Johannes from PuzLogical.com pointed me to a puzzle called MinuPlu which is the same like KenKen (another Sudoku variant).

The rules for Minuplu are almost as simple as Sudoku or KenKen. All cells of a MinuPlu have to be filled in with numbers. The possible numbers range from 1 to the size of the MinuPlu. For example, in a 4×4 MinuPlu there are the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4. Each number must appear exactly once in each row and each column.

However, in contrast to Sudoku, there are no blocks where this must be [Read More...]

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Pocket Posh Word Roundup is a fashionable and sophisticated book from the Puzzle Society, in an irresistible package for any female puzzle lover.

The compact 4-by-6 trim size easily fits into a purse or a tote, has rounded corners, and includes elastic band closure so the pages won’t get bent. Happy Puzzling!

Update : Pocket Posh Word Search 2 with 100 Puzzles is available via Amazon.com

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Evacuation is a nice but simple small, maze look-a-like puzzle game by Foddy.

The story starts as aliens have invaded your spaceship’s cargo hold. Object is to get rid of the aliens by clicking on one of the colored sliding doors, by this you open or close all sliding doors of the same color. When you open a path of open sliding doors, the lack of air leads to anything sucked outside in space. Happy Puzzling! [via Microsiervos]

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Tahiti Hidden Pearls is a hidden object puzzle game by NextGamez.com

Tahiti Hidden Pearls is based upon the legend of princess Papeeth. Object is to seek and find all hidden items and solve puzzles to get one step closer to discover the legend of the pearls.

Find the hidden items that are written on your item list. If you can’t see an item, click the name in the list to display a silhouette image so it becomes easier to find. If you still can’t find the item, click the “Hints” button. Be sure to find the [Read More...]

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3D memory is a variant of the classic memory game.

Object is to find pairs of hidden objects until there’s none left. First select a theme, then select a style of play. There are in total 13 pairs of objects hidden in a 3x3x3 cube, it has 26 little cubes on the outside plus one central cube that has no objects. Select a cube with your mouse, the select another cube to see if both objects match. If they do, the little cubes are removed, else you can watch them for one second before you can try [Read More...]

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Oh noes! The puzzle craze of 2006 is ruined. It’s fiendish, it may even be diabolical, and it’s the solution to Sudoku. To the outrage of the puzzle fans, an American computer scientist will tomorrow reveal a formula for solving any Sudoku problem, no matter how difficult.

The Crook algorithm is the first mathematical proof of how to solve the puzzle. Not even Howard Garns, the Indianapolis architect who devised Sudoku in 1979, could promise that.

For better or worse, reports of the the death of Sudoku through the works of James Crook are greatly exaggerated.

If you’re not familiar [Read More...]

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Transmover is a 2D online Flash-based puzzle game by Polygon * Gmen.

Object is to get to the key to unlock the exit to the next level. To be able to do this, you have a little zapper called the Transmover, that allows you to change places with blocks that are scattered throughout the area.

Transmover starts very easy, but gets more difficult in each of the 60 stages available. Although this is a Japanese game, the in-game instructions are in English. Happy Puzzling!

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