Download or read book Amazing Sudoku Variants written by Puzzles Conceptis and published by Puzzlewright. This book was released on 2013-08-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Its time to break out of the box: the traditional 3x3 puzzle box, that is! This assortment of engaging and challenging variants takes sudoku up a notch. The creative twists include overlapping and unusually shaped grids, special rules that make solvers up their game, and even super-large sudoku for an extra-fun experience.
Download or read book Sudoku Variants written by Conceptis Puzzles and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2006-08 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone knows sudoku is enjoyable--but these addictive puzzles come in endless variations too! They range from simple to very difficult, and can take almost no time to finish...or require many hours. This entertaining collection showcases a wide range of possibilities, offering solvers who have become accustomed to the standard rules and grids an exciting new challenge. Select from Mega Sudokus that provide a real workout; Diagonals or Odd and Even versions with extra constraints; Sum Sudokus that merge with kakuro; and Multisudoku with overlapping puzzles. There's something for every level--12 x 12 puzzles, ones with irregularly shaped areas, even Mini Sudoku--and lots of fun for everyone.
Download or read book The Art of Puzzles written by Thomas Snyder and published by . This book was released on 2017-02-13 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Art of Puzzles is a collection of mental masterpieces from the world's most talented puzzle designers. With ten genres of logic puzzles and over 270 puzzles in total, this book has a great mix of challenges including shading puzzles (Tapa and Nurikabe), loop puzzles (Masyu and Slitherlink), number placement puzzles (Skyscrapers and TomTom), object placement puzzles (Star Battle and Battleships), and region division puzzles (Cave and Fillomino). Each section has a mix of very easy to fiendishly hard puzzles, with hints for every puzzle to help you to become a better logic puzzler.
Download or read book Research and Development in Intelligent Systems XXV written by Frans Coenen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2008-12-02 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The papers in this volume are the refereed technical papers presented at AI-2008, the Twenty-eighth SGAI International Conference on Innovative Techniques and Applications of Artificial Intelligence, held in Cambridge in December 2008. They present new and innovative developments in the field, divided into sections on CBR and Classification, AI Techniques, Argumentation and Negotiation, Intelligent Systems, From Machine Learning To E-Learning and Decision Making. The volume also includes the text of short papers presented as posters at the conference. This is the twenty-fifth volume in the Research and Development series. The series is essential reading for those who wish to keep up to date with developments in this important field. The Application Stream papers are published as a companion volume under the title Applications and Innovations in Intelligent Systems XVI.
Download or read book The Virgin Book of Killer Sudoku written by Virgin Books and published by Random House. This book was released on 2006 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you thought Sudoku was difficult, wait until you try Killer Sudoku! The next step up from normal Sudoku, the Killer puzzles use the same grid as Sudoku and require the reader to fill in the numbers 1 to 9 as before. But this time the numbers in the outlined boxes must also all add up to a specific number. Already hugely popular in the national press, the puzzles are a must for Sudoku fans. With five difficulty ratings, from 'very easy' to 'deadly', the 100 brand new Killer Sudoku puzzles in this book will provide a challenge to the most ardent Sudoku addict.
Download or read book Why Do Men Fall Asleep After Sex written by Mark Leyner and published by Crown Archetype. This book was released on 2006-07-25 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Doctor Is In . . . Again! Did the mega-bestselling Why Do Men Have Nipples? exhaust your curiosity about stuff odd, icky, kinky, noxious, libidinous, or just plain embarrassing? No, you say? Well, good, because the doctor and his able-bodied buddy are in! Again! Mark Leyner and Billy Goldberg, M.D., now take on the differences between the sexes—those burning questions like Why doesn’t my husband ever listen? or Why does my wife ALWAYS have to pee? And of course, Why do men fall asleep after sex?, plus plenty of others to keep you fully informed. Full of smart and funny answers to an onslaught of new questions, all in a do-ask-we’ll-tell spirit that entertain and teaches you something at the same time, Why Do Men Fall Asleep After Sex? offers the real lowdown on everything everyone wants to know about all things anatomical, medical, sexual, nutritional, animal, and mineral, but would only ask a physician after a few too many, like: • Why do you have a “bionic” sense of smell when you’re pregnant? • Does peeing in the shower cure athlete’s foot? • Is a dog’s mouth clean? • Can you breastfeed with fake boobs? • Does thumb sucking cause buckteeth? • Do your eyebrows grow back if shaved? Bigger, funnier, and better than ever, Why Do Men Fall Asleep After Sex? proves that in the battle of the sexes, as in most things, a little Q&A is a safe, effective, minimally invasive remedy. Also available as an eBook
Download or read book Fillomino and Sudoku written by Nikoli and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No one in the puzzle field has hatched as many new brainteasers as Nikoli, publishers of Japan s very first puzzle monthly. Now their blockbuster creation sudoku joins forces with a hot newcomerfillomino. Like sudoku, fillomino has a simple set of rules that allow for endlessly fascinating possibilities. The challenge: fill a grid with clusters of numbers (2s in groups of 2, 3s in groups of 3, etc.) so that no group touches a group of the same size. America s millions of Sudoku fans will catch on instantlyand they ll be hooked."""
Download or read book The Kids Book of Crosswords 1 written by Gareth Moore and published by Buster Books. This book was released on 2017-04-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the creators of the hugely popular Kids' Book of Wordsearches 1, this new addition to the series has over 150 crossword puzzles to complete. Addictive, fun and conveniently compact, this book of crosswords will provide hours of entertainment.
Download or read book Kakuro For Dummies written by Andrew Heron and published by For Dummies. This book was released on 2006-01-09 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking for a new challenge now that you’ve mastered sudoku? Kakuro might be just what you need, and Kakuro For Dummies is a great place to start! A kakuro puzzle is a grid consisting of interlocking horizontal rows and vertical columns of squares, called blocks. You fill in the empty squares with numbers that match the clues and work both horizontally and vertically. Sound simple? Guess again! Kakuro uses the logic of sudoku plus some basic math skills. But relax—Kakuro For Dummies explains the clues, combinations, fixed values, and candidates—all the pieces of the puzzle. Like its sudoku counterpart, Kakuro For Dummies includes 240 puzzles from breezy easy to diabolically difficult. It demystifies the process, walking you through completing your first puzzle with illustrations and explanations that show the logic involved. You’ll get your feet wet with more than 100 easy puzzles, sharpen your skills on120 in the medium –to-difficult range, and if you’re brave enough, go head-to-head with nine devilish ones that’ll keep you awake nights. In no time, you’ll find yourself as addicted to kakuro as you are—or were—to sudoku, and having twice as much fun! You do the math.
Download or read book Advances in Computer Games written by H. Jaap van den Herik and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-05-10 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Constituting the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the twelfth Advances in Computer Games conference held in Spain in 2009, the 20 revised full papers cover topics from Bayesian modeling to incongruity theory and data assurance.
Download or read book Extreme Sudoku For Dummies written by Andrew Heron and published by For Dummies. This book was released on 2006-11-13 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you worn out all of your pencils mastering ever-changing Sudoku puzzles? Have you stepped up your game to the next level and now seek something a little more demanding? Do you crave the challenge of more cunning, deadly Sudoku? Extreme Sudoku For Dummies features 236 beyond diabolical puzzles to challenge even the most skilled expert—perfect for anyone who wants to be a true Sudoku master. In this book you will not only discover some amazingly tricky Sudoku puzzles, but also face new challenges in the form of Killer Sudoku, Irregular Sudoku, and other recently developed variations. And you won't need to rely on guesswork—you'll find an easy-to-understand, logical approach that will help you tackle even the most difficult puzzles in the book. Extreme Sudoku For Dummies offers: An overview of Sudoku basics Variations such as 9 x 9, 12 x 12, 16 x 16, jigsaw, circular, and killer puzzles Useful strategies to filter out candidates and solve puzzles, one step at a time The lowdown on advanced strategies such as Naked Pairs, Naked Triplets, Hidden Pairs, X-Wing, Y-Wing, and other techniques Time completion estimates so that you can use the clock to measure your progress and ability Along with a wealth of puzzles that will test every Sudoku player's skill, Extreme Sudoku For Dummies provides the tips, tricks, advice, and strategies to help you become a true master of the game.
Download or read book The Kids Book of Wordsearches 1 written by Gareth Moore and published by Buster Books. This book was released on 2017-04-06 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kids can pit their wits against over 150 wordsearches in this brilliant little book from bestselling brain-training and puzzle book author, Gareth Moore. Portable, additive and satisfying, The Kids' Book of Wordsearches 1 will provide children with hours of fun and help develop their vocabularies. It is a reprint of The Kids' Book of Wordsearches (2011). Repackaged with a new cover design, it makes up a set of four colour-coded crossword and wordsearch books.
Download or read book The Kids Book Of Mazes written by Gareth Moore and published by Buster Books. This book was released on 2014-05-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kids of all ages will love to lose themselves in this bumper book of mazes. With hundreds of twists and turns, the magical mazes get more fiendish with every turn of the page.
Download or read book Rubik s Cubic Compendium written by Ernő Rubik and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1987 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Co-written by the cube's inventor, this book serves as a comprehensive guide to the Rubik's cube. It opens up a wealth of fascinating mathematics and offers a vast number of new ideas and possibilities to those who have solved the cube as well as to those who remain puzzled.
Download or read book Puzzle based Learning written by Zbigniew Michalewicz and published by Credibility Corporation Pty Limited. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is missing in most curricula - from elementary school all the way through to university education - is coursework focused on the development of problem-solving skills. Most students never learn how to think about solving problems. Besides being a lot of fun, a puzzle-based learning approach also does a remarkable job of convincing students that (a) science is useful and interesting, (b) the basic courses they take are relevant, (c) mathematics is not that scary (no need to hate it!), and (d) it is worthwhile to stay in school, get a degree, and move into the real world which is loaded with interesting problems (problems perceived as real-world puzzles).
Download or read book The Art of Sudoku written by Thomas Snyder and published by . This book was released on 2012-04 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You've never seen Sudoku like this! In The Art of Sudoku you'll find 120 hand-crafted masterpieces from World Sudoku Champion Thomas Snyder, with artistic and logical themes that could never have been produced by random computer generation. Whether you're a sudoku novice or a sudoku grandmaster, The Art of Sudoku will open your eyes to the amazing possibilities of this numbers puzzle and leave you wanting more.
Download or read book The OPL Optimization Programming Language written by Pascal Van Hentenryck and published by MIT Press (MA). This book was released on 1999 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: OPL (Optimization Programming Language) is a new modeling language for combinatorial optimization that simplifies the formulation and solution of optimization problems. Perhaps the most significant dimension of OPL is the support for constraint programming, including sophisticated search specifications, logical and higher order constraints, and support for scheduling and resource allocation applications. This book, written by the developer of OPL, is a comprehensive introduction to the OPL programming language and its application to problems in linear and integer programming, constraint programming, and scheduling. Readers should be familiar with combinatorial optimization, at least from an application standpoint.
