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11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
 A second helping of puzzles Mar 18, 2006
By William E. Margolis
I need to thank my friend, Vivian Lee, who sent me as gifts both books, Kakuro Challenge 1 and Kakuro Challenge 2. I have already reviewed Kakuro Challenge 1, and Kakuro Challenge 2 is very similar . Once again one gets a generous helping of 200 kakuro puzzles, ranked in four categories of difficulty. The layouts and difficulty are about the same as in Challenge 1. As you follow your way through the puzzles you will soon find yourself back in old familiar places, such as the intersection of 7-in-3 block with a 4-in-2 block and the friendly attraction of an 11-in-4 block intersecting a 14-in-2 block.
When Alastair comes out with a third kakuro challenge, let us hope that he corrects the last paragraph in the introduction, adds some more advanced hints about using subsets of numbers, and widens the range of puzzle layouts.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Okay for beginners, not so much if you've done Kakuro before. Aug 18, 2010
By Angel Biezeman
For a change I read the intro, on how to solve the puzzles. It doesn't help understanding Kakuro that the author make mistakes in the explanations. In "highs and lows" he talks about the only combination to make 16 in 5 squares, being 123456. Of course we know that should be 12346, but for someone who doesn't know Kakuro, a faulty explanation is not helpful at all. In the last example "divide and conquer" he talks about having a 7-in-3 block to solve, while you are actually left with a 7-in-2, and his unique solution is not the only option in the puzzle pictured. Also, the website [...] that is mentioned in the book is not active anymore. Sure, it's a 2005 puzzle book but at least bother enough to keep the website available if you mention it in and on your book.
So much for the intro. The book itself is not a challenge at all for someone that has done Kakuro before. For the beginner it might be okay. It starts out with small puzzles and even the vicious puzzles (highest level in this book) I can fill out without thinking much at all. For me it was pretty much a waste of time and money. Not that I am so good at it, there are other books and puzzles where I get totally stuck on puzzles. That I call a challenge, not this.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
The Kakuro Challenge 2 Jan 30, 2007
By Nancy Eckart
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If Sudoku is boring you, this is the game you should try. I would advise you try an easier version before buying this one. Puzzles are clear, easy to read, large squares. One drawback in this book, however, is that there is either too little a margin or too much print on the edges, hampering writing notes. A minor problem.
 great fun! Nov 02, 2010
By Charlotte S. Lovejoy
This book starts with really easy puzzles and quickly works the solver up to very difficult ones. Good size for a plane ride, too.
 Not much of a challenge Jul 19, 2010
By Bonnie L. Kessler
This is a disappointing puzzle book. The puzzles are small - easy to complete in a short sitting. Although they are progressively harder as the books goes on, they are not much of a challenge. Thumbs down on this one.
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