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| '''Sudoku''' is a logic game made up of a square divided into 81 smaller squares. These squares are grouped in nine 3x3 squares. The object of the game is to put down the numbers 1-9 so that each number appears only once in every row, column, and 3x3 square, in keeping with the numbers already placed. Although numbers are used, it is stressed that numbers are not necessary, they could just as well be colors, shapes, letters, or any other symbol. | |||
| ==Sudoku Prehistory== | |||
| <p>Sudoku is really a type of ], named by the famous mathematician ]. (There is something called a ] which is formed with ''n'' objects of two types so that both form Latin squares). A Latin square is a ''n''*''n'' matrix where the numbers 1-''n'' are put in each row and column. In sudoku, these conditions must be met as well as the numbers appearing once in each sub-grid. | |||
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| ==Sudoku Gains Popularity== | |||
| <p>In ], a retired judge named ] visited Japan and came across the puzzle. He wrote a computer program that would generate the puzzles and proposed the '']'' use it. In ], the ''Times'' accepted the proposal. A little later, the '']'' started to run them as well. They were popular almost immediately, and many other newspapers followed suit. There have since been numerous books about sudoku, how to win sudoku, and even mathematicians trying to find properties of sudoku, such as what the minimum amount of pre-placed numbers is to ensure a unique puzzle (so far it is believed to be 17). Because of their immense popularity, sudoku has been called, "the ] of the 21st century. | |||
| ==Sudoku For Nintendo== | |||
| Early in ], sudoku was brought to the ], a ] ] developed and manufactured by ]. Sudoku appeared in ], an educational game developed by ] ] ]. With the popularity of sudoku rising, a game called ] was released focusing solely on the ]-based numerical puzzle. At approximately the same time, ] was released. However, compared to the success of the previous two titles, Sudoku Mania received generally negative reviews from gaming critics and ]s. | |||
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