Sudoku - Page 2

wolf · 03-24-2006, 10:22 AM

I've seen puzzles like those, but haven't tried them. You'd have to choose the dingbats carefully because most of them are too hard to draw.

SteveDallas · 03-24-2006, 10:43 AM

A - I would be OK. Dingbats or colors would slow it down considerably, for me at least. The difference is when I look at a group (either a row, a column, or a 3x3 sub-square), how long does it take to determine which of the nine numerals is missing? Not long at all ("OK, I still need 3, 4, 5, and 8 in that column"). Probably the same with letters. But with colors or symbols, I expect I would never get the "missing" ones as fast as I get the numbers. Of course that wouldn't make the deductive process of solving it harder, it would just take longer to go through everything. The Sudoku game I have on my phone has a timer and I usually finish in 5 to 15 minutes depending on how hard they are.

Undertoad · 03-24-2006, 10:46 AM

Of course people would work the puzzles faster if they weren't dingbats. But most people are.

Happy Monkey · 03-24-2006, 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by barefoot serpent

it would also be interesting to see if some people work them faster if instead of 1 to 9 it's A to I -- or maybe dingbats.

How about A to Y?

barefoot serpent · 03-24-2006, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

How about A to Y?

*meltsdown*

wolf · 03-24-2006, 01:18 PM

I would like to try the Times of London's Samurai, but my laser printer at work refuses to figure out how to do the tiling to print it.

Cyclefrance · 03-25-2006, 12:22 AM

Trouble is it all starts to get out of hand - already we have a world champion - and take a look at some of the puzzles she solved ! (adobe download)

elSicomoro · 03-25-2006, 01:02 AM

My lady gave me a Sudoku book that I worked on when I flew to California in November. I liked it a lot...unfortunately, I haven't looked at the book since.

trexxx · 04-22-2006, 05:33 AM

Well this site is not dingbats and not numbers, but is pretty cool. The biggest puzzle is only a 6X6 grid. I find it pretty easy but I have been doing these sudoku puzzles a lot(I have a lot of spare time at work).

http://www.jigsawdoku.com/

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Savay · 04-23-2006, 12:47 PM

My mom gave me a Sudoku book for Christmas. I was hooked for the first day. Then she stole it, and I haven't seen it since, therefore ending my addiction.

But, to answer the question of the first post: Honestly, I have no idea. It might be the sense of accomplishment when you finish one. It might also be the fact that it makes you (or at least me) feel smarter when I finish one faster than the one I did before it.

03-24-2006, 10:22 AM	#16
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I've seen puzzles like those, but haven't tried them. You'd have to choose the dingbats carefully because most of them are too hard to draw. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

03-24-2006, 01:18 PM	#21
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I would like to try the Times of London's Samurai, but my laser printer at work refuses to figure out how to do the tiling to print it. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

03-25-2006, 12:22 AM	#22
Cyclefrance Pump my ride! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England Posts: 1,890	Trouble is it all starts to get out of hand - already we have a world champion - and take a look at some of the puzzles she solved ! (adobe download) __________________ Always sufficient hills - never sufficient gears Last edited by Cyclefrance; 03-25-2006 at 12:26 AM.

04-23-2006, 12:47 PM	#25
Savay Fellow-Commoner Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Somewhere Over the Rainbow Posts: 10	My mom gave me a Sudoku book for Christmas. I was hooked for the first day. Then she stole it, and I haven't seen it since, therefore ending my addiction. But, to answer the question of the first post: Honestly, I have no idea. It might be the sense of accomplishment when you finish one. It might also be the fact that it makes you (or at least me) feel smarter when I finish one faster than the one I did before it. __________________ "Time for time together, and depending on the weather, we'll either argue in your house or outside."~ "Greener" by Tally Hall

03-24-2006, 10:43 AM	#17
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	A - I would be OK. Dingbats or colors would slow it down considerably, for me at least. The difference is when I look at a group (either a row, a column, or a 3x3 sub-square), how long does it take to determine which of the nine numerals is missing? Not long at all ("OK, I still need 3, 4, 5, and 8 in that column"). Probably the same with letters. But with colors or symbols, I expect I would never get the "missing" ones as fast as I get the numbers. Of course that wouldn't make the deductive process of solving it harder, it would just take longer to go through everything. The Sudoku game I have on my phone has a timer and I usually finish in 5 to 15 minutes depending on how hard they are.

03-24-2006, 10:46 AM	#18
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Of course people would work the puzzles faster if they weren't dingbats. But most people are.

03-25-2006, 01:02 AM	#23
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	My lady gave me a Sudoku book that I worked on when I flew to California in November. I liked it a lot...unfortunately, I haven't looked at the book since.

04-22-2006, 05:33 AM	#24
trexxx Person Who Has Posted Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2	Well this site is not dingbats and not numbers, but is pretty cool. The biggest puzzle is only a 6X6 grid. I find it pretty easy but I have been doing these sudoku puzzles a lot(I have a lot of spare time at work). http://www.jigsawdoku.com/ T

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