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24 Oct 2009, 4:56 am

I enjoy Sudoku puzzles, expecially the 'Killersudoku' version.

I'm not sure if it is a 'special interest' but I certainly seem to do more puzzles if I am stressed out.

How about you?

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24 Oct 2009, 8:11 am

I like Sudoku, Kakuro, Killer Sudoko; anything like that.

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24 Oct 2009, 8:19 am

Sudoku is not a mathematical puzzle. It is a logical puzzle and can be played using n distinct symbols on an n x n grid. Numbers happen to be convenient, but letters would work just as well.

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24 Oct 2009, 9:02 am

conceptis puzzles is one of my favourite websites! (I was really angry when it got blocked at work! )

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24 Oct 2009, 9:04 am

ruveyn wrote:

This is a very interesting point.

I think that you are quite correct about 'normal' Sudoku, it would be possible to use n distinct symbols (or even just colours) in an nxn grid.

Killersudoku, my favorite as it happens (I only usually play 'normal sudoku' if I cant find a challenging killersudoku), cannot be played with symbols as the maths, permutations etc is intricate to the solution, as I see it.

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24 Oct 2009, 9:46 am

I like them, they are good fun.

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24 Oct 2009, 10:47 am

A couple of years ago I was always doing this, and crosswords, daily.

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24 Oct 2009, 10:47 am

The first couple were interesting, but once I worked out a good method I lost interest.

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24 Oct 2009, 4:53 pm

I'm not good with logic puzzles of this sort, they don't interest me.

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24 Oct 2009, 5:49 pm

It just seem impossible to resolve for me. And I though I was good in logic.

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24 Oct 2009, 6:02 pm

I LOVE sudoku! I'm not all that much into numbers and math in general, but I can spend hours doing Sudoku. There's something so satisfying about going through each and every little square and figuring out by process of elimination what can and can't go there. It being something predictable and repetitive is very soothing to me.

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24 Oct 2009, 6:14 pm

ruveyn wrote:

I think that must be why I have a hard time with this game. I don't "see" solutions to logic puzzles/problems. It's hard to explain.
I also become very distracted with all the other numbers and columns. Again, it's hard to explain. Hehe.

I also have issues with games involving strategy.

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24 Oct 2009, 6:51 pm

I love doing sudoku puzzles unless they are extremly hard.

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24 Oct 2009, 7:00 pm

I enjoy sudoku puzzles and I used to do them all the time. I got a bit bored with them though, so now I only do them when I'm travelling and need to kill some waiting time.

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24 Oct 2009, 8:44 pm

Yes. and I try weekly kakuro and crossword, and "take 5" which involves number/letter substitutions, in the listener magazine.

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24 Oct 2009, 9:06 pm

I have a friend who used to spend 4 hours per day doing Sudoku puzzles. That was when she was at high school with me, don't know about now.
I personally enjoy them, but it's not an obsession in any way.

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