Last week, a friend came to my house and showed me how to play this computer game called Sudoku.The child in me immediately got interested and downloaded this game of logic so I can polish my thinking skill like him. By the way,my friend is a member of MENSA- a group of high IQ people. Hopefully,after playing with this game, I am ready to sit for MENSA test? This must be a joke for I am no MENSA material.
This game consists 9 big squares and each square has 9 smaller squares where a number from 1 to 9 has to be inserted so that each big square has different numbers and the number must not be repeated vertically and horizontally in the matrix.This game can be played on your computer but I downloaded it to my palm pda so that I can play the game any where.
As one gets older, my thinking speed gets slower.I hope by playing this game,the mental exercises will erase all the rusts that is taking place in my brain;-) At the same time,old men also need some fun. By the way my MENSA friend is 65 years old.One day,a younger friend,half my age, caught me playing game on my palm pda.He asked,"Pak Adib also main game?".I replied,"Why not....I did not have all these interesting games when I was younger."
To those of you who play this game,please give me some tips.Currently,I am at the beginner's level and took more than 15 minutes to finish a game:-( I hope to finish a game in 5 minutes.
oooo...bende Soduko ni dah lama (well, since last year je) jadi amat popular kat UK ni. everyday ada dlm newspapers etc, dah jadi setaraf dgn crossword puzzle. competitions, tournaments pun ada. saya tak pernah cuba, pasal as i said many times before, i only know to count up to 10 :)
Posted by: atok | Monday, January 16, 2006 at 07:11 AM
Atok,
In this game, you only need to count up to 9,so you are qualified to play;-)
Btw,similarly in KL.The game has reached the level of x-word puzzle and it is printed in our local Malaysian papers.
It has been there for some time,but I only know about it lately from a friend.
Posted by: Adib | Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at 07:12 AM
Hmm..yes, I tried it once and took more than 20 mins the first time. Rather addictive though and there is a sense of satisfaction at completing a round!
Posted by: zsarina | Sunday, January 22, 2006 at 10:52 PM
Hmm..yes, I tried it once and took more than 20 mins the first time. Rather addictive though and there is a sense of satisfaction at completing a round!
Posted by: zsarina | Sunday, January 22, 2006 at 11:22 PM
I'm quite fast solving sudokus, but there are some difficulty levels that take about 1 hour of thinking!
Posted by: Sudoku-Fan | Thursday, March 30, 2006 at 06:37 AM
Sudoku-Fan,
I tried a few difficult ones, then after more than 30 minutes I got lost and gave up.For the moment,I shall remain in the average domain.
Posted by: Adib | Thursday, March 30, 2006 at 07:50 AM