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April 01, 2007
Hi, my name is Jim and I am a Sudokuholic. (Many in the audience respond, "Hi, Jim.") I'm up here today to warn you about the insidious Sudoku companion I have unleashed upon us.>>
November 06, 2006
Borovets, the oldest and largest mountain resort in Bulgaria, touts itself as a ski resort for champions. On October 7, 2006 champions of the cerebral variety converged on the town, nestled on the northern slopes of the Rila Mountains, to compete...>>
September 24, 2006
Recently I have been asked about the features which determine the difficulty of Conceptis Sudoku puzzles. But before I start to explain I’d like to make a statement some might find quite surprising: There is no connection between...>>
December 06, 2005
I stopped by a bookstore in Tokyo station, one of the busiest rail, metro and bullet train stations in Japan. Not knowing which of the 7 floors I should start at, I approached one of the staff and said one word: "Kakuro". The person smiled and waved...>>
September 12, 2005
As of late, we have read and listened to a great deal of research concerning aging and brain activity. The baby-boomers are aging, quickly. Nevertheless, if current scientific research is valid, there is a way to exercise the brain to improve and...>>
I came across my first Pic-a-Pix type puzzle in an annual of mixed puzzles. A logic puzzle that formed images on completion was something very different and instantly appealing. A search on the internet resulted in an abundance of puzzles to print...>>
August 03, 2005
A few years ago a fellow named Dave Green walked into our office with a briefcase full of what he called “Pic-a-Pix” puzzles. Of course, he knew all about the picture-forming logic puzzles that are all the rage in Japan - they’ve been around since...>>
July 16, 2005
Sudoku, the number puzzle that gripped England from the fall of 2004 has now taken hold over 70 countries. Some 260 newspapers in the U.K. carry the maddeningly habit-forming, logical-testing grids and sudoku is looming large in the U.S., Spain and...>>
June 05, 2005
The Future of Conceptis Type Image-Forming Puzzles In Education. This is the title of the final paper required of teachers who took my Spring course, described in the September PuzzleTimes (“Picture-Forming Logic Puzzles for Classroom Use”)....>>
It is the goal of educators to develop the cognitive potential of children. As a third grade, early childhood teacher, I believe that young children enjoy playing, thinking and learning. When an activity is appealing, a child's interest is likely to...>>
May 21, 2005
Most people know about the smash hit that the puzzle Sudoku has become over the past year. It’s in many major newspapers; several people I know have become addicted to it, and I have found it to be a fun, thought provoking puzzle. For those who...>>
March 06, 2005
Saturday. A summer afternoon. Nearly three years ago. Jeff Scanlan, better known as America’s Sports Magician, is on his seventh try to do the impossible: insert a brand-new deck of playing cards, still sealed and wrapped in cellophane, into an...>>
