What is Sudoku?

By Catalogs Editorial Staff

What makes Sudoku such a popular game?

Have you tried Sudoku yet? If you haven’t, you’re in for a real treat. This puzzle is a lot of fun ? and comes in variations from easy to quite complicated. People who love numbers love Sudoku ? but you don’t have to do any math to solve a Sudoku puzzle.

What is Sudoku?

Sudoku is a popular logic-based number puzzle. The goal is to fill a 9-by-9 grid so that each of the nine 3-by-3 boxes has digits from one through nine. The boxes should contain the digits only one time.

Sudoku’s History

According to Wikipedia, Sudoku was invented by American architect Howard Garns in the late 1970s. The first Sudoku puzzle was published in Dell Magazine and called Number Place. They went on to become popular in Japan in the mid 1980s and were given the name Sudoku. Sudoku means single number. What is Sudoku? It is an international puzzle hit since 2005. ~

Playing Sudoku Online

If you would like to play Sudoku, these Web sites offer free Sudoku games. Some of the sites list a daily or a weekly puzzle. Many of the sites list puzzles at different challenge levels.

Web Sudoku
At this Web site, you’ll find Sudoku puzzles that are easy, medium, hard and evil. There are also variations on the classic Sudoku puzzle. You can try a new Sudoku puzzle each day.

Sudoku Live
This Web site offers Sudoku puzzles in the following levels: kid’s, easy, medium and wicked. You can play numerous Sudoku puzzles at this Web site.

Sudoku Puzz
Here you can find online Sudoku and printable puzzles. This Web site offers great Sudoku tips and a Sudoku newsletter for puzzle fans. You can even download Sudoku to your own computer!

Handheld Sudoku

If you really fall in love with Sudoku, consider getting a handheld Sudoku computer that you can carry with you and keep handy. Most of these handheld games cost around 10 to 15 dollars and offer hundreds of Sudoku puzzles for your enjoyment. This is a great way to feed your Sudoku addiction!

Sudoku Competitions

When you become really skilled at Sudoku, you might consider competing in a competition. Check out the World Sudoku Puzzle Championship, where countries from all around the world participate. You may find a Sudoku puzzle competition at a regional level as well. This can be a fun way to connect with other Sudoku puzzle fans.

Happy Sudoku puzzle playing!