Sudoku

Des · Post by **Des** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 10:58 pm

A friend introduced me to this last week, and so far I have done it twice with her and twice on my own. It can be all over in 10 minutes or last as long as 30, but it is always very satisfying and keeps you wanting more.

Post by **PaulH** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 11:18 pm

Sounds like a pint of Stella!

Florent · Post by **Florent** » Sun May 01, 2005 4:20 pm

Sounds dirtier than Stella

zoom · Post by **zoom** » Sun May 01, 2005 5:49 pm

LOL!!! Thread of the week award

Des · Post by **Des** » Sun May 01, 2005 8:01 pm

More info: Sudoku, also know as Su Doku was invented in Japan but has recently become popular in the UK.

For details of how to try this unique form of stimulation, check out this link: http://www.griffiths-jones.co.uk/sudoku/index.html

Florent · Post by **Florent** » Mon May 02, 2005 8:04 am

"unique form of stimulation"... Are you purposely teasing us Des ?

beowuuf · Post by **beowuuf** » Mon May 02, 2005 8:53 pm

Vaguely off-topic, there is a secret to creating a magic square of any odd-numbered size.

Now, bakc to the topic- who jumps off the wardrobe in the spiderman costume again?

Post by **Paul Stevens** » Mon May 02, 2005 9:07 pm

Ben Franklin knew a few "Secrets" for even-sized squares.

See W.S Andrews 'Magic Squares and Cubes', Dover, 1960

beowuuf · Post by **beowuuf** » Mon May 02, 2005 9:47 pm

Wow, you learn something new, even from a quick google search on that!

Des · Post by **Des** » Mon May 02, 2005 11:38 pm

The lady lies with the left leg planted firmly on the ground and the right hand waiting. The gentleman with the melon switches on the battery and places his left thigh on the edge of the swivel table, keeping the neck of the stuffed goose absolutely straight...

... and then they do a SuDoku puzzle together.

It is very addictive - anyone tried it?

beowuuf · Post by **beowuuf** » Tue May 03, 2005 9:59 pm

LMAO, was that a Monty Python quote snuck in there?

JCG · Post by **JCG** » Wed May 04, 2005 5:09 am

Aaarrrggghh ! ! ! !
I've just spent one full afternoon on these Sudoku.

Des · Post by **Des** » Wed May 04, 2005 9:19 pm

@JCG - don't worry, the symptoms lessen after a while *twitch*, *twitch*

@Beo - yes a bit of rarely quoted Python, if there is such a thing.

TyGuy6 · Post by **TyGuy6** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 5:06 am

Sudoku puzzles have become a big thing in the U.S. I even have random sudoku puzzles appearing on my Google home page. I once tried a level 5 sudoku, (ooh, the highest level!

) but I was only 2/3 finished when something went wrong with the window and my numbers were flushed down the IE pipes. My local ePlumber said he could probably fish the numbers out of the e-bend, but I shouldn't hope to be able to put them in the proper order again.

Speaking of magic squares, I recently learned of a magic square that adds up to 65 on the "broken" diagonals as well. (except for two) Check it out:

25 18 11 9 2
14 7 5 23 16
3 21 19 12 10
17 15 8 1 24
6 4 22 20 13

18+5+12+24+6=65

zoom · Post by **zoom** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 11:29 am

Looks like matrix calculation ,what you are doing , TyGuy!

Post by **Ameena** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 1:01 am

Ooh either I missed this thread when it started, or it was before I got into Sudoku...but I'm sure I'd been playing 'em as recently as last year...oh well, I think Sudoku's fun anyway

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