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4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Good but not hard Nov 14, 2005
By T. Edwards
This book of 300 Sudoku puzzles is a great buy, with hours of mental escapism; however, the puzzles are not all that hard. None of the puzzles require any of the specialized techniques that truly difficult (or diabolical) puzzles require. Instead, all can be solved by basic and careful cycling through. This makes the book, with its large number of puzzles, (1) a good one for any level of player to have around (for those times when you just want to dive into a quick puzzle or two) and (2) a great one for just-past-beginner players, but (3) not a good choice for serious players looking for the more difficult puzzles.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Not quite hard Jan 18, 2008
By Henwhisperer
"Henwhisperer"
"Not easy but not really hard. It is a step above the Green Belt which is what you'd want in the progression." Thus saith my husband, doer of Sudokus.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Nice mid-level book Mar 03, 2007
By Atheen M. Wilson
"Atheen"
I actually received this entire series from my brother, who although he couldn't get into the Sudoku mode himself appreciated my passion for it.
I enjoy all levels of Sudoku, and tend to select the difficulty of the puzzle I do on the basis of how I'm feeling rather than on what I believe my ability to be. One of the benefits is that the easier puzzles provide one with a sense of accomplishment that can help neutralize a blue spell or a negative life experience. (I wouldn't be surprised to find out that the seretonin level of the brain is significantly effected by this process which may be what gives these puzzles their reputation for "addiction.") The mid-level and difficult puzzels, provide a sense of a challenge well met. In short they give one a bit of a buzz.
I have to say, however, that I actually found some of the Green Belt puzzles more complicated than some of those in this book. It seems almost as if the author generated a bunch of puzzles and divided them up between two volumes to which he gave different relative lables quite randomly. That said, I found them all very entertaining.
2 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Good place to begin on hard sudoku's Oct 30, 2005
By Andy P
"AP"
I've never played Sudoku until a couple of days back when I picked up this book. I'd heard about the game and I just picked this up to test it out. With the result that I've been stuck with the book since I got it!
The game is fun, challenging and can keep you busy for hours, especially if you have a book like this that has hundreds of them. To be sure, the brown belt Sudoku is not easy; it says "hard" on the cover, so depending on your taste, you may want to start with the lower "belt" version in these series. If you think you can handle it or are familiar with the game, then go ahead and get this one.
Would have been nice if the book had more history or facts on the game. There could also have been more tips and strategies listed in the beginning to get you started. This book however gets down to the tacks: its a collection of puzzles and thats all. I still ended up liking it though; its a great passtime.
Not That Difficult Sep 15, 2008
By A. Verne
Do not confuse the Sudoku (Martial Arts) books written by Frank Longo with the ones written by Michael Rios. Michael Rios' puzzles are much easier to complete; they require no "little numbers" and are not nearly as challenging as those written by Frank Longo.
There is nothing wrong with the puzzles in this book, they are just not challenging enough to keep me interested. I will have to pass this book along to a friend and order Frank Longo's Second Degree Brown Belt Sudoku.
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