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Title: New York Post Fiendish Sudoku: The Official Utterly Addictive Number-Placing Puzzle
ISBN: 0061173363
Author:
Wayne Gould
Publicate Date: 2006-07-01
Publish: 2006-07-01
List Price: $6.95
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Paperback
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1: Required: pencil, eraser, patience
These puzzles are of similar difficulty to the "hard" sudoku that appear in the newspaper on the weekend, perhaps even a little more difficult. Most of the puzzles I've done so far required at least one or two guesses to solve, so be sure to use a pencil for each guess in case it doesn't lead you to the solution. Sudoku is a fun way to pass the time, and I am looking forward to spending lots of time with this collection of puzzles.
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2: Fiendish
I look for Sudoku books with three qualities. First, I want puzzles that have only one solution. If I find a book that includes puzzles with more than one solution I discard it. Two, I want books with grids large enough that I can enter candidates in the cells. Third, I want books with challenging puzzles. Many of the descriptions on Amazon omit such info.
I prefer grids that are about 4 ??" x 4 ??". The grids in my newspaper are about 3" x 3" (which is tolerable because not many candidates are needed).
New York Post Su Doku Fiendish (Wayne Gould): The puzzles have only one solution; the grids are about 3 ??" x 3 ??". There are 200 puzzles in this book; 190 "Fiendish," and 10 "Super Fiendish." Gould does not need to make "pencil marks" and assumes the rest of us don't. Hence, small grids for fiendish puzzles.
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3: Very Good but Not Totally Fiendish
I have to admit that I do love Wayne Gould's puzzles, which is why I bought this book sight unseen. Being an addict of very difficult sudoku (or "Su Doku", as he calls them), I looked forward to his worst. This is written after solving the first half.
Mr. Gould is of the solving school that thinks marking up the puzzle gets in the way of good solving. He challenges the solver to find his carefully hidden clues, all of which can be found without marking up -- if you have a better memory for numbers than I have. This is great fun, and I appreciate and enjoy the challenge. The downside is that for people who like REALLY hard (grid coloring, logic chains), these puzzles are not fiendishly hard.
I highly recommend this book to those who are trying to learn how to solve very difficult puzzles that can be solved by traditional techniques. It is filled with interesting and varied puzzles, and you will find some much harder than others because they test different solving methods. For an advanced solver, it is certainly much more fun than the average book.
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4: Challenging! Fun!
If you want challenge you should get this one. It's real fiendish! However, among the puzzles in the book there are some that are harder and some are a little easier... but still fiendish. I love it. I hope I will be able to find another one this good when I'm done with this one.
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5: terrific challenges for those bored with super market sudoku
I purchased the book for my friend who easily completed puzzles categorized as difficult in booklets found at supermarkets and discount stores. There were never enough difficult puzzles to keep her busy or challenged so much of each booklet was useless. She is delighted with this sudoku booklet and while she can complete the puzzels it does take some time and provides an adequate challenge. She is happy and I am too! Well worth the price.
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