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small (maybe 5x5") pad of paper printed
with sodoku grid and, in printed in light
blue each square, the numbers 1-9.
you would pencil in the day's given puzzle
numbers, then dot out the unacceptable
number options for each square, then
mark in the square's answer.
this would be cleaner than
scribbling in,
(and missing) tiny numbers.
good for advertising give-away tablets of
paper .
Sudoku
http://www.sudoku.com/
I didn't know what this was [Zuzu, Nov 03 2005]
I guarantee this would send you nuts.
po_92s_20su_20doku_20mayhem
[po, Nov 03 2005]
[link]
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I am trying to figure out why this is hard? Maybe I am missing something? |
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funny, some people make a note of the numbers that won't go in each square; I tend to write in (very small) the numbers that just might go in each square. |
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zuzu, if you mean why is sudoku itself difficult, its because a very slight slip in concentration can wreck the whole puzzle. some puzzles are harder that others. |
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mread, I wouldn't be at all surprised if your idea was not baked (in the real world) |
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Yes, that's what I meant. Thanks po, will take a look. |
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I just play it on my cellphone :) |
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don't panic, there's still time |
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My dad would love one of these. Nowadays I'm actually regretting him introducing him to it - he always gets to them before I do. Maybe I should give him one of those sudoku books - and one of these pads, if somebody invents one (please please pleeease!!). |
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Wouldn't squared paper (commonly available at most supermarkets and stationery shops) do just as well? |
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I hoped this might have been a tablet to stop me playing Sudoku. |
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Maybe little square stickers would be better. After all, only 1/2 of the puzzle squares are blank, and of those, you only need multiple guesses for a few of them. |
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What does sudoku mean in Japanese? |
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why not make it reusable? Imagine taking an etch-a-sketch and then putting over it a transparent overlay with the sudoku grid. People like me who don't like automatic pencilmarking (which makes it easier) can use a blank grid; people who want to make it easy can use those predetermined numbers as suggested. |
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Now that I know what Sudoku is (thanks to [Zuzu] for linking that] I can crossaint this. |
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One of our customers manufactures these very items. His pads have about 24 puzzles, with a whole load of blank grids to fill them in on. He can't manufacture them fast enough to keep up with demand. |
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I never found the allure to the game. It always seems like a chore, not a puzzle. |
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this very item manufactured already.
another deja done. |
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Agree with [Cuit-au-four] - I don't feel rewarded after solving one of these. With a crossword puzzle, there's a sense of "Ahhh, of course, that's what it meant." But sudoku, okay it had to be a 3. So what? |
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Ditto. It's number crunching. However, the proposed idea is a nice, simple addition that would benefit 'sudokers'. + |
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