Sudoku

Sudoku is a 9x9 grid logic puzzle that requires players to fill each box in the grid with a number from 1-9 in a pattern that does not have duplication within the block, row or column. The puzzle begins with a partially filled grid and is available in a range of skill levels and variants. Variations include smaller or larger grid sizes or puzzles that require the number pattern to add up to a specified sum. Three dimensional and internet versions are also available.

The emergence of Sudoku on mobile products (iPod/iPhone, Blackberry and Windows Mobile, etc.) has garnered 60 million downloads in more than 100 countries sustaining the popularity. A quick tag popularity search of Sudoku found consistent interest in this number based game with hundreds of Sudoku blogs promising new puzzles, history, tips and techniques for the game. A yearly World Sudoku Championship began in 2006 and has been conducted in various locations throughout the world with significant prize monies.

Howard Garns, an American architect is credited as the father of the modern version of this puzzle which it didn’t reach mass appeal until Nikoli; a Japanese company renamed it as Sudoku, meaning single digit and released their version in 1984.

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• Fun & games, 11-20-09

  
  The Collegian Online — Authority: 535
  Sudoku and crossword puzzle answers for Fri., Nov. 20, 2009.
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• Buku Sudoku XBLA Gameplay

  
  Windows Operation System — Authority: 158
  Sudoku on the Xbox? Weird maybe but the controls work like a charm. Here’s a few Easy difficulty games. … gaming xbox sudoku xbla
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• Playlogic signs distribution agreement with AFA Interactive

  
  Gamer Investments — Authority: 596
  Amsterdam/New York – 19th November 2009 – Playlogic Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq OTC: PLGC.OB), an independent worldwide publisher of entertainment software, announced today that it has signed a distribution agreement with AFA Interactive. The agreement already saw AFA Interactive release Playlogic’s Hack ‘n’ ...
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• Food Meets Sudoku in Foodoku, Out Now for iPhone/iPod Touch

  
  Nine Over Ten 9/10 — Authority: 430
  Do you think it’s a good idea mixing ice cream and Sudoku together? It might sound like an odd-pairing, but it really isn’t, especially when you are talking about food-themed Sudoku game whereby numbers are replaced with food items! Check out the Press Release below: New From Addictinggames.com – Foodoku For ...
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• Fun & games, 11-18-09

  
  The Collegian Online — Authority: 535
  Sudoku and crossword puzzle answers for Wed., Nov. 18, 2009.
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• Timing TBLR Sudoku, 11/17/09-11/23/09

  
  Crossword Bebop — Authority: 123
  Today was a really bad day for TBLR Sudoku. I had the incredibly fast time from last Tuesday staring over my shoulder, and I ended up imagining the incorrect number in a square, which lead to the inevitable TBLR fail. I got another copy of the Variety section that was laying around, and started doing the puzzle the ...
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• Inside the Mind of a Sudoku Master

  
  Techland — Authority: 520
  Sudoku whiz Thomas Snyder squares off against his friend and former puzzle champ at the National Sudoku Championship in Philadelphia.
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• Inside the Mind of a Sudoku Master

  
  Nerdcore — Authority: 639
  ( Time Direktsudoku , via Digg ) Schönes Video vom Time Magazine, Inside the Mind of a Sudoku Master: „Sudoku whiz Thomas Snyder squares off against his friend and former puzzle champ at the National Sudoku Championship in Philadelphia“. Und, natürlich, wenn die keine Sudokus lösen, dann bringen sie Rubiks ...
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• Times Sudoku Number 2863

  
  Mark Wadsworth — Authority: 442
  Nick Drew reckons this Sudoku puzzle has two possible solutions, and that somewhere you can swap round 6s and 9s. The yellow squares are the numbers provided and the rest is my suggested solution. Can anybody work out which 6s and which 9s?
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• Konami Announces 6 Hot Games for Windows Mobile

  
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  Since Christmas and Thanksgiving are coming, it’s high time we saw a launch of something else than productivity software. Konami went out an announced 6 new apps for Windows Mobile, or better said, 6 games for folks using handsets that run Microsoft’s OS. The titles are as follow: Dance Dance Revolution S, Konami ...
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• Fun & games, 11-16-09

  
  The Collegian Online — Authority: 535
  Sudoku and crossword puzzle answers for Mon., Nov 16, 2009.
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• Su doh ku!

  
  MetaFilter — Authority: 746
  Open Letter to the Sudoku community and the organizers of the Sudoku National Championship about the potential cheating of Eugene Varshavsky during this Saturdays tournament. An unknown "man in a hoodie" shows up late and unregistered to the 2009 Sudoku National Championship in Philadelphia, and wins third place ...
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• New in the App Catalog for 14 November 2009

  
  PreCentral.net — Authority: 695
  With the weekend’s webOS 1.3.1 update came a whole slew of apps updated to match. Several new apps, including the much-awaited Facebook app , were included in the app drop, which was more reminiscent of carpet bombing than a precision strike. Yeah, there are that many updates. So many that the list extended off ...
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• Color Sudoku - Board Game.

  
  Passion for Puzzles — Authority: 130
  This game version of the classic logic game gives Sudoku a twist by swapping numbers for colors on a portable game board. This sturdy all-wood game includes 81 wood marbles in nine colors. Puzzlers set up the initial board using one of the 104 starter scenarios (with five degrees of difficulty), then solve by ...
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• Whimsy Animals 1.0 - Kids Jigsaw Puzzle App for iPhone and iPod touch

  
  iPhone News at Desinformado.com | The Complete Source for iPhone News — Authority: 148
  David Ross Software today announces Whimsy Animals 1.0, a simple kids jigsaw puzzle game for iPhone and iPod touch. Explore sixty beautiful animal photos and sounds by completing simple jigsaw puzzles. Practice hand-eye coordination, recognize shapes, and learn about scale while unveiling a world of animals, domestic ...
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• Free Game Download

  
  The Freebie Blogger — Authority: 625
  Big Fish Games is offering a free download of 1 of 4 games. Also you will receive Sudoku as an added bonus. International. Related Posts: Free Lego Digital Designer Download 3 Free Game Downloads
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• New in the App Catalog for 12 November 2009

  
  PreCentral.net — Authority: 695
  If you were wondering why there wasn’t anything for the start of this week, well, so were we. But Palm’s got some work underway that’s going to bring some updates to the App Catalog. Anyway, today brought us a lot of new stuff, and as usual we’ve got the round-up for you. It’s a long list, so we’ve got it ...
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• Fun & games, 11-13-09

  
  The Collegian Online — Authority: 535
  Sudoku and crossword puzzle answers for Fri., Nov 13, 2009.
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• A Slightly Armenian Sudoku

  
  Crossword Bebop — Authority: 123
  I realized when I did the last Armenian Sudoku, I left out a symbol, so I had to try again. In the process of trying again, I had a thought that it might be a good idea to gradually introduce the alternate symbols, and that it might be good to select which symbols get replaced by alternates at random. I did that ...
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