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Daily puzzlers would be quick to tell you that sudoku, Wordle’s mathematical cousin, is not as easy as it looks. The small grid, found often next to a word scramble or comic strip in a print newspaper ...

Sudoku is a number puzzle that dates back to 1979 under the title Number Place but was later popularised in Japan in the form we know today as Sudoku. Gamovation's edition for your smartphone can help ...

Apple is preparing to release iOS 18.4 in April, and that update will likely bring more emoji and a new food section to Apple News. But when the tech giant released iOS 18.2 in December, that update ...

Apple has added sudoku to its collection of puzzles in Apple News+, giving another way for subscribers to test their brainpower every day. Apple News+ offers subscribers in the United States and ...

When you get stuck on a fiendishly difficult sudoku, it’s hard not to wonder if the puzzle really has a solution. At another moment, aglow in the triumph of a clever deduction, you might have a ...

Thomas Snyder (aka Dr. Sudoku) is a three-time World Sudoku Champion and six-time US Puzzle Champion, as well as the author of several books of puzzles. His puzzles are hand-crafted, with artistic ...

TOKYO — Maki Kaji, the creator of the popular numbers puzzle Sudoku whose life's work was spreading the joy of puzzles, has died, his Japanese company said Tuesday. He was 69 and had bile duct cancer.

Sudoku and crossword puzzles are popular mental exercises that enhance cognitive skills differently. Sudoku improves problem-solving, concentration, and working memory, while crossword puzzles boost ...

Avid skiers know there are risks that come with the sport. But one German student probably didn’t expect he’d need to give up Sudoku after a 2015 skiing incident. The 25-year-old had already suffered ...