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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• Carnival of Maths #59 is up!

  
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  The Number Warrior is hosting this month’s carnival!  It’s up here , and I was impressed with the entries [both in number and quality].  Plus, there was even something on Bourbaki, though not the symbol I wrote on earlier. I also really like the post right before the Carnival , about a possible case of ...
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• 7 new titles added to online Nintendo store – UNO & Tales of Monkey Island

  
  Brutal Gamer — Authority: 514
  7? Holy shit, it’s practically Christmas! Nintendo did something they’re not really that well known for, they’ve added 7 (SEVEN) new titles to its online store which covers both the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS. The new titles which have been added range from UNO – don’t worry, no webcam is involved and ...
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• European Nintendo downloads: Banana fighting street

  
  Smash Gamers — Authority: 154
  Finally , the wait for Fighting Street is over for Europe! We suppose it’s timely, given that a new Street Fighter game is in the news now, but … it’s still Fighting Street . The continuation of Tales of Monkey Island should be a bit more welcome, as should the DSiWare Bomberman Blitz . Manic Monkey ...
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• Fun & games, 11-6-09

  
  The Collegian Online — Authority: 536
  Sudoku and crossword puzzle answers for Fri., Nov 6, 2009.
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• Fun & games, 11-4-09

  
  The Collegian Online — Authority: 536
  Sudoku and crossword puzzle answers for Wed., Nov. 4, 2009.
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• Free E71 Games from Nokia OVI Store - Limited Time Only!

  
  All New Phawville — Authority: 127
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• Fun & games, 11-2-09

  
  The Collegian Online — Authority: 536
  Sudoku and crossword puzzle answers for Mon., Nov. 2, 2009.
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• Sudoku Tournament Scandal

  
  The Friggin Loon — Authority: 151
  WTF, a cheating probe at a sudoku tournament, what has the world come to? Officials of the Philadelphia Inquirer National Sudoku Championship are rightly pissed after discovering contestant Eugene Varshavsky was unable to complete some easy steps in the puzzle during the final round.Varshavsky, who played in a hoodie ...
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• Handmark launches six new Android apps

  
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  Handmark is obviously serious when it comes to committing its resources towards the Android platform. In that sense, the mobile software maker has launched 6 new applications: New Oxford American Dictionary…
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• What’s Your Favorite Google Wave Gadget?

  
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• Windows Live And Windows 7 – Easier Than The Easiest !

  
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• Fun & games, 10-30-09

  
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  Sudoku and crossword puzzle answers for Mon., Oct 30, 2009.
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• Tube5800 Contest: Win 10 Licenses of Sensible Sudoku 2

  
  Nokia 5800 'Tube' Blog — Authority: 425
  We know its been long since our last contest and yeah we are back with a bang! This one goes out for all the Sudoku lovers out there-Guys, we have got the very best of the Sudoku client available for 5800 today- Sensible Sudoku 2 for this contest. (Yeah, we know we gave that title to Platinum Sudoku but we have to ...
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• Fun & games, 10-28-09

  
  The Collegian Online — Authority: 536
  Sudoku and crossword puzzle answers for Wed., Oct 28, 2009. Also including this weeks comic from Opinion.
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• RedEyes Sudoku Challenge: would you play?

  
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  Were thinking of ways to make RedEyes Sudoku puzzles more interactive. Remember RedEyes Operation Wow ? We hid clues inside the paper for 5 days. With all 5 clues solved, you learned about The Great @redeyechicago Outdoor Tweetup . Personally, it was loads of fun for me to get to email back and forth with puzzlers ...
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• Sudoku tourney probed for cheating

  
  Courier Times Now — Authority: 598
  Officials of The Philadelphia Inquirer National Sudoku Championship are investigating suspicions of cheating. The focus is on Eugene Varshavsky of Lawrenceville, N.J., who placed third out of 646 competitors and took home a $3,000 prize on Saturday. Officials say Varshavsky blazed through the second round but ...
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• CHEATING IN SUDOKU TOURNAMENT?

  
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  Eugene Varshavsky of Lawrenceville, N.J. might be the first guy ever busted for cheating in a Sudoku tournament. Sudoku–that silly little game where incomplete rows and columns of numbers each have the same sum–held a tournament in Philadelphia last weekend, Varshavsky, playing in a hooded sweatshirt, ...
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• Facebook & Twitter costing businesses billions… allegedly

  
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  Workers using social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter are supposedly costing companies billions of dollars each year. That is if you believe the latest survey on the subject to emerge from [...]
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• Nintendo Download for North America October 26th

  
  Default Prime — Authority: 509
  It’s the Week you have all been wating for! Ghost Mansion Party is hitting WiiWare! Not only that but PictureBook Games:  Royal Bluff and SUDOKU hit DSiWare. This week is so amazing. Oh, and theres this game called Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 3 on WiiWare and some old games like Golden Axe and Zombies Ate My ...
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• Online Free Sudoku Puzzles Are A Great Way To Pass The Time At Home Or On The Go

  
  Software Scripts — Authority: 129
  Without a doubt, Sudoku has become an increasingly popular pastime over the past few years. Emerging from simply a cult style game, it has since usurped the crossword puzzle as one of the most popular pen and paper games of all time. Most commonly you can find a daily Sudoku puzzle in your local newspaper, but thanks ...
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