Kendoku 2010


Book Description

The perfect storm of math and logic created when KenKen and Sudoku are combined, this book of puzzles at all levels will keep pencils moving and brains bending for hours. Combining the logic of Sudoku with the math play of KenKen, Kendoku’s rules are simple enough. The puzzles, either 6x6 or 9x9, look like Killer Sudoku games, but in addition to numbers, players also must contend with math operators (+ - × ÷) within "fences" on the puzzle. The total at the top left of the fenced area is arrived at by using the operator on all the numbers within the fenced area. The solution is a valid Sudoku solution. But unlike in Killer Sudoku, in Kendoku numbers are allowed to be repeated within a fenced area as long as the result doesn't break the rules for a valid Sudoku. For the serious Sudoku player, Kendoku takes the game to the next level.




Kendoku - Extreme


Book Description

Hot on the heels of the first two volumes,Kendoku: Extremeshows that when it comes to mind-bendingly difficult logic/arithmetic puzzles, too much is never enough! Combining the logic of Sudoku with the math play of KenKen, Kendoku’s rules are simple enough: The puzzles, either 6x6 or 9x9, look like Killer Sudoku games but in addition to numbers, players also must contend with math operators (+ - × ÷) within "fences” on the puzzle. The total at the top left of the fenced area is arrived at by using the operator on all the numbers within the fenced area. The solution is a valid Sudoku solution. But unlike in Killer Sudoku, in Kendoku numbers are allowed to be repeated within a fenced area as long as the result doesn't break the rules for a valid Sudoku.




KenKen For Dummies


Book Description

Your fun guide to the latest brain-teasing puzzle sensation Originally developed by a Japanese math teacher, Tetsuya Miyamoto, KenKen is the world's newest and most addictive puzzle phenomenon. The "successor of Sudoku," KenKen For Dummies is a great way for enthusiasts to tackle more than 200 easy to treacherous logic puzzles and exercise their brains at the same time. This guide takes the mystery out of the puzzles, offering strategies for solving them with ease. Learn to use all four mathematic operations to tackle these mind bending puzzles with the aid of step-by-step information, strategies, and advice, along with solutions Helps you find the most effective way to solve each KenKen puzzle Perfect for the puzzle enthusiast and makes a great gift In addition to lots of space for solving these addictive puzzles, KenKen For Dummies also offers helpful tips so any reader can become a puzzle master!




Will Shortz Presents the Big, Bad Book of KenKen


Book Description

Puzzle fans have fallen for KenKen and now crave more challenging puzzles. The puzzles in this edition range in size from 6x6 grids to 9x9 grids and for the first time there will also be grids without application symbols. It's the ultimate KenKen challenge! This edition will also include "How to Solve" instructions and an introduction by puzzlemaster Will Shortz. Includes: *100 very challenging KenKen puzzles *Puzzles range in size from 6x6 grids to mind-bending 9x9 grids * Introduction and solving instructions by puzzlemaster Will Shortz




The KenKen Killings


Book Description

The twelfth, puzzle-packed entry in the Puzzle Lady series, Parnell Hall's The KenKen Killings is sure to please fans, and make some new ones. The Puzzle Lady just can't stay out of trouble. When the late Chester T. Markowitz, a man she never met, leaves $10,000 to his beloved wife, Cora Felton, the Puzzle Lady can't help cashing the check. Quicker than you can say legal proceedings, Cora's least favorite ex-husband, Melvin, shows up in Bakerhaven with an attorney and a young bimbo, demanding that her alimony be terminated on the grounds she remarried. When a key witness in the alimony hearing gets murdered, a KenKen puzzle is left at the scene of the crime. Is someone trying to tell Cora something? Before she can find out, she runs into more murders, more puzzles (both KenKen and crossword) and a murder weapon that seems to point to Melvin as the killer! At least it might have, if Cora hadn't suppressed it. Does the Puzzle Lady still have feelings for the scoundrel she once married? Don't ask. She might kill you!




Will Shortz Presents The Monster Book of KenKen


Book Description

This monster edition of KenKen contains 300 3x3 to 9x9 size puzzles with "How to Solve" instructions and an introduction by puzzlemaster Will Shortz. The puzzles use all four mathematical operations and increase in difficulty. Features: · 300 easy-to-hard sudoku · Edited by legendary New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz · Big grids with lots of space for easy solving




Will Shortz Presents The Ultimate KenKen Omnibus


Book Description

The biggest, best collection of KenKen puzzles ever published!




Will Shortz Presents Puzzle-a-Day: KenKen


Book Description

Will Shortz Presents Pocket Puzzle a Day: KenKen is the perfect travel companion. It's stylish and compact design makes it easy to bring along on any trip whether it's your daily commute or holiday vacation. The pad allows you to access puzzles easily and the hardcover proves a sturdy solving surface. Features:-365 easy to hard KenKen puzzles-Easy tear-off pad-Edited by Will Shortz




Will Shortz Presents Ferocious KenKen


Book Description

Are you tough enough? Tkae on this collection of 200 devilishly difficult KenKen puzzles!




The New York Times Will Shortz Presents Diabolical KenKen


Book Description

Get ready for the biggest, baddest KenKen puzzles yet from the New York Times! This New York Times edition of KenKen contains 300 5x5 and 7x7 size puzzles with "How to Solve" instructions and an introduction by puzzlemaster Will Shortz. The puzzles use all four mathematical operations and increase in difficulty like they do in the Times.