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4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Very Good but Not Totally Fiendish Mar 23, 2008
I have to admit that I do love Wayne Gould's puzzles, which is why I bought this book sight unseen. Being an addict of very difficult sudoku (or "Su Doku", as he calls them), I looked forward to his worst. This is written after solving the first half.
Mr. Gould is of the solving school that thinks marking up the puzzle gets in the way of good solving. He challenges the solver to find his carefully hidden clues, all of which can be found without marking up -- if you have a better memory for numbers than I have. This is great fun, and I appreciate and enjoy the challenge. The downside is that for people who like REALLY hard (grid coloring, logic chains), these puzzles are not fiendishly hard.
I highly recommend this book to those who are trying to learn how to solve very difficult puzzles that can be solved by traditional techniques. It is filled with interesting and varied puzzles, and you will find some much harder than others because they test different solving methods. For an advanced solver, it is certainly much more fun than the average book.
 Challenging! Fun! Feb 24, 2008
If you want challenge you should get this one. It's real fiendish! However, among the puzzles in the book there are some that are harder and some are a little easier... but still fiendish. I love it. I hope I will be able to find another one this good when I'm done with this one.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
terrific challenges for those bored with super market sudoku Jan 28, 2008
I purchased the book for my friend who easily completed puzzles categorized as difficult in booklets found at supermarkets and discount stores. There were never enough difficult puzzles to keep her busy or challenged so much of each booklet was useless. She is delighted with this sudoku booklet and while she can complete the puzzels it does take some time and provides an adequate challenge. She is happy and I am too! Well worth the price.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Feel the rush! Nov 12, 2007
Went through various books that were supposed to be hard, but they don't hold a candle to this book. While some books have a few puzzles that require a good deal of thought, all the puzzles in this book require a great deal of thought...
If you are just starting out I would recommend one of his New York Post books. If you have a problem working 5 star puzzles online then this book may be a little much.... but if you want a real challenge this book is for you! And after you've worked one... you will feel the rush!
Dear Mr. Gould, Can we have a second fiendish book? Please!
0 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Above my level Oct 03, 2007
This is the first Su Doku I've found that I cannnot do. Says it is intuitive, well, as far as I can tell it's just plain hard. I've not been able to finish one all the way with out a peek for at least 2 answers. Unless you are really into this and want to spend hours, do not waste your time or money.
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