Will Shortz Presents Easy to Hard Sudoku: 150 Fast, Fun Puzzles

by Will Shortz (Editor)

If you haven't already discovered the number puzzle that The New York Post calls "diabolically addictive," you'll soon discover that playing sudoku is like eating potato chips: you can't stop with just one! Here you'll find 150 puzzles―presented by New York Times crossword editor and bestselling author Will Shortz―to whet your appetite, boggle your brain, and improve your playing skills at any level. The object is to fill the puzzle grid with numbers so that every row, column, and three-by-three square contains the digits 1 through 9, without repeating. Once you get the hang of it, playing sudoku can be downright hypnotic as you work the numbers around the grid. And experts can enjoy the trying to solve the puzzles faster and faster!

192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published October 3, 2006

About the author

Will Shortz is an American puzzle creator, best known as the longtime crossword editor for The New York Times. A pioneer in his field, he holds the only known degree in enigmatology, earned at Indiana University. He began constructing puzzles in his teens and pursued his passion professionally with roles at Penny Press and Games magazine before joining the Times in 1993. Shortz founded the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament and co-founded the World Puzzle Championship. His puzzles and books have reached wide audiences, and he is also the voice behind NPR’s Sunday Puzzle. A dedicated table tennis player, he co-founded a major club in Pleasantville, New York.