Customer Reviews:
Puzzles are pretty easy.......2007-09-11
If you are just learning Sudoku these might be enjoyable, but the majority of these puzzles are very easy.
Book Description
YOU DON'T KNOW SUDOKU...UNTIL YOU SUDOKU UNDER THE SEA!
Instead of numbers, thses sudoku puzzles feature images of SpongeBob SquarePants and his friends. Now everyone in the family can share the world's fascination with everything sudoku!
Includes more than 200 stickers for completing the puzzles!
Look for more books about SpongeBob SquarePants at your favorite store!
Customer Reviews:
Fantastic.......2007-06-27
My son is in kindergarten and just won't put these down. He can solve most of them himself and really enjoys working out the patterns and solutions. Each puzzle is slightly different enough that the same strategy won't work every time so it keeps him on his toes, but he enjoys figuring it out
Average customer rating:
- A nice portable little book of puzzles
- Worthless Purchase
- great puzzles, but the small size can be cumbersome
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Book Description
“The Best Puzzles Are Made by Happy Employees.” So Ad Age describes the credo of Nikoli, the Japanese puzzle company that invented the Sudoku craze and supplies 100% of the puzzles published in Japanese newspapers and magazines. And when they say “made,” they mean literally handmade—unlike the computer-generated puzzles found in other American Sudoku products.
And that’s one of the features that makes THE ORIGINAL SUDOKU BOOK 2— and THE ORIGINAL SUDOKU, published between seasons and already with 115,000 copies in print—unique. The books celebrate the compulsive joy of Sudoku with symmetry, smartness, and elegance. They invite you to match wits with the experts, to step into the 81-cell arena with a puzzle maker who has fiendishly anticipated your next step. Fun without frustration.
Other features? More all-new puzzles—over 300, arranged from “Easy” to “Very Hard.” The same chunky, easy-to-tote format, because once addicted you will be toting it around everywhere. An informative introduction that shows you how to approach and solve the puzzles. Plus an entirely new idea—an unprecedented tutorial on how to create your very own handmade Sudoku puzzles.
The obsession continues.
Customer Reviews:
A nice portable little book of puzzles.......2006-06-28
This is a nice little book. The small size means you can carry it easily with you for a diversion while awaiting a bus, an appointment or friends. It's a little difficult to physically manage because of this fact, however, and the squares are small, so it's difficult if you like to write in the possible solutions for the individual squares as I do. The puzzles are graded into "easy," "medium," "hard," and "very hard," and these assessments are accurate. You can solve any of them with the usual methods you employ for them but will find that the greater the level of difficulty the greater amount of time it'll take to solve them. I find that I tend to select a puzzle level based on how I'm feeling rather than strictly on what level I think I can do. If I'm not feeling like a major challenge, I tend to do easy puzzles. It gives me a sense of satisfaction without frustrating me when I may already be stressed out enough. I choose more challenging puzzles when I'm feeling more up to the demands, but then for me the point of doing these puzzles is to enjoy the experience, not to "prove" anything to anyone.
Worthless Purchase.......2006-03-05
I only give this a 1 because I can't choose a zero.
Whomever wrote the puzzles for this book obviously doesn't know the rules of sudoku:
No number can appear twice within a column, row, or 9-box sub-section (nor located in the same box within the 9-box sub-section). I'm a sudoku fanatic, so I'm very versed in the rules. When I sat down and started working the puzzles, I found myself running up against instances on every puzzle where the same number would have to appear in the upper left hand box of each sub-section twice within the same puzzle (which is a BIG no-no). When this happened 10 times in a row, I went back to the answer page and discovered all of the puzzles had this defect.
DO NOT PURCHASE THIS BOOK!!
great puzzles, but the small size can be cumbersome.......2005-12-21
The puzzles are top notch and you get 320 for your money, a very good deal. As the book is so thick, the page size is a bit small, making the left hand puzzles at the beginning of the book (and vice versa for the right hand pages at the back of the book) difficult to keep flat. The paper is tough enough to withstand multiple erasings and there is only minimal bleed through from puzzles on reverse page faces. It is up to you to decide whether or not these "hand-made" puzzles are better than computer generated. I have never played a computer generated puzzle, so I can't comment.
Book Description
THE KID'S BOOK OF
SUDOKU
2
Sudoku is the puzzle craze that's sweeping the nation. Now you, too, can become a genuine Sudoku genius!
This book tells you exactly how to get solving. It includes more than 150 puzzles, ranging in difficulty from brain ticklers, that will get you started (and addicted), to brain bogglers for scorchin' Suduko-ers.
Customer Reviews:
I can't stop doing Sudoku.......2007-02-18
I LOVE THIS BOOK! I can't stop solving the puzzles! I just bought the 1st book and the challenge edition because I love this one so much! I'm not a big math fan at all and I have become hooked on Sudoku! The other nice thing is that each page tells you which page the answer for that puzzle is on (other kids ones make you search a bit more). Also the puzzles are a nice size and easy to make out the numbers!
From the Board Games Editor at BellaOnline.com.......2005-12-17
If your family, like mine, has noticed a discernable lack of breakfast table conversation since the sudoku craze hit the United States, and your kids seem a little bit put off by the fact that Mom and Dad both have their noses buried in a sudoku, why not quiet them down by shoving this lovely little book under their noses?
In all seriousness, though, this is a great sudoku book for kids or beginners, as is the Kids's Book of Sudoku 1, its predecessor. The puzzles start at VERY easy and move to what an adult's easy-intermediate level would be. Remember that math skills are not necessary for sudoku-it's a logic puzzle which just happens to use numbers (they're used entirely symbolically) so if your kid hates math, they still may very well enjoy this book.
Again, this is not JUST for kids, people who've never tried sudoku before may enjoy this book as it starts off at a super-basic level.
Book Description
The hotter-than-hot puzzles, now in a format just for kids! Youngsters who want to start solving can have fun with these smaller sudokus that are right on their level. Instead of the usual sudoku grid, which goes from 1 to 9, most of these puzzles go only from 1 to 6. It’s simpler, increases the chances for success, and minimizes frustration. At the same time, children are building their skills—and preparing themselves to work on the 22 regular-size versions that are found at the end of the book. An introduction teaches the basic sudoku rules and offers easy-to-follow hints on how to figure out which number goes where.
“The new international craze!”—The New York Times
“People are wild about it...”—Sherry Stern of the Los Angeles Times
Customer Reviews:
Highly recommended.......2007-08-17
This is a good book on Sudoku for kids. The book includes 77 puzzles. The puzzles are of two sizes: 6x6, and 9x9. The solutions are at the end of the book. There are no categrories or levels of difficulty for the puzzles.
The first three pages in this book are dedicated for strategy, hints, rules, or tips. All the puzzles in the book are Classic Sudoku (with numbers). There are no Alphabet Sudoku (with letters) or Symbol Sudoku (with shapes and symbols) like the two books "Kindergarten Sudoku" and "Super Sudoku for Kids". Also, there are no simple 4x4 puzzles like some of the other books.
Great Fun!.......2006-02-02
Our family, like the rest of the world it seems, has become addicted to Suduko and my daughter is no exception. Being four she of course had to have "her own book" and we chose this one. The book, with it's larger grids and only one puzzle per page, is very kid-friendly. The difficulty level is right one the mark, the puzzles are challenging but not so difficult that a child would get discouraged. My daughter really enjoys playing Suduko and is very proud of the completed puzzles in her book, and I'm sure your child will be too. Now if she could just figure out how to tie her shoes......
Book Description
More sudoku adventures that feature your favorite sea creatures!
Instead of numbers, these sudoku puzzles use images of SpongeBob SquarePants and his friends.
Now everyone in the family can share the world's fascination with everything sudoku!
Includes more than 200 stickers for completing the puzzles!
Customer Reviews:
Great SpongeBob Activity!.......2007-06-13
Love the SpongeBob Sudoku puzzles. My 5-year old particularly enjoys working on these books. He finds the pictures hilarious, enjoys working out the puzzles - just the right level of difficulty for the beginning sudoku addict, and, as a bonus, loves using the extra stickers for all sorts of other things. I appreciate these books because they travel easily and make for a nice quiet activity during travel, in the doctor's office, out to dinner, etc.
Book Description
The hottest puzzle craze since the Rubik's Cube is set to take children by storm!
Su Doku puzzles are great fun, stimulating and very addictive. Beginning with a comprehensive "How to Play" section, Junior Su Doku contains over 100 puzzles using numbers, letters and shapes.
The book opens with some very easy 4 x 4 grids before gently increasing in difficulty to the more complex 6 x 6 and finally to the well-known 9 x 9 puzzles. Suitable for ages 8 and up, this book will provide hours of fun.
Customer Reviews:
Grandson loved it.......2007-01-16
I gave this to my 81/2 year old grandson for Christmas. He's been playing these puzzles for several months now and loves them. While everyone else was opening presents he was off buried in his book, reporting every so often what page he was on. He's a bit advanced for his age. I don't know much about these puzzles but he had no problem solving the ones in this book so if you want something more challenging you might think about choosing something more advanced.
Book Description
INTRODUCING SUDOKU PUZZLES FOR LITTLE EXPLORERS...
Instead of numbers, these sudoku puzzles are made with pictures of Dora and Boots. Now everyone in the family can enjoy the puzzle craze that's sweeping the planet!
Includes more than 200 stickers for completing the puzzles!
Customer Reviews:
Sudoku for 3 Year Olds.......2006-10-07
In the mornings I like to complete the Sudoku out of the newspaper and now my 3 year old joins me with her Dora Sudoku Sticker Book. What a great find. Like mother, like daughter.
Great for developing thinking skills.......2006-07-19
My 5-year old daughter has Easy Sudoku Puzzles #1 (Dora and Spongebob) as well as #2 (Dora) and loves them! She works hard on them with a lot of success! She loves the bright stickers as well as the patterns. She doesn't know how much she is developing her thinking skills; but she is!
As a teacher; I love that she is honing her logic skills!
Keep making these type of sudoku books; but increase the difficulty so they do not get too easy as children develop their skills. A 2x3 block would be nice to see next.
Book Description
A big, new, original puzzle collection featuring the hot new puzzle craze, already running daily on the crossword pages of USA Today, The New York Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, The Detroit Free Press, and many more to come.
"Crossword lovers, move over!"—USA Today. "Fiendishly addictive."—Time. Everyone can enjoy them. You don't need to be a math whiz to solve them. You need only a pencil to play.
What are they? Logic puzzles that just happen to use numbers. All you do is fill in a grid so that every row, column, and 3 x 3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9…and there's only one solution to each puzzle!
The Big Book of Su Doku #2 is even bigger and more challenging than #1, with 250 puzzles including basic 9 x 9 grids, followed by "Super" and "Maxi" puzzles (12 x 12 and 16 x 16 grids) plus the devilish "Samurai Su Doku" and with-a-twist "Irregular Su Doku."
Customer Reviews:
The Content is fine, paper quanlity is bad.......2006-11-07
I brought this book on my long flight to kill sometime. The letters are big and the book is fun. The only thing that I don't really like is the paper quanlity. It's coarse and pages are easy to fall out.
Sudoku.......2006-01-11
The Book of Sudoku 3 compiled by Michael Mepham
Published by: The Overlook Press, Peter Mayer Publishers, Inc. New York & Woodstock
Published in year 2005. 132pages
It is a puzzle book.
This Sudoku book is filled with puzzles rated easy to hard. They will strain your brain and sometimes leave you puzzled!
Sudoku is a new form of puzzles originated in Japan, which has just recently come out. The level of puzzles range from gentle to diabolical. The puzzles are 9 by 9 grids that are subdivided into 9 smaller grids of 3 by 3 squares. Each puzzle has only one solution.
Sudoku is the best kind of puzzle there is. Sometimes it is easy and sometimes it is hard. It is hard to put down. It keeps me awake; it helps me stay sharp and open-minded. I would definitely recommend this book to others. It is addictive and I find myself doing Sudoku during class, standing in line, and on the bus.
Another great Su Doku book - the big squares make this book good........2005-09-11
In his first Su Doku book, "The Big Book of Su Doku #1", Huckvale presented many Su Doku puzzles that varied in difficulty. From 4 x 4 squares to 6 x 9 squares to 9x9 squares to 12x12 squares. In this second book, he adds in jigsaw and Doubles, along with varied difficulties in the puzzles. The jigsaw and doubles aren't necessarily more difficult but it gives a nice twist, just something different. But the main reason I like Huckvale's books better than other Su Doku books I have seen, is that his squares in the puzzles are large. This means you can actually make tiny notes to yourself when trying to solve the puzzle. Compared this to other books where the squares are quite small and it makes it more difficult to make notes. Thanks for the big squares!
Customer Reviews:
Addictive but very disorganized.......2006-04-25
Addictive.
But this particular book will tend to drive you crazy for 2 reasons:
1 - too little space: the puzzles are too small to allow one to write in solutions (gets awfully, awfully messy).
2 - misleading organization: some of the easy puzzles are really too complicated and some supposedly complicated ones are relatively easy -- leading to much confusion and frustration!. After hours of obsessive puzzling I went back to puzzle #1 for an easy break (I didn't solve it when I started). It was NOT easy at all but harder than most subsequent puzzles even in the "tough" section. I can prove it quite graphically.
Did the authors actually solve these puzzles??? I wonder.
50% LARGER VERSION (workaround): I eventually used Excel software to make a resuable, easily printed layout with nicely bold borders like in the book BUT 50% larger so I could have space to pencil in and erase the often very complex potential solutions.
I also had to devise a simple way of marking numbers to keep track of how selection of one number selected or eleminated others. The pathways get very complicated and you can trace effects through 20+ numbers before discovering a conflict or, worse, not discovering a conflict in a number selection which actually is incorrect. [My markings were underline "_" under selected number and short vertical mark "│" under eleminated number.]
I got so frustrated with the bad organization and overly complex puzzles that I eventually threw the book away (into woodstove).
If you want to avoid the addiction of this game, don't buy the book.
If you buy the book, use a spreadsheet program to make a simple grid that you can fill in from the book and print. It's the only sane way. My revised puzzle size makes it possible to solve the more complex puzzles AT ALL. And, like I say, the difficulty has little to do with the groupings, which is misleading (to repeat myself).
breaking up homes! destroying friendships!.......2005-08-25
Last night I had a friend over and my sudoku book happened to catch my eye. Suddenly I wanted her to go home so I could work on the puzzle. That book has some serious power over me!
Tougher than you'd think.......2005-07-31
It amuses me to hear these number puzzles referred to as a hot new craze to hit the US, since I used to solve these puzzles many years ago in the Dell puzzle magazines. I believe Dell is actually the originator of this puzzle, which was called "Number Place" rather than "Sudoku." The rules are quite simple. Given a 9 by 9 square grid, you have to arrange the digits one through nine into the grid so that the same number does not appear more than once in any row, column, or subgrid. Although it sounds easy, it can be fiendishly difficult. It takes reasoning, logic, and, in the case of the harder puzzles, a lot of persistence.
This Sudoku collection contains a detailed guide on how to solve easy, medium, and difficult puzzles (and yes, the harder the puzzle the more complex the approach that must be taken to solve it). It contains more than 130 puzzles arranged in order of difficulty from easy to diabolical. The grids are large and easy to work with. This book will keep you challenged for a long time. Warning: these puzzles can be habit forming!
Eileen Rieback
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