Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #39142 in Books
• Published on: 2008-07-21
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 528 pages

Synopsis
A collection of four hundred puzzles - six different types of mind-bending games - ranging in difficulty levels so that players of every level will be challenged. Features include a complete answer key along with short, illustrated tutorials for each game - which proves particularly useful for the less familiar challenges, including: mid Hitori: The ultimate logic teaser. Begin with a complete Sudoku grid and the object is to "paint" out blocks so that no number appears twice in any row or column. mid Masyu: A charming but sophisticated invention where you are required to "string" black-and-white "pearls" with a series of vertical and horizontal lines that form a continuous loop. mid Nurikabe: Beginning with a grid of squares scattered with numbers seemingly placed at random, the idea is to paint the black squares to make walls, leaving patches of white behind.

Customer Reviews

Especially good for beginners
If you are unfamiliar with Japanese puzzles, this book is the ideal introduction. Each set of puzzles is preceded by a tutorial which not only explains the rules but also suggests easy-to-follow strategies for solving them. Each set of puzzles are then divided into three sections, namely, 'Childs play', 'A pleasant challenge', 'Difficult for mere mortals'. For the puzzles I hadn't come across before, these were great for developing my skills and I then found I could do the harder puzzles in other books. For those puzzles that I was already familiar with, I found the 'child's play' sections were too easy. So, if you are already experienced in Sudoku, Kakuro, Hitori, Nurikabe, Masyu and Sudoku X, this may not be the book for you. But if you are new to some/all of the above, I would highly recommend it.

Excellent Japanese Puzzles Book
An excellent large book of puzzles. A half of the puzzles are Sudokus and Kakuros and the rest are puzzles you may not have come across before including Hitori, Masyu and, my particular favourites, Nurikabe.

Recommended for puzzle enthusiasts.