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    Sudoku

    How many of you play it? I've only just started playing it on Web Sudoku a few days ago, and I am, according to the stats, terrible at it!

    I play it on Easy, without 'pencil marking' or any aids (pen/paper), and 12 minutes would be a darn good score for me. Yet that's about the 90th percentile.

    Has anyone started as slowly as I have but eventually manage to speed their way up to be able to do an easy one in under 5min?

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    Man, i try to play it at every chance I get, Sudoku is the sh.... At first i didnt get the whole craze, i thought the world was going insane, after playing a few times, i was hooked. I gotta admit thou, I've managed to complete only a handful, i always aim for the difficult ones, they get me thinkin...

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    I love Sudoku, web Sudoku is ace! my 11 year old loves it too, he has Go Sudoku on his PSP which i'm always stealing

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    i'm a little bit obsessed with it to be honest. prefer to do them on paper with a pen.

    Web Sudoku sounds interesting, i'll have to see how i rate.

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    i love sodoku also, have to print it off tho couldnt do it on the screen.
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    I play, trying to keep the brain cells active for a while longer.

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    Started doing sudoku very early on, a few weeks after they appeared in this country. Gradually worked out all the rules and techniques, and ended up being able to do almost anyone. With pencil and paper. May try the online one and see what it's like.
    Once I got to the stage that I could do anyone, I got bored and stopped playing. I know I can complete a deadly sudoku, it just will take 20-60min of my time. No fun anymore.
    I do like the killer sudoku. Where you have boxes with the totals of the numbers that are in. I still have some problems with the 50+min rated ones. It's nice as it is not just testing basic logic, but also maths ability.

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    Congratulations! You solved the Sudoku in 6 minutes, 46 seconds!
    Easy puzzles solved: 1
    Your average time: 6:46
    Your fastest time: 6:46

    Missed a bit at the start as was multi-tabbing and didn't realise the timer had started.
    Last edited by Fabula; 21-12-2006 at 11:28 AM. Reason: adding info
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    Congratulations! You solved the Sudoku in 5 minutes, 5 seconds!
    Easy puzzles solved: 2
    Your average time: 5:55
    Your fastest time: 5:05

    Need to stop playing!

    Now!

    Still have marking to do!
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    my wife keeps stealing my WM5 phone which has sudoku on it, must uninstall it, solitair all the way

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    Texas Hold Em > Sudoku

    Is there a Sudoku world champion?

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    Yes according to the Wiki. There has been one Championship so far and the first winner is a Czech accountant. That's also where the next championship will be held.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fabula View Post
    Gradually worked out all the rules and techniques, and ended up being able to do almost anyone.
    Well done!! Bet you get almost no marking done at all.....Anyone hey? Where to start....


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    Am I the only one that thinks Sudoku=boring?
    If I wanted to do maths for fun, I'd have a degree in it and be an accountant.
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    Quote Originally Posted by badass View Post
    Am I the only one that thinks Sudoku=boring?
    If I wanted to do maths for fun, I'd have a degree in it and be an accountant.
    it's not maths, it's logic

    happens to be numbers it uses, because thats easier, but you do get ones that are 9 random letters, very tricky.

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