Sudoku Variants

Sudoku Variants
Author: Conceptis Puzzles
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2006-08
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781402741111

Everyone knows sudoku is enjoyable--but these addictive puzzles come in endless variations too! They range from simple to very difficult, and can take almost no time to finish...or require many hours. This entertaining collection showcases a wide range of possibilities, offering solvers who have become accustomed to the standard rules and grids an exciting new challenge. Select from Mega Sudokus that provide a real workout; Diagonals or Odd and Even versions with extra constraints; Sum Sudokus that merge with kakuro; and Multisudoku with overlapping puzzles. There's something for every level--12 x 12 puzzles, ones with irregularly shaped areas, even Mini Sudoku--and lots of fun for everyone.

Amazing Sudoku Variants

Amazing Sudoku Variants
Author: Puzzles Conceptis
Publisher: Puzzlewright
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-08-06
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781454906520

Its time to break out of the box: the traditional 3x3 puzzle box, that is! This assortment of engaging and challenging variants takes sudoku up a notch. The creative twists include overlapping and unusually shaped grids, special rules that make solvers up their game, and even super-large sudoku for an extra-fun experience.

Kakuro For Dummies

Kakuro For Dummies
Author: Andrew Heron
Publisher: For Dummies
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2006-01-09
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9780470028223

Looking for a new challenge now that you’ve mastered sudoku? Kakuro might be just what you need, and Kakuro For Dummies is a great place to start! A kakuro puzzle is a grid consisting of interlocking horizontal rows and vertical columns of squares, called blocks. You fill in the empty squares with numbers that match the clues and work both horizontally and vertically. Sound simple? Guess again! Kakuro uses the logic of sudoku plus some basic math skills. But relax—Kakuro For Dummies explains the clues, combinations, fixed values, and candidates—all the pieces of the puzzle. Like its sudoku counterpart, Kakuro For Dummies includes 240 puzzles from breezy easy to diabolically difficult. It demystifies the process, walking you through completing your first puzzle with illustrations and explanations that show the logic involved. You’ll get your feet wet with more than 100 easy puzzles, sharpen your skills on120 in the medium –to-difficult range, and if you’re brave enough, go head-to-head with nine devilish ones that’ll keep you awake nights. In no time, you’ll find yourself as addicted to kakuro as you are—or were—to sudoku, and having twice as much fun! You do the math.

Word Searches & Crossword Puzzles

Word Searches & Crossword Puzzles
Author: Frank Schaffer Publications
Publisher:
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2000-09-01
Genre: Crossword puzzles
ISBN: 9780867344417

Fun and challenging activities help develop basic skills such as vocabulary, and build critical thinking and problem solving skills.

Tredoku

Tredoku
Author: Mindome Ltd.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-10-25
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 014312014X

The next must-have for every puzzle enthusiast: a collection of challenges that takes Sudoku to the next level, literally. Finally, the next big thing in puzzles has arrived-a three- dimensional number logic game based on the rules of Sudoku. Tredoku(tm) features one hundred unique, handdrawn puzzles with an endless variety of shape possibilities, breaking out from the three-by- three square of the game puzzlers are accustomed to. Challenging players on a whole new geometric level, Tredoku(tm) uses three- dimensional play to test readers' logic and visual perception. Millions of Sudoku fans can't be wrong-and this is the next craze they have been waiting for.

Cuckoo Sudoku

Cuckoo Sudoku
Author: Djape
Publisher: Puzzlewright
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-10-03
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781454926238

You'll go cuckoo over these sudoku variants! Shake up the typical solving experience with these wild sudoku, perfect for fans looking for something a bit different. First, warm up with a few normal-size puzzles that will teach you the different variants. Then tackle the giant samurai-style sudoku made of five overlapping grids, each with its own unique twist. You must solve all five grids together to complete the entire puzzle. It's crazy fun!

Wild Sudoku Variants

Wild Sudoku Variants
Author: Conceptis Conceptis Puzzles
Publisher: Puzzlewright
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9781454934240

Variety is the spice of sudoku--so solvers will love these wild variants on the popular puzzle, which up the challenge and the fun Sudoku took the puzzle world by storm, but some fans have grown a bit bored with the constant repetition of 1 through 9 and 3 3 boxes. With variations such as overlapping and oversize grids, diagonals, shaded squares, and more, these puzzles bend the rules and bring something new to the game. Each gem is like a crazy cousin of standard sudoku--and solvers will be overjoyed to join the family reunion.

The Essential Book of Kakuro

The Essential Book of Kakuro
Author: Gareth Moore
Publisher: Atria Books
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2005-12-27
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9780743294416

HOW TO PLAY KAKURO AND SUCCEED! Kakuro is a Japanese game of logic -- and the next big puzzle craze to sweep the world since Su Doku. Like Su Doku, Kakuro is played on grids of varying sizes, using the numbers 1 to 9, and like Su Doku, Kakuro is absorbing, addictive, and utterly compelling. Combining numbers and logic, and with the interconnectedness of a crossword puzzle, this is a game for everyone -- all you need is the ability to add two numbers together. The Essential Book of Kakuro contains full instructions to the game, along with hints, tips, and invaluable number-combination tables, as well as more than 100 original puzzles for beginners to experts (and their solutions). If you like Su Doku, then you are certain to fall under the spell of the endlessly diverting, uniquely challenging Kakuro!

The Official Book of Kakuro: Book 1

The Official Book of Kakuro: Book 1
Author: Timothy E. Parker
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2005-12-15
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9780452287525

Sharpen your pencils–and your wits–there’s a new puzzle in town. Millions of Sudoku fans around the world are discovering a brand new addiction: the brain-buster Kakuro. Combining the appeal of a crossword with the addictive properties of Sudoku, it’s the latest puzzle craze to come from Japan. Kakuro is more challenging, more compulsive, and more fun than anything you’ve played before. Includes: 50 Easy, 50 Medium, and 50 Hard puzzles Rules, Tips and Strategies A "unique sum chart" that is the key to unlocking the logic of Kakuro