Pens, pencils and a facility with numbers. Also helpful: earplugs, plushies, a water bottle, calming herbal oil and the occasional “wild bifurcation” (a.k.a. a wild guess). Competitors at the World ...

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

They baffle, delight, and frustrate millions of people around the world on a daily basis. But even the most dedicated Sudoku-solver might have never spotted this secret pattern. Mathematicians have ...

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A former investment banker has become an unlikely YouTube sensation by posting videos of him completing difficult sudoku puzzles. Simon Anthony, 46, decided to take a risk and quit his job at a London ...

In case you've faced some hurdles solving the clue, Finish, like a sudoku puzzle, we've got the answer for you. Crossword puzzles offer a fantastic opportunity to engage your mind, enjoy leisure time, ...

In a new report published in JAMA Neurology, a team of doctors discuss one of their more puzzling cases: a man who had a seizure when he tried to solve Sudoku. The patient was a 25-year-old man who ...

Maki Kaji "came up with the name Sudoku and was loved by puzzle fans from all over the world," his company said Jason Hahn is a former Human Interest and Sports Reporter for PEOPLE. He started at ...

Maki Kaji, the beloved creator of the zeitgeist numbers puzzle Sudoku, has died after a battle with bile duct cancer. He was 69. The “Godfather of Sudoku” passed away on Aug. 10 at his home in the ...