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39 of 40 found the following review helpful:
 Challenging puzzles, high-quality construction Jul 16, 2007
By Darren A. Evenson
The puzzles in this book are harder than those in most sudoku books, and are much harder than the puzzles you see in newspapers. The puzzles are not the most difficult I've seen, but given there are three more books in the series, each one harder than the previous, they seem to be about the right level of difficulty.
Pros:
* Contains 242 puzzles--quite a lot for the price
* Spiral bound so you don't have to struggle to hold the book open
* High-quality paper so you can erase your pencil marks without making the paper rough
* Challenging; no easy puzzles
* Puzzles are slightly larger than in most sudoku books, making pencil marks easier to manage
In my opinion, there are no real "cons" in this book (thus the 5-star rating), but I listed three things that could be considered drawbacks depending on what you're looking for in a sudoku book:
* Little to no variety in difficulty level
* Somewhat larger than most sudoku books (but still not huge)
* No tips or strategy section
18 of 18 found the following review helpful:
 A good start...hopefully the remainder of the series gets tougher Sep 30, 2008
By Michael Ramelb
After fighting through the "Mensa Guide to Solving Sudoku", my other Sudoku books were not a real challenge. To be fair, they actually weren't challenging before reading the guide either! I ordered the Level 1 and 2 books looking for challenges similar to the toughest examples in the Guide. About 200 puzzles into Level 1, I can say that the puzzles are challenging, but only once have I had to use an advanced technique (and even then, it was because I missed something more obvious). I'm expecting a big jump in difficulty in the future books of this series. Still, the puzzles in this book are a lot more fun than what I get in my local paper, airline magazine, and the other books I've had.
From a presentation standpoint, this book is excellent. It's spiral bound, heavy paper, and has plenty of room for notes. They should've done this with the Guide too!
17 of 17 found the following review helpful:
 Finally, a book without the simple puzzles included. Apr 20, 2007
By Coug Shupe
I am very pleased with this book. I have searched for a sudoku book that meets the following expectations and have finally found it:
1) doesn't include easy puzzles (I've done enough puzzles that I don't enjoy doing them, but feel guilty skipping perfectly good pages of a book)
2) promises that each puzzle is solvable by logic; and
3) includes volumes 2 through 4 that get increasingly more difficult.
Thank you Mensa for finally filling a niche in the every growing sudoku world.
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
An introduction to the tough world of sudoku May 23, 2007
By Travis Swicegood
"A Practicing Quasi-Intellectual"
This is the first sudoku book that I've picked up - including some of the alleged "expert" books - that really challenges me. The first few puzzle in the book left me completely stumped and reaching for the Mensa book on how-to attack sudoko puzzles. After a period of adjustment, I've started being able to solve these puzzles though I still do have an occasional false start.
If you're looking for a sudoku book that will challenge you, this is probably a very good place to start.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Very challenging Apr 08, 2008
By Clive
I thought I was pretty good at Sudoku when I could cruise through even the most difficult puzzles in a Will Shortz book without breaking a sweat. Then I got this book as a gift and it really put me in my place. I tried to solve a couple of puzzles and got stuck very quickly. I finally had to go get the author's Solving Sudoku book to improve my technique enough to handle these. Now I'm working these and find each one challenging but solvable, and finishing each one is gratifying. If you're feely pretty cocky about your abilities give this book a try.
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