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roberta101
03-02-2006, 12:48 AM
Kakuro. it's the new japanese puzzle game taking over the world.
You should check it out, here's the site i use to play Kakuro (http://www.kakurolive.com) (don’t worry, it's free)
Ghoulish Delight
03-02-2006, 10:39 AM
Kakuro. it's the new japanese puzzle game taking over the world.
You should check it out, here's the site i use to play Kakuro (http://www.kakurolive.com) (don’t worry, it's free)You should check out Puzzle Japan (http://www.puzzlejapan.com/index-e.html). They've got Kakro, Sudoku, as several other similar logic puzzles. I've been an addict for years.
Gemini Cricket
03-02-2006, 10:44 AM
I see people on the subway doing these all the time. I'm tempted to try it, but am afraid that I'd get addicted.
:D
Alex
03-02-2006, 11:35 AM
What's weird about kakuro is that I've been doing these for years in American puzzle magazines under the name cross sums. I belief the puzzle was invented here, gained popularity in Japan and has now bounced back here with a Japanese name as something new and exciting.

I much prefer these over Sudoku (which I find boring; not necessarily easy, but boring) it is just weird to have people (who know I like doing puzzles) ask if I've seen the new thing out of Japan.


If Dell isn't making much money off this explosion they must be pissed because I believe they were the first to publish the format (don't know who originally developed it).
Alex
03-02-2006, 11:40 AM
GD, I'm not finding the logic puzzles at that site. This may perhaps be a filter to keep the stupid people from the good stuff, but could you provide a bit more direction?
Ghoulish Delight
03-02-2006, 11:47 AM
GD, I'm not finding the logic puzzles at that site. This may perhaps be a filter to keep the stupid people from the good stuff, but could you provide a bit more direction?Oh, sorry, poor terminology on my part. I didn't mean Logic Puzzles (I get the Dell magazines too), just puzzles that require logic, which is how I think of Sudoku, Kakro, etc. I don't really even think of them as number or math puzzles.

I'm in exactly the same boat, Alex. I've been doing Cross Sums and Number Place puzzles since I was a kid, it's been really bizarre to see this spike in popularity. And I'm also bored by Number Place/Sudoku. Puzzle Japan has 8 different types of puzzles, Sudoku is the only one I routinely ignore.
Alex
03-02-2006, 11:52 AM
I'm not finding any puzzles as the web site you linked to. Just a bunch of search results based on various game and toy related topics (as well as non-toy stuff like finding Tokyo housing).
Ghoulish Delight
03-02-2006, 12:00 PM
I'm not finding any puzzles as the web site you linked to. Just a bunch of search results based on various game and toy related topics (as well as non-toy stuff like finding Tokyo housing).Ooooh, you want the CORRECT url. Damn you're demanding.


http://www.puzzle.jp/index-e.html
Alex
03-02-2006, 12:38 PM
Ooh, I wasn't familiar with the nurikabe puzzle. I think I could enjoy that one.
Ghoulish Delight
03-02-2006, 01:20 PM
Ooh, I wasn't familiar with the nurikabe puzzle. I think I could enjoy that one.Yeah, that's by far my favorite one.
DisneyDaniel
03-02-2006, 01:28 PM
/Off Topic: ^ No wonder there are so many puzzles involved with MouseAdventure, since Alex usually has a big part in putting them together.

^No wonder GD (and CP) place or win so often in MouseAdventure, among other reasons that you guys rock at MA!

Maybe I'll give these various kinds of puzzles a try--just for fun and maybe improve my thinking/puzzle-solving skills for MA as a side benefit, too. :D
Ghoulish Delight
03-02-2006, 02:12 PM
Damn, we've revealed our secret!
Stan4dSteph
03-02-2006, 02:31 PM
I like the puzzles at Conceptis Puzzles (http://www.conceptispuzzles.com). They've got SuDoku and Kakuro, but I prefer the Picture Logic Puzzles. There are 4 free ones updated weekly that can be done online, and some of the bigger ones are wicked huge! :)
Kevy Baby
03-04-2006, 11:07 AM
Off topic a bit here, but I always have a suspicion whenever an OP posts a "check this out" and only has that one post on a board.
Alex
03-04-2006, 11:55 AM
But the OP does make me wonder what a kakur olive might taste like.
tracilicious
03-04-2006, 01:47 PM
Off topic a bit here, but I always have a suspicion whenever an OP posts a "check this out" and only has that one post on a board.

Now you've scared her away!
tracilicious
03-04-2006, 01:48 PM
Ooooh, you want the CORRECT url. Damn you're demanding.


http://www.puzzle.jp/index-e.html

I thought maybe the puzzle was finding the puzzles, and gave up immediately.