Hooked on Sudoku

Posted on Saturday, August 23, 2008 at 7:36 am
by Tommy Chung

Sudoku has been popular for a while, but if you’ve never played before, it’s time to start! Sudoku is deceptively simple and exceptionally addictive! Due to the popularity and instant attraction of Sodoku, many find it inconceivable to put one sodoku puzzle down once they had started.

Experts say that in order to keep your mind sharp, you should exercise your brain. You can exercise your brain at any age. Choose challenging mental activities such as Sudoku because working sudoku puzzles can make your brain grow. Who knew that Sudoku had such amazing benefits?

Sudoku was introduced as a game in 1984 but is said to have been invented in 1793 by Leonhard Euler, a Swiss mathematician. This wonderfully addictive game can be played by anyone five years of age or older. In fact, it is one of the most addictive puzzles or games available today. Sudoku can not only challenge your mind but can keep you up at night in search of the solution.

There are several difficulty levels, but if you can count, you can start playing sudoku. In order to advance to new levels it just takes a bit of practice. You can learn many different strategies and techniques to solve any Sudoku puzzle. You can work the puzzle with your own strageties or from others that you have learned.

Or to really challenge yourself, try one level up from where you usually play. You may spend a little longer figuring it out but you will certainly be rewarded with the satisfaction of solving such a hard game. Printable-Sudoku.net times each game for you, allows you to save a particular game that you are working on, get hints for your game, ask how you are doing and even restart a puzzle from the beginning. They even let you print out blank puzzles so you can solve them any time any where.

There is really only one way to solve a Sudoku puzzle. First, fill in the squares so that the numbers 1 through 9 appear one time in each row, each column and each square of nine (3 X 3 box). Numbers can appear in any order that they work in but not in diagonal order. The easiest way to try to solve a sudoku puzzle is to start with the 3 X 3 squares and see what numbers you can fit in the large squares first. Then try going across each line vertically and then do the same thing on each line horizontally. Most puzzles come with several numbers already filled in and these numbers cannot be changed.

Another great thing about sudoku is that it can be fun for everyone, no matter what your age. You don?t have to be a rocket scientist or a genius to have a lot of fun with sudoku. In addition, there is not a true starting spot to any Sudoku puzzle so you can pick any place to begin.

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