How to Solve Sudoku: A Step-by-step Guide (52 Brilliant Ideas) - Softcover

Wilson, Robin J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1904902626 ISBN 13: 9781904902621

Publisher: Infinite Ideas Limited, 2005

Synopsis

Sudoku’s spreading faster than you can count to nine. But these seriously addictive, completely captivating puzzles can get fans a little gridlocked from time to time. They’ll be able to get back in the game with the help of mathematician and bestselling author Robin Wilsonhimself a sudoku aficionado. He’s got the solution to unraveling these conundrums, with 52 tried and tested tips and tactics.How to Solve Sudoku takes you through them, one by one, with plenty of examples and practice grids so that you can hone your skills before you move on to the next fiendish brainteaser.

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From the Author

Are you stuck on sudoku puzzles -- or would like to solve them more easily? This step-by-step guide shows you how to do so, starting with simple puzzles and progressing gradually to much harder ones. Unlike some of its more unwieldy competitors, it is slimline form (suitable for your pocket or handbag), is printed on good quality paper, and costs less than £5. The explanations are very clear throughout, using a convenient notation that makes the book much more readable than some other books on the subject. Sudoku can be a lot of fun -- I hope you'll find that this book makes it even more so.

Synopsis

"There's no doubt about it. The sudoku craze is an out-and-out phenomenon, spreading faster than you can count to nine. Puzzle books are starting to dominate the bookshelves, but this book is different. It's the very first comprehensive techniques book on the market. In "How to solve sudoku", I give a step-by-step guide to cracking these sometimes infuriating puzzles. So if you are feeling a little grid-locked, here are 52 brilliant tactics to help you get to grips with solving sudoku puzzles. Remember, no arithmetical skills are needed. It is entirely a test of logic (but most of all patience!)." Professor Robin Wilson. What it's about? Professor Robin Wilson reveals 52 tactics for getting to grips with what is currently the fastest growing phenomenon sweeping the world. If you haven't heard about it yet - you will! Sudoku is a number puzzle for all generations, but math phobics should fear not. Each grid can be solved using logic alone. The puzzles vary from straightforward to fist-slamming-on-desk hard. "How to solve sudoku" is unlike any book currently on the market. First of all it's not a puzzle book (although you will find plenty of sample and practice grids).

This is the first guide to give substantial advice on strategies and techniques for solving puzzles of all varying degrees of difficulty. In this book readers discover: a brief history of sudoku; fundamental terminology and some basic theory; how to get started (scan your rows and fill your gaps!); The vital techniques required to solve every kind of puzzle, from the easy to the diabolical; loads of examples of puzzles worked out with step-by-step instructions, alongside sample and practice grids for interactive learning; and Sudoku worksheets. With the 52 Brilliant Ideas series readers can enhance their existing skills with negligible investment of time or money and will substantially improve their performance over the course of a year. Each of the 52 chapters tackles a single aspect of the subject in an entertaining and lively way. At the end of each chapter is a "how did it go?" feature which allows readers to reflect on the lesson in a classical experiential learning pattern. The tone of each book is personal and informal; readers will feel as thought they are having a one-to-one with their favourite coach.

Edition details

• Publisher: Infinite Ideas Limited
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1904902626
• ISBN 13: 9781904902621
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128