Akari & Sudoku


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Widely regarded as the world s most prolific wellspring of logic games and brainteasers ... if anyone comes up with the next craze, it will be Nikoli "The New York Times"In akari, the grid must be filled with light bulbs so that every square is illuminated. When a light bulb is placed in the grid, it illuminates every square in a horizontal or vertical line that isn t blocked by a black square. However, no light bulb may be illuminated by another light bulb, and the bulbs must be placed so that each numbered black square has the correct number of light bulbs adjacent to it. The rules are simple to remember, but create a complex logical world that sudoku solvers will truly appreciate."




The Monster Book of Logic Puzzles and Sudoku


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Finally, there's a compendium of all the wicked puzzles from Nikoli! For millions of fans worldwide, that's big news. Nikoli, publisher of Japan's very first puzzle magazine, and a sudoku superpower, offers up a selection of akari, fillomino, hashi, heyawake, hitori, LITS, masyu, number link, nurikabe, ripple effect, shikaku, slitherlink, yajilin, and the perennial favorite, sudoku. The rules to these puzzles may seem simple (how hard could a maze without walls be?), but finding the solution can be diabolically difficult. The dozens of teasers here guarantee hours of fun, and tax your brain cells to the max!




Will Shortz Presents Beyond Sudoku


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The world has fallen in love with Sudoku and now it's hungry for more! In Will Shortz Presents Beyond Sudoku, Puzzlemaster Will Shortz introduces Sudoku fans to the next generation of logic puzzles from Japan. These puzzles--including Masyu, Nurikabe, Hashiwokakero, and Slitherlink--have become wildly popular in Japan and are ready to make their way to an eager American audience. Features: · 100 all-new puzzles · Edited by legendary New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz · Big grids with lots of space for easy solving




Will Shortz's Favorite Sudoku Variations


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The "New York Times" crossword editor and puzzlemaster takes Sudoku to a whole new level with this collection featuring 100 brand-new (and just as addictive) puzzles, including kakuro.




The Peaceful Mind Book of Japanese Logic Puzzles


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Tend the zen garden of your mind with three different types of Japanese logic puzzles. This book features three different types of elegant, handcrafted Japanese logic puzzles from Nikoli: masyu, yajilin, and suraromu (also called "slalom")--90 puzzles in all. The choice of puzzle types was inspired by the image of raking a zen garden, as each involves drawing a long, winding path. Like sudoku, the puzzles have simple-to-understand rules, and solvers will be able to ease into the book with plenty of easy- and medium-difficulty puzzles.




Hitori and Sudoku


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Puzzle fans will love hitori. Instead of filling in numbers on a grid, they have to black them outlike playing sudoku backwards! Hitori is a new brainchild of Nikoli, publisher of Japan s very first puzzle magazine and a superpower in the puzzle world. The rules are simple: 1) No number may appear more than once in any row or column. 2) Starting with a fully filled grid, the solver has to decide which duplicate numbers to knock out. And 3) all numbers remaining at the end have to be connected together. It s a whole new kind of mind-bending fun."""




Fillomino and Sudoku


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No one in the puzzle field has hatched as many new brainteasers as Nikoli, publishers of Japan s very first puzzle monthly. Now their blockbuster creation sudoku joins forces with a hot newcomerfillomino. Like sudoku, fillomino has a simple set of rules that allow for endlessly fascinating possibilities. The challenge: fill a grid with clusters of numbers (2s in groups of 2, 3s in groups of 3, etc.) so that no group touches a group of the same size. America s millions of Sudoku fans will catch on instantlyand they ll be hooked."""




Hashi and Sudoku


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There s an irresistible new puzzle from Nikoli! For millions of fans worldwide, that s big news. Nikoli, publisher of Japan s very first puzzle magazine and popularizer of the mega-hit sudoku, now introduces hashi (Japanese for bridge )a puzzle that asks solvers to draw lines between numbered circles. The rules: all lines must be horizontal or vertical, no lines may cross, and each circle may have only as many bridges as its number. Sounds simpleuntil you try it. Which makes it a perfect new companion to sudoku, today s most popular logic puzzle."""




Nurikabe and Sudoku


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Widely regarded as the world s most prolific wellspring of logic games and brainteasers ... if anyone comes up with the next craze, it will be Nikoli "The New York Times"Just a few simple rules lead to an endless variety of fascinating logical possibilities with nurikabe. Shade the grid so that it contains a connected river of black squares. Each number in the grid is part of a different island, and the number indicates how many white squares that island contains. Also, no 2-by-2 square in the grid may be colored entirely black."




Japanese Logic Puzzles


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Improve Your Mental Focus, Boost Your Brain Powers and enjoy your time solving the Challenging logic puzzles. This Puzzle Book has 9 different types of logic puzzles (Total 380 Logic puzzles) that will kill the boredom by the many variations. 9 different types of Japanese logic puzzles that will make your brain sweat. Instructions and examples are given inside the book for each puzzle type, some you'll be familiar with and others will be new and enjoyable. 48 Sudoku Puzzles in 4 difficulty levels from easy to medium 48 Futoshiki Puzzles in 4 difficulty levels from easy to medium 48 Tridoku Puzzles in 4 difficulty levels from easy to medium 48 Killer Sudoku Puzzles in 4 difficulty levels from easy to medium 48 Slitherlink (9x9) Puzzles in 4 difficulty levels from easy to medium 48 Masyu (9x9) Puzzles in 4 difficulty levels from easy to medium 36 Hashi or bridges Puzzles (mixed grids) 40 Kakuro puzzles 16 Nonogram or Hanjie or picture cross Puzzles (easy to medium) Features: Size: 8 x 11.5 inch (large size) with softcover and paperback binding so easy store and use. Pages: 143 pages with 380 different puzzles. Plus the solutions of all the puzzles at the end. Logic Puzzles have been scientifically proven to improve mental focus, sharpen the memory as well as protecting the brain from neurodegenerative disorders. It is a unique gift for anyone who is in love with numbers and puzzles. Stretch your brain with this unique selection of challenging, fun puzzles, and games. Scroll up and order your copy.