I just wanted to share my new addiction

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 (don’t worry, it's free)

Ghoulish Delight · 03-02-2006, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by roberta101

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 (don’t worry, it's free)

You should check out Puzzle Japan. 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.

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

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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

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

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

tracilicious · 03-04-2006, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

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.

Alex · 03-02-2006, 12:38 PM

Ooh, I wasn't familiar with the nurikabe puzzle. I think I could enjoy that one.

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roberta101 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1	I just wanted to share my new addiction 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 (don’t worry, it's free)
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	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).
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	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?
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03-02-2006, 11:52 AM	#7
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	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).
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Ooh, I wasn't familiar with the nurikabe puzzle. I think I could enjoy that one.
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