Sudoku [Sudokuki]: A Puzzle for All Ages

In an age of electronic distraction, passivity in amusement and temporary satisfaction is ubiquitous, but with Sudoku [Sudokuki], there is this difference: it presents a hope for simple yet invigorating exercises for the mind. This classic puzzle game has captured the fancy of millions of people around the world as one favorite game both for occasional players and serious enthusiasts. Why does the puzzle present such universal appeal? Let's see how the puzzle was born. It is actually the growth to fame and its success in challenging and engaging at all age levels.

A Short History of Sudoku [Sudokuki]

Despite the fact that the word Sudoku [Sudokuki] comes from Japanese, "Su" meaning number and "Doku" meaning single, it is not an invention of the Japanese. Tracing its ancestry to 1979, the modern game was actually conceptualized by the American architect Howard Garns when he designed a puzzle he called "Number Place." The puzzle appeared in Dell Magazine's puzzle section, where the game spread itself throughout the United States. It went to Japan during the 1980s and truly boomed there. It was then known by the name given it in 1984 by a Japanese publisher called Nikoli that slightly modified its rules and contributed to its becoming a craze. From early 2000, Sudoku [Sudokuki] returned to the West in all force, spreading from newspapers, websites, and mobile apps and captivating millions within an incredibly short time span.

How To Play Sudoku [Sudokuki]

Sudoku [Sudokuki] can be represented as a quite harmless square grid. It is just a normal kind of a 9x9 grid that is divided into nine little 3x3 sub-grids. The idea would be that one has to fill in the numbers from 1 through 9 so that no number shall be repeated in any row, column or sub-grid. Sounds easy? Think again. Some puzzles provide several starting numbers, while others will give only the very few, calling for peak concentration and logic and strategy on the part of the solver. No arithmetic is involved; it's a game of reasoning and pattern recognition. The players must figure out where each number goes according to the clues, working out parts of the solution a number of steps ahead of themselves in their minds.