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Tablesaw Tablesawsen ([personal profile] tablesaw) wrote2006-08-02 03:55 pm

Motherfucking Sudoku.

Before my trip to San Antonio, I picked up The Sudoku Code to solve on the plane. I thought it would be a nice pure-logic counterbalance to the scores of cryptic crosswords I expected to be doing at Con. I didn't solve much of it though, because I instead got the logic fix from my newly acquired Tsuukin Hitofude (a sequel to the available-in-America Polarium). I've solved a few of the puzzles in the book since I got back, and it's fun so far. It's nice to be able to skip ahead after the secret message is revealed, though I'm certain I'll be going back to check my work later.

Anyway.

One of the authors has a new book out, and it is surely the most awesome sudoku book ever. I realize that when you're talking about small, fairly limited logic puzzles, the bar of awesomeness is set fairly low. But read the publisher's description, and you may see where I'm going with this:
When we said we wanted to combine the excitement of Snakes on a Plane with the intellectual stimulation of sudoku, everyone said we were crazy. Well, who's crazy now? We totally took regular sudoku puzzles, got rid of those safe 3-by-3 squares, and replaced them with deadly snakes. There are over 1,500 snakes in this book, and [Samuel L. Jackson] isn't here to help you. Are you ready for the challenge?
If you don't know the history of Snakes on a Sudoku, you should check out the site of the author, Francis Heaney. There you will also be able to solve the first two Snakes on a Sudokus.

Oh, if only I could have solved these motherfucking sudoku on the motherfucking plane.

Well, crap...

[identity profile] limax.livejournal.com 2006-08-02 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
The Sudoku Code is sold out in local bookstores, and Snakes on a Sudoku is only available for pre-order. There goes another time-waster for me...

Re: Well, crap...

[identity profile] lunchboy.livejournal.com 2006-08-03 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
Snakes on a Sudoku is still on order at Amazon, but it's available at bn.com. (It gets to Barnes & Noble quicker because B&N owns Sterling, so there's no intermediary distributor to go through.)

[identity profile] slipjig.livejournal.com 2006-08-03 01:23 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you for Francis Heaney's website!