Carol Vorderman's Massive Book of Sudoku: Over 400 Puzzles from Easy to Super Difficult!

My dad loves Sudoku puzzles. I got this for him for Christmas last year, and he is almost done with the entire book. He does about a puzzle or 2 a day, and the book has a place right next to his recliner. It made an excellent stocking stuffer. Now I am off to get him another one by Carol Vorderman since he liked this one so much.

Of all the sudoku books I've bought, my favorite has been Master Sudoku by Carol Vorderman. Its hundreds of puzzles have kept me happily sudoku-ing since last summer, and it's nice to have 4 levels of difficulty to go back and forth between--sometimes you feel like a quick & easy one and sometimes you feel like one that will take some work and concentration to crack. She also has one of the best and lengthiest explanations of sudoku strategies to have yet appeared in any of the books. Also, a diabolical innovation: suggested finishing times with a points-scoring system makes even the easiest ones challenging. Massive Sudoku is more of the same, with some improvements. She reiterates the same strategies as she did in Master Sudoku; don't look here for more advanced ones, but what she lays out will get you through this book. Even a novice can start with this book without having tackled Master Sudoku first, although Master does work through puzzles of each level step by step and contain a bit more solving detail. But if you already know how to solve and just want more, more, more! this is your book--400 puzzles, an interesting new variation where the sudoku blocks aren't perfect squares, and not only timed and points-scoring opportunities but every so often a puzzle has Carol's time posted for it. Who can help but want to pick up that thrown gauntlet? I'm off for a vacation next week and bought this for it but I've already cheated and started playing with the puzzles in this. However, I've no doubt it will keep me happily puzzling through my vacation and beyond!

Sudoku has me under its unrelenting power!!! I'm like a crack addict. Learned about sudoku online; seemed somewhat frustrating and difficult. And who needs more of that in life! However, I was determined to learn the secrets. Master Sudoku by Carol Vorderman was the instruction book I ordered after reading the online reviews. Previous reviewers are correct in that this manual provides clear, concise rules for the game. If you have never even heard of Sudoku, you can learn how to complete a puzzle quite easily. Vorderman writes so that even elementary students can pick up on the game. Sudoku is a terrific mind exercise - probably helps ward off dementia! I highly recommend this book. Buyer beware; you will be hooked and will need a 'Sudoku fix' daily. Also, a great web site to play online- www.websudoku.com. You can see how you are progressing after each entry. Easy to evil puzzles. Be mindful, this site is only useful after you have learned the rules from this book.

This is a great follow-up to "Master Sudoku", Vorderman's first sudoku book. That book is an ideal starting point for both new and advanced sudoku-ers, and this book is no exception. She re-covers most of her techniques in this book, so if you already own Master Sudoku, you'll find yourself skimming most of the introductory material, but she does go into some interesting discussion about the sudoku craze. The best part of this book, though, is the bang for your buck value... 400 puzzles for only ten dollars (many puzzle books are 100 or 150 puzzles for the same price). And the quality of the puzzles is high, so it's a good investment all around.

I started doing Soduku puzzles while vacationing in the U.K. I picked up Carol's book for the plane ride back to America. I was already able to finish these puzzles, but the techniques presented in the book allowed me to do so much faster and more efficiently. The guide to super-difficult Soduku puzzles is a godsend.