What is Sudoku? A Beginner's Guide to the Brain Teaser Puzzle Game of Sudoku, One of the World's Best Word Games and Mind Jolt Games for Exercising Your Brain
Grant John Lamont
Copyright 2011 by Grant John Lamont
Smashwords Edition
Chapter 1: The Easiest Way To Play The Easy Sudoku
Chapter 2: Sudoku Game: A Worldwide Trend That Tends To Stay Forever
Chapter 3: Killer Sudoku: The Boredom Killer Loved By Many
Chapter 4: Challenge Yourself With Sudoku Games
Chapter 5: Is It Just A Game Of Logic?
Chapter 6: The History Of The Sudoku Number Puzzle Game
Chapter 7: Web Sudoku Transcending Game Barriers
Chapter 8: How To Play And Solve Sudoku
Chapter 9: Sudoku For Kids And Beginners
Chapter 10: Free Printable Sudoku: The Best Choice For Beginners
Chapter 11: Where Can You Get Your Sudoku Puzzle Of The Day?
Chapter 12: Play Sudoku Online On These 5 Great Sudoku Websites!
Chapter 13: The Ultimate Sudoku Electronic Game For You
Chapter 14: Sudoku Free: Your Online Brain Teaser
Chapter 15: Tricks And Tips For Sudoku Puzzle
Chapter 16: How To Make A Winning Sudoku Strategy
Chapter 17: Sudoku Hints: The Secret To Solving The Sudoku
Chapter 18: Now Available! Sudoku In USA Today
Chapter 19: Sudoku Solvers: Mastering An Addicting Number Puzzle Game
Chapter 20: What's In With Sudoku Shack?
Chapter 21: Sudoku Solutions: Helpful For Some, Boring For Others
Chapter 22: Puzzle The Whole World With Sudoku Daily
Chapter 23: Be A Sudoku Solver And Exercise Your Brains
Chapter 24: Give Your Brain A Mind Twisting Puzzle Game
Chapter 25: A Number Game Guide! Sudoku Answers
Chapter 26: Where Can You Get Free Sudoku Puzzles?
Chapter 27: Post Or Host Your Sudoku Online – It's Free And It's Fun
Chapter 28: Rattle Your Mind With An Electronic Sudoku
Chapter 29: Making Your Own Mind Puzzles
Chapter 30: Online Sudoku: Get Into The Game
Chapter 31: The Different Sources Of Monster Sudoku
Chapter 32: 7 Careful Steps On How To Solve Sudoku
Chapter 33: Easy And Difficult Ways In Solving Sudoku
Chapter 34: Samurai Sudoku: A Different Challenge
Chapter 35: Top Sources Of Printable Sudoku Puzzles
Chapter 36: Printable Sudoku Puzzles For Beginners And Pro
Chapter 37: Have Fun Customizing Your Sudoku Puzzle Print-out
Chapter 1: The Easiest Way To Play Sudoku
Playing a puzzle is one of the most popular pastimes in all parts of the world. During breaks or idle hours you can oftentimes see a person busy solving puzzles from newspapers, magazine or books. These are personal moments that can help idle time away and sharpen ones mind.
One of the best played puzzles is the Sudoku. It is an addictive number puzzle game that is taking the United States and the whole world by storm. It has become one of the most famous puzzle games ever created.
It is played using a 9 x 9 grid that is divided into nine equal squares. The objective of the puzzle is to place the numbers from 1 to 9. Each number must appear only once in every row, column and in 3 x 3 squares.
A Sudoku puzzle game usually begins with a set of numbers already given in the puzzle. Depending on the given numbers and the placement of the numbers, this determines the complexity level of this puzzle. The puzzle normally differs from the simple or easy down to the difficult level of play. Sudoku puzzle is solved using logical skills.
If you haven't tried playing a Sudoku puzzle yet, it is suggested that you begin with the easiest one available. If you want to purchase a puzzle book, the different levels are labeled – whether it is easy, moderately hard or very difficult.
If you want to look for the game in a newspaper, you will usually find the easiest Sudoku puzzle at the start of the week (Monday). By starting with the easy Sudoku, it will help you improve the strategies and techniques you have. In addition, it is not as frustrating as the difficult Sudoku.
How to play the Easy Sudoku?
For beginners, here are steps which can be helpful in solving the easy Sudoku. Be sure to follow each step carefully and correctly to have a better chance of solving the puzzle.
1. Upon Solving, think carefully and cleverly. Once you already know that you cannot have two same numbers in each row, column or 3 x 3 boxes, it will be a good help or hint which you can use to get another number in the series. Remember the more difficult the Sudoku is, the lesser chance to start the game easily.
2. In solving an easy Sudoku, the first thing you must keep in mind is to look for the possibilities. Possibilities are the numbers that are possibly just around. Beginning at 1, make an imaginary line on the boxes in the 1's row and column. When you see that only one box is left in the nine-square block, you will know that it is a possibility.
3. Carefully work on the numbers until the number 9. Since you already placed some of the numbers, this must help you to get other numbers which has more possibilities.
4. If you are trapped, go back but ensure to look at the other numbers. Once that happens, it is assured that you had missed something on the puzzle. That thing is normally where you need to be active again. If on the process you still cannot find the 'missing number", begin by labeling each block with everything which has a chance to be on the box.
5. It would be advisable that you begin a game in the newspaper. Most of the newspapers in the country already have Sudoku puzzle games. Most of the easy puzzle games are out during Monday and Tuesday. While the difficult puzzles are out on the following days.
The basic technique most players use in playing the Easy Sudoku is by going through every number and by trying to place as many numbers as the puzzle permits. You have to observe the numbers on the rows and columns to make sure that there are no same numbers present.
If you are working your way on the numbers 1 to 9, ensure to think about going through the same process again. Then, look at the squares to know the numbers you can use to prevent other numbers from filling in.
Try to train your mind well in looking at the numbers in all 3 x 3 boxes, columns or rows. In this way, you can easily spot the missing numbers which you need in each 3 x 3 boxes, columns or rows.
Lastly, if it is your first time to play the game, be patient. It may be an easy Sudoku but it is not as simple as what you may think. It still requires great logical skills and careful thinking in order to win and complete the puzzle.
Chapter 2: A Worldwide Trend That Tends To Stay Forever
Once you begin with a Sudoku game, it is expected that you will find it very difficult to stop. Most players are not at first a great fun of puzzles and crosswords but, the time they started to play for it, they were hooked up by the game. They would even make sure that they have completed the game.
What makes it very addicting is the continuous challenge it give to the players. The pre-planned trial and error matched techniques which depends mainly to the clues you have given make it easier for anyone to win.
Compared to crossword puzzle, the Sudoku game does not require you to know every word found in the dictionary. In addition, this is not as frustrating as the first one since players can always return to the basic level and focus on their speed than completing it.
For the main part, a single Sudoku game can be done from five minutes up to a couple of hours. Actually, it all depends on the level which you have chosen to play. If you chose the difficult level then, probably it will take you hours to solve it. However, the easier level can be completed within 5 minutes to an hour. This means that there is a game for all types of Sudoku game players.
The growth of this worldwide trend is fuelled by its big prizes and rewards that are beginning to rise in the Sudoku events and tournaments in the whole world. The prizes normally range from a few thousand US dollars up to a number of hundred dollars. This can be very pleasing if get into the Sudoku game and win it for yourself.
Luckily, since Sudoku game can be very difficult, there is software available to help you with your solution if you get stumbled on the course of the game. What you should do is to set in your solution and try to solve whether it is correct or wrong. This is the best and accurate way to know if you have the correct result or not.
On the other hand, if you are playing the Sudoku game offline (newspaper, magazine or books) what you should do is to get your pen and paper then do the traditional way of solving.
The best thing about playing a Sudoku game is that it gives a fair playing ground for everybody. A five year-old kid, a 65 year-old elder, a Math major professor and a person who do not know how to speak English can play for it and win at the end.
As a conclusion, the craze for the Sudoku game will stay forever. This is not just simple trend that will vanish after three to six months. Many people learn to love it and for sure they want to keep playing for it for the rest of their life.