Sudoku is a hybrid: its name derives from Japanese (loosely translated it means 'number in allotted place') and its form can be traced back to the magic squares invented in 18th century Switzerland. The result is a numerical brainteaser that is fiendish, compulsive, and, in the simplicity of its rules, 'sublimely beautiful'. This collection is perfectly pitched to enthrall children from the age of 8 upwards.
The book features 45 puzzles and there are 4 levels of difficulty ranging from very gentle to tough.
'It's the latest craze in games, but there isn't a computer graphic in sight . . . addicts are as obsessed as 1980s teenagers fixated on the Rubik's Cube' BBC News
- ISBN10 0330443399
- ISBN13 9780330443395
- Publish Date 19 August 2005
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 17 August 2009
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Pan Macmillan
- Imprint Macmillan Children's Books
- Edition Unabridged edition
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 96
- Language English