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What is Sudoku ? The Sudoku puzzle is a Japanese logic game which entered the western world in the last few months and is gaining popularity very fast.
Sudoku

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:59:48 -0800

Sudoku, is a Japanese, fun puzzle game. It requires the player to fill in the 9x9 square grid with the numbers one to nine. The numbers should be arranged in such a way that each row, column and mini-grid contains one of each number. A single error in a Sudoku throws the whole game out.
What is Sudoku?

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:53:00 -0800

Thomas Snyder (aka Dr. Sudoku) is a three-time World Sudoku Champion and five-time US Puzzle Champion, as well as the author of several books of puzzles. His puzzles are hand-crafted, with artistic themes, serving as a kind of “cure for the common sudoku.”
Dr. Sudoku Prescribes: A Modest Proposal

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:03:10 -0800

Sudoku fanatics have long claimed that the smallest number of starting clues a puzzle can contain is 17. Now a year-long calculation proves there are no 16-clue puzzles Sudoku is a number puzzle consisting of a 9 x 9 grid in which some cells contain clues in the form of digits from 1 to 9. The solver's jobs is to ﬁll in the remaining cells so that each row, column and 3×3 box in the grid ...
Blog - Mathematicians Solve Minimum Sudoku Problem

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 03:43:22 -0800

It's been more than three years since Mick Colliss realised his lifelong dream of representing Australia at an international competition.
The art of Sudoku

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:54:00 -0800

(PhysOrg.com) -- Over the past several years, Sudoku, as most people know, has become wildly popular. Where once mainstream newspapers carried only crossword puzzles, they now also carry a Sudoku puzzle as well. But along with that popularity, has come increased scrutiny and competition between people to see if certain properties of the puzzle can be found. For example, in any given Sudoku ...
Mathematicians use computer to solve minimum Sudoku solution problem

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:22:38 -0800

ARIES March 21-April 19 Careful how you treat others. You will end up getting what you dish out if you are too critical. It may be difficult, but you are best to do a great job with as little complaining as possible. Personal change will be enlightening.
New Feature! Sudoku below Horoscopes and Ledge, play online or print it out!

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:16:57 -0800

MANILA, Philippines — Three young girls – an 11-year-old and two 15-year-olds – were declared champions in the 6th Philippine Sudoku Super Challenge National Finals held Jan. 28 at SM City North EDSA. Organized by SM Supermalls and Mathematics Trainers’ Guild-Philippines (MTG), the Sudoku championship drew 215 finalists who were winners among 6,142 contestants, who joined the regional ...
3 Girls Win Sudoku Championship

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:43:48 -0800

Girls ruled the just-concluded 2012 Philippine Sudoku Super Challenge (PSSC) championships, where a total of 6,412 elementary and high school students, as well as some professionals, competed in the sixth edition of the annual contest.
Girl, 15, is nat’l Sudoku champ

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:36:30 -0800

London, Jan 7 (ANI): Sudoku fans would be happy to learn that there is now a limit to how hard the fiendish number puzzle can get.
Mathematicians solve fiendish Sudoku mystery

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:35:19 -0800