The Sudoku craze took the world by storm, but now puzzle addicts are hungry for new challenges. This 'variety pack' of Japanese logic puzzles not only includes the new favourite, kakuro, but also introduces the addictive brilliance of hanjie, the deceptive simplicity of fillomino and the deductive reasoning of mosaic. Teasing, playful and extremely satisfying, this collection shows that there is more to Japanese puzzles than just the S-word.

Ready to take your sudoku skills to the next level? Beyond Sudoku features more than 150 ingenious puzzles with extra regions indicated by colored squares or colored dotted lines. The play of patterns and colors makes each grid a unique work of art, and there's only one new rule: no numbers may repeat in the extra regions. But that simple rule takes you Beyond Sudoku to a new world of challenges and fun!

"If you have to ask, IT'S TOO HARD FOR YOU"--Cover.

The world has fallen in love with Sudoku and now it's hungry for more! In Will Shortz Presents Beyond Sudoku, Puzzlemaster Will Shortz introduces Sudoku fans to the next generation of logic puzzles from Japan. These puzzles--including Masyu, Nurikabe, Hashiwokakero, and Slitherlink--have become wildly popular in Japan and are ready to make their way to an eager American audience. Features: · 100 all-new puzzles · Edited by legendary New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz · Big grids with lots of space for easy solving

From Nikoli, the Japanese puzzle company that created the sudoku craze, comesa title that starts at hard and goes to a level of difficulty not seen in anyprevious books.

With every puzzle requiring upper-level strategies, this collection packs even more of a punch than Beyond Black Belt Sudoku. You'll encounter common advanced techniques with curious-sounding names like Sashimi X-Wing, Swordfish, and Gordonian Polygon, as well as some tricky new things, including Grouped X-Cycle and 3D Medusa. The puzzles grow increasingly difficult as the book goes along, from "pretty darn hard" to "excruciating."

A monster collection of easy puzzles.