast result, counting should be done based on the last number revealed.
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Posted by teenhobbies on October 24, 2007
Have passion in playing logic and numbers? Maybe you are now an expert when it comes to Rubik’s cube or the magic square. But have you already tested your logic and number skills in a Sudoku game? Whether you are unfamiliar with this game or you have already spent 2 days solving a single Sudoku puzzle, then this article is just right for you.
About Sudoku
Also known as Number Place, Sudoku is a logic-based placement puzzle. The puzzle is composed of a 9 x 9 grid which is further divided into nine 3 x 3 sub-grids or also known as regions. Before you start completing the puzzle, you are given some cells that are initially filled up with numbers from 1 to 9 (number of cells initially filled-up depends on the difficulty level of the puzzle).
The main objective of this game is to completely fill-up all the remaining vacant cells with the numbers 1 to 9 provided that you adhere to the “single number per direction” rule of the game. That is, every column, row, and sub-grid (which is referred to as the direction) must contain only one instance of each number. For instance, you have an initially-placed number 5 at the 5th column and on the 7th row of the puzzle. Such number must only appear once on that particular column and row. Furthermore, it must also appear only once on its assigned sub-grid or region.
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Posted by teenhobbies on October 23, 2007
People decades ago would be content in spending their time reading, playing games and not rely on new-fangled past times just to pass and while the time away. They were contented in simple things that keep their minds active. Not like now, where people are so reliant to the things that the new technologies could offer such as television, washing machines, radios, refrigerator and a lot more.
Modern technology has allowed people to slack off. We are now very reliant to modern technology with every aspect of our lives. Many people have fallen deep into this trap and have neglected to spend worthwhile idle time to expand their mental horizons. But there is still hope yet, technology and mind exercises can be combined to keep ourselves sharp all the time.
Well maybe this is your first time to encounter the word sudoku. This is a Japanese word that means “the digits must remain single”. Digits or numbers are fun to play with that is why sudoku became an enjoyable game.
Sudoku is a puzzle game that can makes your mind spin like crazy if you are not good in thinking logically. This will make your minds twist until you reach the final answer that you need to be looking for.
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Posted by teenhobbies on October 18, 2007
Sudoku is an addicting number puzzle game that is played in all parts of the world. It is a very thrilling and exciting game. However, the Sudoku can be very difficult and tricky.
The rule for this game is to place all the numbers from 1 to 9 in each cell in the grid. The limitation is that the numbers should not be repeated in each row, column and 3 x 3 block.
Now, how will you start solving the Sudoku? The following are steps from easy to difficult Sudoku, which can be very helpful to each player of the game.
• Easy Sudoku
1. You should use careful thought in solving the puzzle. Since you already know that duplication of the numbers is not allowed in the game, you can already use that as a hint to consider other numbers. Remember, the more difficult the Sudoku, the harder it is to start the puzzle.
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Posted by teenhobbies on October 16, 2007
Online sudoku is the newest craze in online gaming. People are so crazy about this game that a great number of providers have already shut down due to excess activity. Isn’t that amazing? I know some of you must be asking just what sudoku game is.
Sudoku is a game that is created and popularized in Japan. It is a puzzle game which is very similar to crossword puzzle. However it doesn’t use words but numbers. I know numbers…and probably some of you are shrugging by now and wondering how on earth can a number puzzle game create such racket in the online gaming world? Well believe it or not it is creating noise alright and sudoku fans are increasing in numbers.
You must be thinking…okay there must be a great number of nerds around the globe who would find number puzzles fun. Guess again….most of the people that plays this game are not your typical nerds, mind you, but regular people just like you and me. So what is in sudoku that people just can’t seem to get enough of?
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Posted by teenhobbies on October 16, 2007
Are you bored?
Do you wish to be entertained?
One way to divert you from boredom is to take up a hobby. A good suggestion is to try answering puzzles. It does not just keep you from word-weariness; it also sharpens your mind.
A puzzle is a problem-solving game to challenge the different mind strategies that you know of. There are different kinds of puzzle – some are easy to deal with, however others are highly crucial as if you are solving Math or Logic problems.
An example of a puzzle that is more likely related to logic is Number Place or sometimes referred to as Sudoku.
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Posted by teenhobbies on October 12, 2007
Sudoku is really the puzzle game that is meant for those individuals who want to play with numbers and logic. Given puzzles with varying difficult level, you might spend the whole day assigning the numbers 1 to 9 in the grid or you may extend your solving activity the next day. You need to have enough patience or else the Sudoku puzzle will make you go nuts.
A typical Sudoku puzzle game is composed of 81 cells which is the product of 9 rows and 9 columns. Furthermore, the puzzle is also divided into 9 sub-grids which contain 3 x 3 cells for each sub-grid. The rule is very simple. At the start of the game, 30 or more cells are initially filled up with the numbers from 1 to 9 (initially filled-up cells varies according to the difficulty level of the puzzle).
All you have to do is to fill up the remaining cells with numbers 1 to 9 to complete the puzzle. However, you need to satisfy the rule that “all numbers should only appear on each column, row, and sub-grid”. For instance, if you place the number 8 on the 4th row and 2nd column of the puzzle, such number should not appear again on that particular row and column. At the same manner, such number should not also appear twice on the sub-grid it is assigned to. Such rule makes the puzzle take some time to be completed.
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