Top 10 best sudoku variants for 2018
Finding the best sudoku variants suitable for your needs isnt easy. With hundreds of choices can distract you. Knowing whats bad and whats good can be something of a minefield. In this article, weve done the hard work for you.
1. The Mammoth Book of New Sudoku
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Much more than just a puzzle book a comprehensive collection featuring every major variant of sudoku ever created.
Over 25 major sudoku types . . . nearly 150 different variants . . . and almost 500 puzzles, all created especially for this book, including Jigsaw Sudoku, Killer Sudoku and multi-grid Samurai Sudoku.
No other collection of Sudoku comes close. This is without doubt the most definitive
volume of Sudoku variants ever compiled, with full instructions and solutions included.
Praise for The Mammoth Book of Fun Brain Training by the same author:
The puzzles are fresh and lively' Will Shortz
2. Sudoku Variants
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Everyone knows sudoku is enjoyablebut these addictive puzzles come in endless variations too! They range from simple to very difficult, and can take almost no time to finishor require many hours. This entertaining collection showcases a wide range of possibilities, offering solvers who have become accustomed to the standard rules and grids an exciting new challenge. Select from Mega Sudokus that provide a real workout; Diagonals or Odd and Even versions with extra constraints; Sum Sudokus that merge with kakuro; and Multisudoku with overlapping puzzles. Theres something for every level12 x 12 puzzles, ones with irregularly shaped areas, even Mini Sudokuand lots of fun for everyone.
3. Amazing Sudoku Variants
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It's time to break out of the box: the traditional 3x3 puzzle box, that is! This assortment of engaging and challenging variants takes sudoku up a notch. The creative twists include overlapping and unusually shaped grids, special rules that make solvers up their game, and even super-large sudoku for an extra-fun experience.
4. Sudoku Variations
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A book with more Sudoku variants than any other!75 Sudoku Variations, two of each kind, making 150 puzzles, plus a very special gift at the end.
Where should we start?
First, there all sorts of Sudoku variants you can think of:
- classic Sudoku in various sizes: 6x6, 8x8, 10x10, 12x12 and 16x16
- Jigsaw Sudoku and Jigsaw Combination
- Diagonal Sudoku X
- Consecutive Sudoku
- Non-Consecutive Sudoku
- Hyper Sudoku (Windoku)
- Greater/Less Than Sudoku (inequality sudoku)
- Odd-Even Sudoku
- Sudoku Straights
- TriDoku
- OUTSIDE Sudoku of all sorts
- Killer Sudoku and Killer with all operators +*-/
Then, the overlapping Sudoku varieties in this book are:
- Double Sudoku
- Triple Sudoku
- Flower Sudoku
- TwoDoku
- Butterfly Sudoku
- Sudoku Ring
What is the final puzzle? It's for you to find out!
5. Cuckoo Sudoku: Sudoku Variants That Will Drive You Batty
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Youll go cuckoo over these sudoku variants!
Shake up the typical solving experience with these wild sudoku, perfect for fans looking for something a bit different. First, warm up with a few normal-size puzzles that will teach you the different variants. Then tackle the giant samurai-style sudoku made of five overlapping grids, each with its own unique twist. You must solve all five grids together to complete the entire puzzle. Its crazy fun!
Shake up the typical solving experience with these wild sudoku, perfect for fans looking for something a bit different. First, warm up with a few normal-size puzzles that will teach you the different variants. Then tackle the giant samurai-style sudoku made of five overlapping grids, each with its own unique twist. You must solve all five grids together to complete the entire puzzle. Its crazy fun!
6. Large Print Sudoku Variants
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These sudoku are easy to read . . . but challenging to solve, because every one of the 225 puzzles breaks out of the usual 9x9 mold. Try variants such as Irregular Sudoku, which replaces the usual 3x3 boxes with jigsaw-like shapes; Diagonal Sudoku, in which the long diagonals also contain the digits 1 through 9 exactly once each; and more!
7. Super Sharp Cutting-Edge Sudoku: Three Sudoku Variants to Hone Your Brain (Volume 2)
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Hone your brain and sharpen your pencils, for a new volume of Super Sharp Cutting-Edge Sudoku series is here!Sudoku devotees can spice up their solving with these three fun twists on the popular puzzle! Enjoy a trio of great mental treats, including Flower Sudoku, where innovative interlocking grids form a flower shape; Outside Sudoku, which begins with the numbers outside the grid; and Consecutive Sudoku, which uses dark lines to separate neighboring cells whenever they contain consecutive numbers.
This is just the challenge fans have been looking for!
Enjoy!
8. Sudoku Variations: 130 Puzzles (Sudoku Variants Puzzle Books For Adults) (Volume 1)
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This Sudoku Variations book includes 130 Sudoku Puzzles.The following Sudoku variants are included:
- Killer Sudoku
- Sudoku X
- Sudoku XV
- Flower Sudoku
- Butterfly Sudoku
- Even Odd Sudoku
- Samurai Sudoku
- Frame Sudoku
- Cross Sudoku
- Consecutive Sudoku
- Outside Sudoku
- Jigsaw Sudoku
- 16X16 Sudoku
Enjoy!
9. Sudoku Variations (Volume 3)
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Welcome to volume 3 of this extraordinary collection of Sudoku Variants puzzles!There are 75 Variations of Sudoku in this book. Two puzzles of each kind, one of the relatively easy, one relatively difficult, for a total of 150 fantastic puzzles. There are also a few surprises at the end - you will have to find what they are yourself.
- The variations presented herein include:
- OUTSIDE Sudoku of all sorts
- Multi Sudoku, also known as Loco Sudoku, something really CRAZY
- Frame Sudoku
- Diagonal Sudoku X
- Jigsaw Sudoku and Jigsaw Combination
- Consecutive Sudoku
- Non-Consecutive Sudoku
- Hyper Sudoku (Windoku)
- Greater/Less Than Sudoku (inequality sudoku)
- Odd-Even Sudoku
- TriDoku
- Killer Sudoku and Killer with all operators +*-/
- Double Sudoku
- Triple Sudoku
- Flower Sudoku
- TwoDoku
- Butterfly Sudoku
- Sudoku Ring
- Sudoku in various sizes: 6x6, 8x8, 10x10, 12x12 and 16x16
- ...and all sorts of combinations of those variations!
There are too many variants for you to ever get bored with this book!
ENJOY! :)
10. Cutting-Edge Sudoku: Three Sudoku Variants to Hone Your Brain
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Sudoku devotees can spice up their solving with these three fun twists on the popular puzzle!
Enjoy a trio of great mental treats, including Flower Sudoku, where innovative interlocking grids form a flower shape; Outside Sudoku, which begins with the numbers outside the grid; and Consecutive Sudoku, which uses dark lines to separate neighboring cells whenever they contain consecutive numbers.
Cutting-Edge Sudoku is just the challenge fans have been looking for!
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