How To Solve Sudoku Puzzles
| Games : Puzzles The First Encounter Like many of you, I was hooked to Sudoku Puzzles. In 2000, a friend of mine from Japan sends me a strange puzzle. In a box of 9 X 9 grids, there were few numbers listed randomly. "Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9" That's all she said. ?It's fun. It's challenging. It's addictive!? My friend warned me! For the next few days, I was totally stuck with the puzzle trying to solve the mystery. I was helpless without any guide or help?but I was excited. There were a few moments I feel like giving up, but I came back eventually. She told me that the puzzle is called Sudoku. I was totally overwhelmed, I was addicted. This is the first time I face Sudoku. To see the Puzzle, clickhere. SUDOKU RULE In a classic Sudoku Puzzle, it consist a grid of 9 squares wide and 9 squares deep. The lines of squares running horizontally are called rows, and the lines running vertically are called columns. The grid is further divided by the darker lines into nine 3 X 3 square 'boxes'. Some of the squares already have numbers in them. The task is to fill in the blank squares. Here's the rule of the classic Sudoku Puzzle. In fact, there's only one rule: - Each row, column and box must end up containing all of the numbers from 1 to 9, and each number can only appear once in a row, column or box. This rule has an important side-effect, which is the basis of all Sudoku Solving Techniques. There's no math involved. The grid has numbers, but nothing has to add up to anything else. You solve Sudoku Puzzle with reasoning and logic. Simple? Wait till you try your hands on it! To play Puzzle, you may click here. PLAYING SUDOKU Sudoku is no longer a game. Though Sudoku Puzzles have become a massive craze for grown-ups, I think that kids should be allowed to enjoy them too! Sudoku is an excellent way for kids to develop their logic skills while having fun, and children as young as 7 or 8 can begin to enjoy them. No math is needed to complete the puzzles, and no guessing should be necessary either! Children of all abilities enjoy the challenge of a Sudoku puzzle, if the puzzle is age-appropriate. Sudoku develops your child's reasoning skills and concentration. The UK government-produced Teachers magazine has recommended that Sudoku Puzzles are done in the classroom as brain exercise! Kids gain huge satisfaction from completing a Sudoku puzzle. I tried it on my children. They are both weak in math. After playing Sudoku Puzzles for a year, both their math?s grade ends up in the top 10% of the class. There are benefits in playing Sudoku puzzles for the oldies too ? as age catching up, the sort of exercise and mental workout which the brain gets from playing logic puzzles can help to stop memory decline, make them smarter and even halt the progress of Alzheimer?s disease . Before I sign off, last word of warning:- ?Sudoku is exciting, it is fun, and it is addictive!? Don?t blame me for not warning you in advance! Have fun. Eric T. A Sudoku Enthusiast www.sudoku-tips.com
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