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Sudoku
Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 10:58 pm
by Des
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.
Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 11:18 pm
by PaulH
Sounds like a pint of Stella!
Posted: Sun May 01, 2005 4:20 pm
by Florent
Sounds dirtier than Stella
Posted: Sun May 01, 2005 5:49 pm
by zoom
LOL!!! Thread of the week award
Posted: Sun May 01, 2005 8:01 pm
by Des
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
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 8:04 am
by Florent
"unique form of stimulation"... Are you purposely teasing us Des ?
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 8:53 pm
by beowuuf
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?
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 9:07 pm
by Paul Stevens
Ben Franklin knew a few "Secrets" for even-sized squares.
See W.S Andrews 'Magic Squares and Cubes', Dover, 1960
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 9:47 pm
by beowuuf
Wow, you learn something new, even from a quick google search on that!
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 11:38 pm
by Des
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?
Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 9:59 pm
by beowuuf
LMAO, was that a Monty Python quote snuck in there?
Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 5:09 am
by JCG
Aaarrrggghh ! ! ! !
I've just spent one full afternoon on these Sudoku.
Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 9:19 pm
by Des
@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.
Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 5:06 am
by TyGuy6
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
Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 11:29 am
by zoom
Looks like matrix calculation ,what you are doing , TyGuy!
Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 1:01 am
by Ameena
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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