Sudoku is known worldwide as a challenging, wordless crossword puzzle. There is a huge craze around Su Doku for being a brain teaser in having a broad spectrum of difficulty and use of logic in the placement of numbers. Sudoku was first introduced by The Times in 2004 by Wayne Gould. The Times Su Doku â€“ Book 1 is a compilation of never-before-published Sudoku puzzles.

The Times Su Doku â€“ Book 1 consists of partially completed 9x9 grids, with nine 3x3 sub-grids. The book has an introduction section to acquaint the reader with Sudoku and goes on to explain rules and simple methods to solve a puzzle. There is no mathematics involved. The solution consists of all the digits from 1 to 9, and the numbers should appear without repetition explicitly to each row or column. As we go on, this book encourages the reader to come up with their own techniques of reasoning and logic.

There are more books in the series and this is the first one. This series is ideal for Sudoku fanatics. The book is reasonably light and can be even used while travelling. It is available in paperback. It was published by Collins in 2008.

Key Features:

It has 4 levels. A beginner can start off with Easy grids and then the levels are increased to Mild and Difficult. Lastly there is the Fiendish level that is handy for experts of Sudoku.
The book has an answer section provided.
It has been checked for quality control to make sure that there is only one unique solution for each puzzle.
This book is known to be the first Sudoku book to be published in Britain and more than 4 million copies have been sold worldwide.

The Times Su Doku - Book 1

By Gould (Author) By Harpercollins Publishers India Limited (Publication)

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