You Too Can Solve!
From the Desk of Richard J. Runion
Chieftain
Sudoku Village
http://www.SudokuVillage.com
Participate in the ‘Daily Sudoku Puzzle Contest‘, absolutely free, and win Cash prize! And, yes, let’s join hands and make this world of Sudoku enthusiasts an exciting, interactive, and wonderful community like no other!
Sudoku Village conducts a free ‘Daily Sudoku Puzzle Contest’! Compete for Daily Cash Prize of $5. The Contest/ Competition is open to members with entry being Free. The daily competition has been going on successfully since April 18, 2006.
The puzzles in the ‘Daily Sudoku Puzzle Contest’ could be of any level of difficulty. Very Easy. Very Difficult. Or anything in between. All entries to the ‘Daily Sudoku Puzzle Contest’ must be solved online (not solved offline and copied onto the grid in the contest page; participants who cheat run the risk of having their entries ignored - the rules will tell you how). Please read the rules of the competition before entering.
To become a member, free, and participate in the ‘Daily Sudoku Puzzle Contest’, conducted by Sudoku Village,…
…Click here to become a member of Sudoku Village, free. As a member, you get many benefits in addition to participating in the daily competition: like you get daily Sudoku Puzzles thru email, weekly Sudoku Puzzles & Games eMagazines, can participate in blogs, clubs, discussion boards…and much, much more!
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…Click here to read the rules of the competition, in full. Please find below, the Rules, in brief:
In brief, the OFFICIAL RULES of Sudoku Village ‘Daily Sudoku Puzzle Contest’ (the “Contest”/ “competition”) are:
The daily competition began April, 18 2006 and has been running everyday. The daily Competition and cash prizes are sponsored by Geostar Publishing & Services LLC. A new competition will be conducted each day (“Contest period”/ “competition period”). Entry is free.
The ‘Daily Sudoku Puzzle Contest’: It is a game of skill and involves the correct and speedy completion of a Sudoku puzzle online, open to members of SudokuVillage.com.
The ‘Daily Sudoku Puzzle Contest’ ELIGIBILITY: To be eligible, a participant must be eighteen (18) years of age or older. Employees, agents, and the family members of the Sponsor, are not eligible to enter.
The ‘Daily Sudoku Puzzle Contest’ PRIZE: The prize money of $5 will be deposited in the winner’s PayPal account. Subject to its own restrictions, getting a PayPal account is easy, and is free.
HOW TO WIN The ‘Daily Sudoku Puzzle Contest’: The daily competition period runs from 12:00 am EST and concluding at 11:59 pm EST that day. One who correctly solves the puzzle in the shortest REASONABLE elapsed time will be awarded the prize. You can win no more than once per week.
DISQUALIFICATIONS in the ‘Daily Sudoku Puzzle Contest’:
a) FOR USE OF AIDS: Solving of a puzzle in too short a time is an indication for that the member may have used automated aids to complete the puzzle and such participants may be disqualified. The minimum time may not be published as it could encourage cheating.
b) FOR OTHER REASONS: A contestant may only use one user id and one paypal id to be eligible for the prize. In case any contestant violates this rule, such a contestant may be disqualified even if his/ her name is the winner otherwise.
By participating in this Contest, you acknowledge that you have read these Rules, in full (not just the brief version) and agree to abide by the terms and by the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to the Contest.
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Here’s to a happier Sudoku experience!
Rich,
Chieftain
Sudoku Village
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Defore attempting to do an armstand forward double somersault with two twists in pike from a five-meter platform, you have to first learn to do the armstand. When you focus too much on a perfect ten, you may muff the lesser details. That’s the way it is, with everything in life.
Sudoku is not about winning or losing. Merely attempting to solve each puzzle will remind you that it is important to get each step right. If you focus adequately on each step you will eventually find the solution.
The moral: “Don’t focus too much on the scorecard and lose sight of the ball.” So, play on…
Riddle # 1
Why does Scrooge love all of Santa’s reindeer?
Instruction:
Fill in the grid with digits in such a manner that every row, every column and every 3×3 box accomodates the digits 1 to 9, without repeating any.
Sudoku for Beginners: Puzzle # 1
Sudoku for Buffs: Puzzle #1
Riddle # 2
What do you get when a cow can’t give milk?
Challenge Puzzle Prizes
Winners forJune 27 - July 03
Challenge Puzzle: Matrix07
Challenge Cross Sum:Magpie
We request the winners to inform us their residential addresses so we can mail them their prizes.
Here’s what the winner of this week’s Challenge Puzzle stands to win! Sudoku Dispenser
Convenience at its best! A handy dispenser that comes pre-packed with 100 Sudoku sheets with solutions!
This week’s Challenge Cross Sum winner will get this wonderful Sudoku Booklet
Carry your portable daily fix of spicy puzzles! Contains 30 Sudokus (with solutions)! Have your fill. Anytime, anywhere!
Math Puzzle
Why do they sometimes refer to number puzzles as the ‘joy of numbers’?
Take the digits 123456789. Put plus or minus signs between them so that the result is 100.
One sample solution is: 12+3-4+5+67+8+9=100.
Most people find simple juggling of numbers - like the one above -entertaining.
If you don’t take to numbers naturally, try simple numbers games.Leave the numbers highwire-acts to number crunchers.
Riddle # 3
What did the egg say to the box of white cake mix?
Math Puzzle
The total of a father’s age and the ages of his 3 children is 100. Ten years ago, the father was 5 times the sum of his 3 children’s age. How old is the father?
Riddle # 4
What happened to the wolf who fell into the washing machine?
Word Puzzle
What do you think of the word ‘pleonasm’? Sound puzzling?
There’s actually such a word - the use of more words, than is necessary, is called pleonasm. Unnecessary repetition of words can be irritating to listeners.
According to Confucius: “If language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant; if what is said is not what is meant, then what ought to be done remains undone”.
So let’s all resolve to make our speech short, crisp and brief, by avoiding pleonastic words. And what better way to start, than by solving this week’s word puzzles?
Anagrams
Unravel this week’s clues to find the names of favorite cities Americans prefer to live in.
The Clues:
1. Out, Nosh!
This is the largest city of Texas.
2. Is A Nut
This city promotes itself as the live music capital of the world.
3. Let’s Eat
This city in the Pacific Northwest region is informally referred to as “Jet City”.
4. Ant At LA
This city hosted the 1996 Summer Olympics.
5. Dais Gone
This Californian city has miles of beaches.
Logic Puzzle
Quick, give me the names of ten animals. If you did that in less than ten seconds, bully for you. Now try flowers, Qfruits, and so on. In time, you will find that your speed keeps increasing.
Word puzzles are like that — you get better with practice. So, let’s start with this week’s quota, shall we?
Riddle # 5
Name a legendary creature that was half man and half beast.
# Word Logic
If none of the following statements are true, who can we conclude stole the diamonds?
Bill: Sam stole the diamonds.
Dave: Bill will tell you who stole the diamonds.
Harry: Dave, Bill & I could not have stolen the diamonds.
Pete: Bill stole the diamonds, so Dave & Harry couldn’t have.
Jim: I stole the diamonds, so Dave is innocent.
Riddle # 6
What does a twelve-pound mouse say to a cat?
Chess
White to mate in three moves
Courtesy:www.ChessVictory.com
Riddle # 7
Why did the owl make tons of noise?
New Game of The Week
Apples to Apples is the wild, award-winning card and party game that provides instant fun for four to ten players! It’s as easy as “comparing apples to apples”…just open the box, deal the cards, and you’re ready to play! Select the card from your hand that you think is best described by a card played by the judge. If the judge picks your card, you win that round. And everyone gets a chance to be the judge! Each round is filled with surprising and outrageous comparisons from a wide range of people, places, things and events.Fast moving and refreshing, Apples to Apples is perfect for any gettogether with family and friends!
Product Features
This sturdy Party Box edition contains the entire collection of cards from the original Apples to Apples Core Game plus Expansion Sets 1 & 2.
Contents: 756 Red Apple Cards, 252 Green Apple Cards, 2
Deluxe Card Trays, Quick Play Rules.
One of the best new family/adult/party games around!
APPLES to APPLES is the wild, award-winning card and party game that provides instant fun!
Designed for 4 to 10 players.
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Sudoku Humor
Acouple in their nineties were having trouble remembering things so they went to their doctor for checkups. The doctor told them that they were both physically fine and advised them to play Sudoku, and also to write things down to help them remember.
“For goodness sake, I can remember that. I don’t need to write it down. A book of Sudoku puzzles with pencils and an eraser,” he said, more than a little irritated.
Off he went to the shop. About 20 minutes later he returned with a book of crossword puzzles. The wife stared at it for a moment and said, “Where’s my blotting paper?”