Despite popular belief, Sudoku puzzles didn't come from Japan. The first puzzles with the classic Sudoku design were actually published by Dell puzzle magazine under the name “Number Puzzle" in ...

American Howard Garns in 1979 invented sudoku as we know it, and published it originally as a puzzle in Dell Magazines with the name "Numbers in Place." Maki Kaji of Japan then published the grid ...

Meet sudoku, the most popular newspaper puzzle since the crossword was introduced in the 1920s. The rules are simple. Put the numbers 1 through 9 in each row, column and 3-by-3 square of a 9-by-9 ...

If you’re a sudoku person, this book is for you. Filled with 161 puzzles, it’ll keep you occupied for a good long time. Just make sure you use a pencil so you can erase any mistakes you might ...

Sudoku puzzles led me to crossword puzzles. I loved the mix of trivia and wordplay, and the challenge of trying to complete a puzzle entirely in pen (with only a correction or two!).

After Dell dropped the puzzles ... crossword puzzle editor for the New York Times and author of a line of Sudoku puzzle books. “You have to be focused to be a good Sudoku solver, because ...