Sudoku: Some readers might know this one already, especially if they're joining us from Britain, since you couldn't NOT notice lately that everyone is talking about the japanese number-place-puzzle called sudoku (sometimes also spelled su doku).
So this post pretty much concerns euro-readers mainly, and brace yourself for what will come to us sooner or later. It's impact has been compared to that of the rubik's cube...and it's really quite an amazing little game, especially because of its simplicity.
As you can see below, sudoku is all about numbers. 9 boxes, aligned 3x3 vertically and horizontally respectively (nice one). You need to place the numbers 1-9 in each of the boxes but never the same number in either box or line (again, vertically or horizontally). And that. is. it.
Simple and gripping, it's a real joy to play. I've become familiar with it on my trip to Scotland last week, and I'm very happy to hear that an Austrian newspaper (the best of the lot) is featuring sudoku this Saturday, I think for the first time in Austria. Fecking right on. So get yourself a paper this Saturday and become addicted, fool!
Link 1 (Wikipedia) Link 2 (Su Dokupage at the Times Online) Link 3 (Article in the Guardian)
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