The Times Difficult Su Doku

By Wayne Gould and The Times Mind Games

A collection of 200 previously unpublished Difficult Su Doku puzzles. Perfect for the more advanced Su Doku solver in need of a constant supply of challenging puzzles. Guaranteed to provide hours of absorbing, brain-stretching entertainment. Since the first Su Doku puzzle appeared in The Times in November 2004, they have become a phenomenon, with over 4 million copies of The Times Su Doku books sold worldwide. You don't need to be a mathematical genius to solve these puzzles; it is simply a question of logic. Each puzzle has a unique solution - and there's no guesswork required.
The Times Su Doku remains the original, the best and the market leader. The puzzles are provided by Wayne Gould, the man who started it all.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0007232527
• ISBN13: 9780007232529
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Collins Educational
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The Latest Puzzle Craze!

I have been a puzzle nut ever since a kid.I have every type of puzzle imaginable as well as over 500 puzzle books.That doesen't even take into account Crosswords.As I just turned 70,I have to admit the ole noggin ain't quite what it used to be;along with a few other things.However; back in June I came across my first SUDOKU in a little "freebie" paper I have been doing a Crossword,as well as a "STICKLER" by the well known Puzzlermaker Terry Stickels;for some time.At first glance I thought it reminded me of Magic Squares;but not really.Then I thought it might be more like Word Search,which I don't care much for ,especially after having done only a couple of easy ones.Then they got a bit more difficult ,and then a lot more challenging.Wow! are these fun! I guess there have been some of these around for some time but they have never been common;and I had never noticed them.No doubt, that if I scoured my library,I might find some.But what the heck;in just over a month,they are literaly everywhere,a lot of people are giving them a try ;and we are seeing a worldwide craze develop. Already, my bookstore has several books,this being one of them.As with all of them ,we are given some hints on solving and this book does a pretty fair job.However;you don't need a lot of help to see how to do them, especially the simple ones.However;as you tackle the harder ones;here is where it gets to be real fun. No doubt;we are going to be seeing speed competitions,and probably they are already working on TV Game Shows. What more is there to say but that this is a great little starter book to get you on your way and in the game. I have just seen a 3rd. book in this series.I have written reviews on other Sudoku books and they all have hints for solving,but the hints in this series is the weakest.See my reviews dated Aug.10,2005;Aug.6,2005 and 2 on Aug.3,2005.I just purchased another Sudoku book yesterday, Sept.23,and will be reviewing it shortly.....done as promised,see the review on Sept 30,it's a real good book!