That's not a euphemism.
So... I first saw sudoku about a year ago, just (just) before it got all popular... but I never took the time to actually play it. And then, well, I spend every Conference Sunday with Elder L and his family... and he and I sat down to do my very first sudoku puzzle.
Man, that stuff is addictive.
Sudoku, anyone?
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Yes, please.
:)
I love it. I got introduced to it by my kids, who do it in their math classes at school. My daughter's a whiz at it.
No doubt! Elder L's boys were looking over my shoulder at the kitchen table... "Lemme help!" I felt like my dad with the VCR.
Just in case anybody hadn't seen this link:
http://www.websudoku.com/
My anti-sudoku rant.
I don't care for word puzzles... I have enough arcana filling my mind without them. I like sudoku because I LOVE patterns... so, though nowhere near as erudite as the NYT crossword, I think I'll stick to the sudoku.
: P
As for playing it online... I scribble when I do this, and that's not very easy to do with the screen version.
Actually, playing it online is a great way to develop strategies which not only do not require scribbling, but are actually more effective.
My strategy is this:
First I consider only 1's then 2's and so on until I have considered only 9's.
Second, I do this again.
Then I move on to considering individual rows and 9-square blocks.
With this strategy I get in the top 15% on "hard" almost every time.
I prefer the uclick on-line sudoku puzzles. They allow me to make notes in the squares, which I really like.
Here's a link or three.
http://puzzles.usatoday.com/sudoku/
http://www.uclick.com/client/wpc/wpdoc/
http://www.uclick.com/client/lad/sudoc/
http://www.uclick.com/client/azc/sudoc/
Good heavens, who knew sudoku would be more popular than my bacon-styled bandages post?!
Great links, everyone... and I especially like the strategy pointers! Thanks!
I love this game. Here you can play Sudoku for free : http://www.misterfast.com/uk/free-sudoku-puzzles.html
Okay, guys... I love sudoku, but I don't want this thread hijacked by sudoku ads.
No more linkies.
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