Puzzlesmiths of all skill levels will find original logic puzzles that will flex the brain, challenge assumptions, and entertain for hours. In addition to offering 200 logic puzzles, this puzzlebook includes a short tutorial on how to play each game, along with a complete back-of-book answer key.

From the original publisher of daily sudokus in the U.S., USA TODAY presents a new collection of 200 sudoku puzzles in 5 difficulty levels. The USA TODAY brand reaches over 6 million people daily. Do you Sudoku? As the first newspaper in the United States to publish addictive Sudoku puzzles, USA TODAY continues to satisfy puzzle lovers with an all-new branded Sudoku book collection, USA TODAY Sudoku 2. Features include an introductory how-to section followed by 200 nine-by-nine Sudoku puzzles targeting five different levels of difficulty. A comprehensive answer key completes the collection. USA TODAY Sudoku 2 offers puzzlers the perfect distraction during noisy train commutes and while spending misplaced minutes waiting at the dentist's office.

You can be sitting in the train working on a puzzle but it can take you far away from the everyday. Before you know it you're at your stop or about to pass it. It's not like you were even in the train. It's something different, something removed from the ordinary." --Maki Kaji, Japanese Times The Nation's No. 1 Newspaper offers puzzlesmiths the ultimate cranium compendium boasting five challenging mind teasers. USA TODAY is America's most recognized newspaper reaching more than 5 million people each day. Now, USA TODAY has collected five popular game formats into one book, including: Logic Puzzles, Crossword, Killer Sudoku, and Hitori. Complete with 400 puzzles (that's twice the size of comparable game books), USA TODAY Jumbo Puzzle Book includes an introductory chapter that offers solution tips as well as a concluding chapter that reveals all the answers. Pen and pencil puzzles are big business. According to a national poll by the American Society on Aging, 84 percent of people report that they spend time daily in activities that are good for brain health.

For the first time ever, USA TODAY® offers sudoku for kids—ages 7 and up. Kids will sharpen their logical reasoning skills in this 50-puzzle collection! Branded newspaper puzzle books sell well with over 80,000 books sold in the USA TODAY sudoku puzzle book series. For the first time ever USA TODAY® offers sudoku for kids ages 7 and older. This fun selection of puzzles begins with an illustrated how-to-play introduction that teaches kids logical reasoning skills and strategies for solving sudoku puzzles. The sudoku grids begin with small, easy grids for easier solving and less frustration and move on to larger grids that offer kids a challenge to sharpen their skills and an opportunity to solve the same sudoku puzzles that drive adults to addiction. The collection includes: 6 grids in 4 x 4 size, 12 grids in 6 x 6 size, 8 grids in 8 x 8 size, and 24 grids in the traditional 9 x 9 size. From the Nation's No. 1 Newspaper, USA TODAY® proudly presents sudoku—just for kids.

USA Today Jumbo Book Puzzle Two is an eclectic mix of brain games, including puzzles such as crossword, logic, sudoku, and much more. This hefty edition features 400 puzzles, so sharpen your pencils and get ready for challenging and exciting fun!

'You can learn [Sudoku] in 10 seconds, and yet the logic needed to solve [the puzzle] is challenging. It's a perfect amount of time to spend on a puzzle, anywhere from five minutes to half an hour. And there's usually a rush at the very end, filling in the last squares, which gives you a great feeling. You immediately want to do another. Millions of Americans aged eight through 88 are hooked on Sudoku. It is a game of reason and logic. As evidenced by the increasing hordes of fans, it is not only challenging, but addictive as well. According to a recent Newsweek article, Sudoku is the biggest puzzle craze to hit America since the Rubik's Cube in the 1980s. No adding or subtracting, no twists, no surprises: To solve Sudokus a puzzler just needs logic. Once you've completed one USA Today Sudoku puzzle, you won't be able to stop playing them. A typical Sudoku puzzle can be completed in 10 to 30 minutes, depending on a player's ability and the puzzle's level of difficulty. The game is based solely on numbers, but requires no math skills whatsoever. Similar to a crossword puzzle, Sudoku is a series of nine 3 x 3 grids using each digit from 1 to 9 only once. USA Today Sudoku contains 200 puzzles categorized into five skill levels. Answers are provided in the back of the book.

The nation’s #1 newspaper, USA TODAY, presents a new collection of 200 crossword puzzles. The USA TODAY brand reaches over 6 million people daily. The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) finds that cognitive puzzles such as crosswords "can bolster the mind in the same way that physical exercise protects and strengthens the body." This cranium compendium features 200 brain-boosting crosswords from The Nation's No. 1 Newspaper, USA TODAY. Puzzlesmiths of all skill levels will enjoy this ultimate puzzling challenge offering hours of enlightening entertainment and brain-bolstering fun from America's trusted news--and gaming--authority, USA TODAY. Keep your brain in shape with USA Today Crossword 2.