Sudoku

Man I hate these things. Very simple (in concept) puzzles that aren't mathmatical or word-based, just logic. I've only just started- I know, bandwagon-jumping little ol' me- but I'm still only just able to complete the 'commuter' puzzle in the Independent, so it'll be a little while before I win the Times' bottle of champagne. That is, if I don't cheat. Still, I look forward to listening to C-list celebs whitter on about how much they loved those number puzzle things on BBC2's "I love 2005" some few years from now...

• Sudoku The webpage of the man who designs the Times' puzzles. I believe he is responsible for their renaissance too. His site has very detailed advice on how to solve them- too detailed in fact.


• Su Doku Solver Download an excel sheet to do it for you. And feel empty inside.


• Times | Su Doku The Times puts its puzzles online. They get harder across the week.


• Times | FAQ with the Creator


• BBC | The puzzling popularity of Su Doku
BBC's take on it all

• Times | The first and the best (beware of imitations) The Times crows about how it was the first to bring them to the UK.


• Independent | Su Doku: The puzzle that ate the world a review of the 'phenomenon' (AKA- look, lots of people are doing something fashionable!)


• The Observer | So you thought Sudoku came from the Land of the Rising Sun