SUDOKU
A Global Craze
What's the big deal with Sudoku? Why are (0) ...so... many people addicted to a puzzle made up of little rows of
boxes and numbers? Sudoku addicts-of (1).. ...there are many - will tell you that it's the challenge of
...........completed.
the puzzles, the mystery of solving them, and the rush you get at the end when you (2).
one. Sudoku, they say, is one of the (3) ................. addictive puzzles ever invented.
So, what exactly is Sudoku? Well, if you've never heard of it, Sudoku is a logic puzzle. Each puzzle consists of an
81-square grid divided into nine blocks, each containing nine squares. Some of the squares in the grid contain a
number. To solve the puzzles, you have to fill in all the empty squares so (4) ......... the numbers 1 to 9
appear only once in each row, block and column. Each Sudoku puzzle has only one solution.
Part of Sudoku's incredible success must surely (5). ............attributed to the fact that no special skills are
required to play it. It looks (6).................... a maths puzzle but you don't need mathematical skills to solve it. It's
simpler (7).................. a crossword because to solve one of these you need a certain level of linguistic ability
and general knowledge. To play Sudoku all you need is logic. The concept is easy to grasp, the rules can be learnt
.........forever. Of course, the puzzles vary in their level
in 10 seconds, and solving the puzzles doesn't (8)
of difficulty. But the appeal of Sudoku is that everyone can enjoy it.