The New York Times Will Shortz Presents Kenken: 300 Easy to Hard Puzzles That Make You Smarter

by Will Shortz, The New York Times, Tetsuya Miyamoto

Book Overview

KenKen has quickly become the successor to sudoku that the world's been waiting for! KenKen became the first puzzles to be printed in the daily editions of the New York Times next to its famous crossword puzzle.

This New York Times edition of KenKen contains 300 easy to hard 4x4 and 6x6 size puzzles, with "How to Solve" instructions and an introduction by puzzlemaster Will Shortz. The puzzles use all four mathematical operations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312603215
• ISBN13: 9780312603212
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.1" x 7.1"

Customer Reviews

Husband enthralled

My husband has not stop working at these puzzles since I Christmas gifted him with this book! Excellent compilatiion of current rage in puzzles and we are no longer fighting over the New York Times puzzle of the day.

Fun brain puzzle, more engaging and satisfying than sudoku.

This kenken book is a fun collection of puzzles that will keep your brain sharp and entertained. Kenken uses similar thought processes and solving stratagies to sudoku, but the math functions give an added dimension of logic and complexity, which makes it more engaging for the brain. Also, one of the frustrating things about sudoku is you can spend lots of effort and get stuck halfway through the puzzle, which makes you feel like you wasted time. Since kenken is smaller, you rarely get stuck, which leads for a shorter and more satisfying puzzle. This book has a good mix of easy and challenging puzzles. One of the nice things is the 6x6 (largest size), easy puzzles, which means you can enjoy the complexities of a 6x6 size without it being too hard. All the puzzles in the book are definitely solvable for normal people, and the puzzle have the right balance of being challenging and making you think without being over your head. I found myself challenged but never too frustrated by this book, and the wide variety of puzzles made the book always enjoyable. I would strongly recommend buying this book, and consider it as a shorter, more engaging, and more satisfying alternative to sudoku.

LOOVE THIS!

Awesome! I love this book, it has given me so much to think about and to practice by going in the beginner and onto the expert. Wonderful book!

Good Activity

I actually learned about the kenken from Will Shortz. I bought this book as a gift for my mother. I was happy with it. She hasn't told me how happy she is with it, but she likes similar mind games.

kenken rocks

I have been a fan of sudoku for a very long time. I just got into playing kenken recently and my friend introduced me to this book. Once i started playing the book i could not put it down. This game is harder and more addictive than sudoku. I recommend this book to anyone who loves math and sudoku. The 4 by 4 ones are not that challenging but once you get to the 6 by 6, those give you hard times. Also use pencil!!! very good book