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 fun puzzles Jul 27, 2009
Ok, so they're not knuckle crackers, but I found them fun to do and can completed within a reasonable amount of time. I agree that a "hard" puzzle in the newspaper is tougher than these, but I get bored writing endless pssible combinations in empty squares with exceptionally tough newspaper puzzles. This is a great book for killing time during an appointment or waiting for a flight. I give it 5 stars because I enjoyed it.
 Pedestrian Jun 23, 2009
Maybe I shouldn't have expected much for $6.95. When something advances itself as "Super-Tough," you'd think the hardest puzzle might take more than 5 minutes. In about an hour's work, I did the first 12 and the last 3, hoping the ones at the end might provide more of a challenge. I was wrong.
The only reasonable explanation is that an editor mislabeled a White Belt Sudoku volume. The toughest puzzles still require only two or three of the basic tricks a beginner or early intermediate solver might have recently learned. If you've done more than a few dozen puzzles before opening this book, no penciling, inferences, or memory tricks will be required. Seek such stimulation elsewhere. Anything edited by Will Shortz, among others, will provide dramatically better bang for the buck.
Misleading title Jan 06, 2009
The puzzles in this book are scarely at more than the "medium" level of difficulty of those in my daily newspaper. This collection in no way lives up to the expectations generated by the description "Black Belt" in its title.
 Probably worth it, but I only paid a buck... Dec 22, 2007
Better than most of the Dollar Store books, but not as demanding as I expected. I hope I get another 'The Original Sudoku Calendar' (Workman publishing). Their Saturday puzzles were consistently challenging, but solvable. This book is about on a par with their medium puzzles (Thurs and Friday).
Of course, this is not the place to start, and it is also not for the vet looking for a challenge. Maybe good practice for someone bored with the easy puzzles, but wants to learn some new tricks.
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Another disappointed solver! Dec 06, 2007
Let me add my name to the long list of disappointed sudoku lovers looking for a fiendish challenge!
On the plus side, a nicely bound book with good quality paper that is very friendly to a pencil and eraser. But the book simply fails to live up to its billing as a collection of "super tough" puzzles.
If you're an accomplished sudoku fan, looking for a tougher nut to crack, this certainly isn't going to be your pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
Not recommended.
Paul Weiss
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