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Pocket Sudoku Presented by Will Shortz, Volume 1: 150 Fast, Fun Puzzles
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Pocket Sudoku Presented by Will Shortz, Volume 1: 150 Fast, Fun Puzzles

"A puzzling global phenomenon."
--The Economist
"The biggest craze to hit The Times since the first crossword puzzle was published in 1935. Sudoku is dangerous stuff. Forget work and family -- think papers hurled across the room and industrial-sized blobs of correction fluid. I love it!"
--The Times of London
"England's most addictive newspaper puzzle."
--New York magazine
"The latest craze in games."
--BBC News
"Sudoku are to the first decade of the twenty-first century what Rubik's Cube was to the 1970s."
--The Daily Telegraph
"Britain has a new addiction. Hunched over newspapers on crowded subway trains, sneaking secret peeks in the office, a puzzle-crazy nation is trying to slot numbers in small checkerboard grids."
--Associated Press
"Forget crosswords."
--The Christian Science Monitor
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Product Details:
Author: Will Shortz
Mass Market Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Publication Date: November 01, 2005
ISBN: 031296708X
Package Length: 6.54 inches
Package Width: 4.17 inches
Package Height: 0.71 inches
Package Weight: 0.22 pounds
Average Customer Rating: based on 4 reviews
 
 

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5Brain teasing fun.  Jan 23, 2008
I couldn't put it down, I finished the book in two weeks. But trust me, it gets a bit difficult near the end. Worth it!!!

4Quick fix for the addict  Apr 11, 2007
It's an insane craze, or a mindless waste of time - everyone seems to love it or hate it.

This is an enjoyable set of 150 puzzles of graded difficulty, ranging up to two oversized 12x12 offerings. A brief introduction traces the puzzle's murky history, and another offers the basics of solution strategy. It's just the basics, though. You'll need a lot more than that intro to get through even the "Light and Easy" section of the book (the first half) - the barest beginners might dispute that "easy" claim.

So enjoy it, if it's the kind of thing you enjoy. It's fun, challenging, a test of wits, and won't get the neighbors talking about you.

//wiredweird

1 of 2 found the following review helpful:

2not a good book to get started with...  Dec 27, 2005
I didn't find this book particularly good for a beginner. I would recommend starting with a New York Post version to get familiar with Sudoku and try this book later. I'm still in the NYP book and am enjoying it a lot. The NYP ones are written by Wayne Gould.

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5From the Board Games Editor at BellaOnline.com  Dec 08, 2005
150 puzzles for five bucks... not a bad deal. These puzzles are light and easy, great for coffee-breaks or subway rides. They're printed small, which can be problematic for more difficult puzzles (it's hard to write in "possibles" and difficult to erase without accidentally erasing other numbers), but since the puzzles are relatively easy, you won't be needing to write in "possibles" anyway.

All-in-all, this is a nice little book which will fit in most purses or briefcases and make for a great diversion when you have nothing else to do.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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