The Original Sudoku Book 2

Product Review

“The Best Puzzles Are Made by Happy Employees.” So Ad Age describes the credo of Nikoli, the Japanese puzzle company that invented the Sudoku craze and supplies 100% of the puzzles published in Japanese newspapers and magazines. And when they say “made,” they mean literally handmade—unlike the computer-generated puzzles found in other American Sudoku products.

And that’s one of the features that makes THE ORIGINAL SUDOKU BOOK 2— and THE ORIGINAL SUDOKU, published between seasons and already with 115,000 copies in print—unique. The books celebrate the compulsive joy of Sudoku with symmetry, smartness, and elegance. They invite you to match wits with the experts, to step into the 81-cell arena with a puzzle maker who has fiendishly anticipated your next step. Fun without frustration.

Other features? More all-new puzzles—over 300, arranged from “Easy” to “Very Hard.” The same chunky, easy-to-tote format, because once addicted you will be toting it around everywhere. An informative introduction that shows you how to approach and solve the puzzles. Plus an entirely new idea—an unprecedented tutorial on how to create your very own handmade Sudoku puzzles.

The obsession continues.

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review

(5 customer reviews)

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

great puzzles, but the small size can be cumbersome, December 20, 2005

David J. Miller "postdoc" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Original Sudoku Book 2 (Bk. 2) (Paperback)

The puzzles are top notch and you get 320 for your money, a very good deal. As the book is so thick, the page size is a bit small, making the left hand puzzles at the beginning of the book (and vice versa for the right hand pages at the back of the book) difficult to keep flat. The paper is tough enough to withstand multiple erasings and there is only minimal bleed through from puzzles on reverse page faces. It is up to you to decide whether or not these "hand-made" puzzles are better than computer generated. I have never played a computer generated puzzle, so I can't comment.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

A nice portable little book of puzzles, June 28, 2006

Atheen M. Wilson "Atheen" (Mpls, MN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Original Sudoku Book 2 (Bk. 2) (Paperback)

This is a nice little book. The small size means you can carry it easily with you for a diversion while awaiting a bus, an appointment or friends. It's a little difficult to physically manage because of this fact, however, and the squares are small, so it's difficult if you like to write in the possible solutions for the individual squares as I do. The puzzles are graded into "easy," "medium," "hard," and "very hard," and these assessments are accurate. You can solve any of them with the usual methods you employ for them but will find that the greater the level of difficulty the greater amount of time it'll take to solve them. I find that I tend to select a puzzle level based on how I'm feeling rather than strictly on what level I think I can do. If I'm not feeling like a major challenge, I tend to do easy puzzles. It gives me a sense of satisfaction without frustrating me when I may already be stressed out enough. I choose more challenging puzzles when I'm feeling more up to...Read more

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This review is from: The Original Sudoku Book 2 (Bk. 2) (Paperback)

I love these Sudoku books - best on the market. Great instructions and there isn't a puzzle that cannot be finished, even the "very hard". Make take a little more time but you WILL always be able to get them done - no guessing, just a little more thinking. LOVE THEM! Will never buy any other brand of Sudoku puzzle books but Nikoli.