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Jan Mrozowski Won World Sudoku Championship 2010

2010-06-17T08:53:00.000-07:00

Jan Mrozowski of Poland won the World Sudoku Championship for the second consecutive year. Eventhough he lost his advantage on Consecutive and Killer puzzles, Jan went on to win this championship.

The second placing was secured by Jakub Ondrousek of the Czech Republic. Hideaki Jo of Japan and Florian Kirch of Germany respectively took the third and fourth placing.

This year’s event, which was designed by Wei-Hwa Huang and Thomas Snyder, was extremely interesting as the individual championship had a puzzle decathlon theme with different variants of Sudoku.

WORLD SUDOKU CHAMPIONSHIP 2010

2009-12-07T07:23:00.000-08:00

Good news! Year 2010 Sudoku Championship will be in Philadelphia in the United States. Date: Month of April.

Previous year's events were held in,

Year 2006 - Lucca, Italy
Year 2007 - Plague, Czech Republic
Year 2008 - Goa, India
Year 2009 - Zilina, Slovakia

Thomas Snyder of USA has won 2 championships (2007 and 2008),Jana Tylova (Czech Republic, 2006) and Jan Mrozowski (Poland, 2009).

SUDOKU FOR WEIGHT LOSS

2009-11-28T06:17:00.000-08:00

According to researcher Tim Forrester, doing Sudoku, puzzles and quizzes burns an average of 90 calories every hour.

It is said that this compares favorably to an average of 56 calories from a chocolate chip, 57 calories from a custard cream and a jammy dodger only has 85 calories. Whatever it is, this should not be the reason to rush to your kitchen for another bite!

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WORLD SUDOKU CHAMPIONSHIP 2009

2009-05-30T00:55:00.000-07:00

This year’s World Sudoku Championship, held in Zilina, Slovakia, was interesting as two-time champion Thomas Snyder and current US champion Wei-Hwa Huang did not qualify for the 36-person playoff.

On the team event, were the US Team over-confident when they finished the puzzle without realizing that one digit in one of the six grids were wrong? That error caused them to fall to the seventh placing.

The championship ended with the home team from Slovakia winning the team championship. Second and third placing were respectively taken by Czech Republic and Serbia.

BIG SUDOKU SHOWDOWN

2008-10-28T07:23:00.000-07:00

728 contestants from over 25 states including a number of international participants from Europe and Canada converged at Philadelphia’s Convention Centre last Satuday for the biggest tournament since the 3rd World Sudoku Championship early this year. The oldest participant was 88 and the youngest was only 7 years old.

Thomas Snyder, the hot favorite and current World Champion, missed the top spot by a matter of seconds in the highly exciting event.

The winner, Huang Wei-Hwa from Mountain View, CA, who walked away with the grand prize of $10,000, is no stranger to Sudoku championships. He is also a four-time World Puzzle champion.

According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, more than 167 million Americans from all parts of the country have played Sudoku with forty-percent of people played it in newspapers.

SUDOKU IS HOT

2008-10-24T19:17:00.000-07:00

The Sudoku fever is now officially a global phenomenon. Drop into any bookshop whether in the airport, downtown book corner or in other distant countries like China and Malaysia, it hard to miss Sudoku books lining the shelves. Few games or puzzle caught the masses interests that quickly and have spread so fast. Riding on Sudoku fever, software houses are also rushing to come up new variants and formats for the puzzle with a wide array of features for all age groups. Just recently, there was Platinum Sudoku. That was followed quickly by the release of GiantCrayon SudokuArcade.

For all Sudoku fans out there, you can bet releases of more Sudoku variants and formats can be expected. Simply will be spoilt for choice. :-)

GREAT FESTIVE GIFT

2008-10-19T07:35:00.000-07:00

Adults have been buying books for children to foster a love of reading. Preschool and elementary age children often receive books that teach counting with basic number games. Could solving puzzles make mathematics fun for children? All indications seem to suggest that it does. That being the case, perhaps, parents should give their children an early start in brain development and building a foundation for mathematics with a gift of Sudoku books and software for this coming festive season or on the child’s next birthday.

SUDOKU FOR KIDS

2008-10-11T08:12:00.000-07:00

Give your kid an early start by sharpening their thinking skills and boosting their brain cells with Sudoku for Kids software. These softwares come with kid friendly themes that are captivating to young minds as it combines learning and logic skills, and it is great for building color and share coordination. Using colorful animated themes which include flowers, objects, animals, etc. these softwares create a challenging and fun game for children where progression is attained by dragging the correct piece onscreen to the appropriate position.

PLATINUM SUDOKU

2008-09-20T20:03:00.000-07:00

Great news for Sudoku fans as the puzzle is now on the iPhone! You should try it out as iPhone combines portability, convenience and enjoyment. No need for cumbersome puzzle book and writing tools, only more fun.

iPhone offers two main game modes: Sudoku and Kakuro. The former is a traditional Sudoku puzzle which offers with 5 levels of difficulty, while Kakuro is a cross between Sudoku and a crossword puzzle.

Sudoku on iPhone is good value because it fits very well into today’s mobile society. Feature-wise, it is adequate and easy to use.

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BUKU SUDOKU REVIEW

2008-06-01T08:18:00.000-07:00

Buku Sudoku comes with a host of features that caters for Sudoku beginners and experienced minds. It allows players to choose either 6x6, 8x8, 9x9 or 12x12 board size. It also comes with a feature that allows players to choose different challenging levels. Newbies will find various “aid” modes helpful. For example, one highlights errors and incorrect sequence which you have made, and another actually let you know the probable answers. If you like the challenge of solving the puzzle without aid, you may turn the feature off.

One useful feature is that it allows you to scribble possible answers. You can also save an unfinished game and continue to play later. The games may be timed too.

There are game modes which not only allow multi-players but also team games when playing online. That means to say, other than battling each other, you can co-op to complete the puzzle – which is a pretty cool feature.

The feel & look of Buku Sudoku is good; it shows that the creators have given much thought to their target customers – people who prefer to enjoy their quieter moments with a mind game. As such, there is an obvious absence of the usual fanciful visual effects and noisy game sounds.

In concluding, one can only say that Buku Sudoku is good value and a must-buy not only for the experienced player but also newbies who want to progress in their skills.

BUKU SUDOKU

2008-05-29T07:37:00.000-07:00

Great news to sudoku fans! Buku Sudoku is now available for purchase and download via the Xbox 360’s online Xbox Live Arcade.

Buku Sudoku addresses many of the issues found in traditional electronic games and includes more than 1,200 puzzles. The game also includes a competitive multiplayer for four offline or eight online players.

Given the quality of the game, Buku Sudoku will enhanced even the most seasoned mind and will definitely to take the global market by storm!

Check it out: Click here!

SUDOKU CRAZE HAS REACHED CHINA

2008-05-13T08:47:00.000-07:00

The youngest competitor at this year’s World Sudoku Championships held in Prague was Chang Cheng of China. Chang Cheng and his team mates beat 3,000 hopefuls who entered a qualifying competition to represent their country.

Eventhough China ended the competition at 32nd placing, it was a commendable score considering that it is their first experience in world Sudoku competition. What is certain is that China will be represented in future events of similar stature. And it is quite evident that the Sudoku craze has spread far and wide to China and the Far East.

SIMPLY AMAZING SUDOKU

2008-04-17T07:59:00.000-07:00

The battle for the world champion title at Goa was hotter than the weather outside the competition hall!

86 contestants from 31 countries fought it out in The Holiday Inn over two days in the most exciting Sudoku tournament with such intensity that dazzles even the non-Sudoku fans.

Dr. Thomas Snyder, a PhD in biochemistry, of United States won the 3rd World Championship for the second time running. He also won the title as the best solver of classic Sudoku puzzles.

WORLD’S FIRST ONLINE GAMING COMMUNITY

2008-03-27T08:27:00.000-07:00

A new and promising casual gaming network, Mytopia, has been launched simultaneously across a number of platforms on 21 March 2008. The interesting feature of Mytopia is that you can be on a social network like Facebook or MySpace, and playing games with your friend in Bebo in real time. Popular games like Chess, Sudoku, Backgammon and Bingo are available.

Membership is free; though for $5.00 a month, you can have a premium membership with access to ad-sponsored version of Mytopia and grand prize tournaments.

Initial response seems to indicate that this promising site is set to take the world by storm eventhough there are many gaming sites out there.

3RD WORLD SUDOKU CHAMPIONSHIP

2008-03-16T06:25:00.000-07:00

14th till the 18th of April 2008 will be an exciting time for Sudoku fans as the best Sudoku players from more than 20 countries will meet in Goa (India). Let's see whether Thomas Snyder from the USA will retain the title :-)

We will post the latest news on this event in this blog. Stay tune!

THE ELEPHANT MAN

2008-03-16T06:20:00.000-07:00

Much has been written on the benefits of Sudoku on our brain power especially memory gain. Check out this blog for "5 Great Tips For An Elephant Memory"

Cheers!

HOW TO PLAY SUDOKU

2007-06-12T01:31:00.001-07:00

A Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9×9 sudoku grid, divided in 9 blocks of 3×3, that have to be filled up so all rows, columns and blocks (3×3) contain numbers 1 to 9 without repeating. Some spaces of the spaces are already filled in. Although it is a numbers game, you do not have to make any mathematical calculations. There’s only one possible solution for each puzzle.

The rules to solve Sudoku puzzles are simple.

(a) Play slowly as it is a relaxing game;

(b) Print your web Sudoku on a piece of paper and solve it with a pencil [ better than playing on a computer];

(d) You can solve Sudoku puzzle from any square, in any order or fashion you like;

(e) If you get stuck on a puzzle, take a break and try again.

WORLD SUDOKU CHAMPIONSHIP

2007-06-12T01:03:00.000-07:00

Jan Tylova, an economist from Czech Republic, won the 1st World Sudoku Championship held at Lucca on the 11 March 2006. He emerged as champion from a strong field of 85 participants representing 22 countries http://www.wsc2006.com
Thomas Snyder, a chemistry graduate of Harvard, beat 141 competitors from 32 countries to become the 2nd World Sudoku Champion. The tournament was held in Prague, Czech Republic from 28 March - 1 April 2007 http://www.sudoku07.com