Author: Brian Tordoff
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1499056478
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
This new puzzle is like Sudoku that is used in many new books. But this one is different. It uses letters instead of numbers. It uses nine letters instead of nine numbers and the letters are not always the same. Each puzzle has a list of the nine letters that are being used in each puzzle. Just like the Sudoku puzzles there are nine groups of nine letters. There will be 2 parts for these puzzles. The first part is like the Sudoku puzzles. There will be a 9X9 table with some of the letters missing. This is just like the Sudoku puzzles, only it uses letters. This puzzle is still the same but it may use f t h b m g o e a, or, s m l g b y i o u. Generally, 6 consonants and 3 vowels are used, but there may be times when 7 consonants and 2 vowels, or 5 and 4 are being used. There is also a blank table which is 4 columns by 9 rows. That is the area in which you will record the second part. You have already figured out what all the letters are; now you get to see how many words you can find. This is Part 2. Part 2 is completely different from the Sudoku. This is where you go through your answers to part one and see how many words you can find. Some of the puzzles have as many at 15 words and some as many as 25 words. It is all dependent on the letters that are used. This is the part than can really be difficult. You will be going through the puzzle, after you have done the hard work of finding all the letters, and trying to find words. All words in the answers are at least 3 letters long.
Letters and Words Sudoku
Author: Brian Tordoff
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1499056478
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
This new puzzle is like Sudoku that is used in many new books. But this one is different. It uses letters instead of numbers. It uses nine letters instead of nine numbers and the letters are not always the same. Each puzzle has a list of the nine letters that are being used in each puzzle. Just like the Sudoku puzzles there are nine groups of nine letters. There will be 2 parts for these puzzles. The first part is like the Sudoku puzzles. There will be a 9X9 table with some of the letters missing. This is just like the Sudoku puzzles, only it uses letters. This puzzle is still the same but it may use f t h b m g o e a, or, s m l g b y i o u. Generally, 6 consonants and 3 vowels are used, but there may be times when 7 consonants and 2 vowels, or 5 and 4 are being used. There is also a blank table which is 4 columns by 9 rows. That is the area in which you will record the second part. You have already figured out what all the letters are; now you get to see how many words you can find. This is Part 2. Part 2 is completely different from the Sudoku. This is where you go through your answers to part one and see how many words you can find. Some of the puzzles have as many at 15 words and some as many as 25 words. It is all dependent on the letters that are used. This is the part than can really be difficult. You will be going through the puzzle, after you have done the hard work of finding all the letters, and trying to find words. All words in the answers are at least 3 letters long.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1499056478
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
This new puzzle is like Sudoku that is used in many new books. But this one is different. It uses letters instead of numbers. It uses nine letters instead of nine numbers and the letters are not always the same. Each puzzle has a list of the nine letters that are being used in each puzzle. Just like the Sudoku puzzles there are nine groups of nine letters. There will be 2 parts for these puzzles. The first part is like the Sudoku puzzles. There will be a 9X9 table with some of the letters missing. This is just like the Sudoku puzzles, only it uses letters. This puzzle is still the same but it may use f t h b m g o e a, or, s m l g b y i o u. Generally, 6 consonants and 3 vowels are used, but there may be times when 7 consonants and 2 vowels, or 5 and 4 are being used. There is also a blank table which is 4 columns by 9 rows. That is the area in which you will record the second part. You have already figured out what all the letters are; now you get to see how many words you can find. This is Part 2. Part 2 is completely different from the Sudoku. This is where you go through your answers to part one and see how many words you can find. Some of the puzzles have as many at 15 words and some as many as 25 words. It is all dependent on the letters that are used. This is the part than can really be difficult. You will be going through the puzzle, after you have done the hard work of finding all the letters, and trying to find words. All words in the answers are at least 3 letters long.
How to Play Sudoku
Author: Howexpert Press
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781539314769
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
If you want to learn the basics of playing Sudoku puzzles quickly and easily for newbies and beginners, then get this "How To Play Sudoku" guide. In this step-by-step guide, you will rep the following benefits: - Be familiar with the the game rules. - Learn the basic way of doing Sudoku. - Get useful tips in solving Sudoku puzzle. - Be able to solve Sudoku puzzle in the shortest time possible. - Learn how to appropriately choose a candidate. - Solve different levels of Sudoku puzzle. - Amaze your friends and family to your new found hobby of solving sudoku. - And much more! Click "Buy Now" to get it now!
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781539314769
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
If you want to learn the basics of playing Sudoku puzzles quickly and easily for newbies and beginners, then get this "How To Play Sudoku" guide. In this step-by-step guide, you will rep the following benefits: - Be familiar with the the game rules. - Learn the basic way of doing Sudoku. - Get useful tips in solving Sudoku puzzle. - Be able to solve Sudoku puzzle in the shortest time possible. - Learn how to appropriately choose a candidate. - Solve different levels of Sudoku puzzle. - Amaze your friends and family to your new found hobby of solving sudoku. - And much more! Click "Buy Now" to get it now!
Big Book of Wordoku Puzzles
Author: Frank Longo
Publisher: Remainders
ISBN: 9781416142409
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Publisher: Remainders
ISBN: 9781416142409
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Hidden Word Sudoku
Author: Robin Wilson
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402738180
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Get in on the next sudoku trend! Godoku--or sudoku word puzzles--are already beginning to appear in national newspapers. They offer an alphabetical variation on the conventional version, complete with a hidden word that’s revealed only when the puzzle’s complete. Anyone who knows sudoku will catch on quickly, because the game’s almost identical: the only difference is that instead of nine numbers, godoku has nine letters. And the grid still can be solved by logic alone. Some are straightforward, some are super-challenging, and all the words are arranged by category. A comprehensive introduction explains how these devilish new puzzles work.
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402738180
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Get in on the next sudoku trend! Godoku--or sudoku word puzzles--are already beginning to appear in national newspapers. They offer an alphabetical variation on the conventional version, complete with a hidden word that’s revealed only when the puzzle’s complete. Anyone who knows sudoku will catch on quickly, because the game’s almost identical: the only difference is that instead of nine numbers, godoku has nine letters. And the grid still can be solved by logic alone. Some are straightforward, some are super-challenging, and all the words are arranged by category. A comprehensive introduction explains how these devilish new puzzles work.
Word Sudoku
Author: Thomas Bushaw
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Are you ready for Sudoku without numbers? This book delivers with bodacious collection of 500 "Word Sudoku" puzzles. It's easy enough to "translate" any conventional Sudoku puzzle (which uses the digits 1 through 9) into a puzzle with any 9 unique objects; for example, colored dots, emoji, or even hieroglyphics... whatever. However, if the puzzle creator substitutes letters of the alphabet for the numbers, this presents an interesting possibility. If the letters are carefully chosen and arranged properly, then a particular row or column can spell out a familiar English word. The puzzle solver can use this to their advantage! If the word is identified and placed properly in the puzzle, then the solver gains a distinct advantage and the puzzle can become much easier to solve. Word Sudoku: 500 Word Sudoku Puzzles presents 400 of these puzzles that can be solved with or without figuring out the embedded word. To make things even more interesting, the last 100 puzzles present an additional challenge: If you try to solve these puzzles "the old-fashioned way" (using conventional Sudoku puzzle solving strategies), you may get stuck (i.e., these may not be true Sudoku puzzles with a unique solution). However, if you identify the word and place it in the puzzle, the resulting puzzle will now have a unique solution and you should be able to finish solving the puzzle successfully. The puzzles are rated from 1-Star (relatively easy) to 6-Star (relatively difficult). For the 1-Star and 2-Star puzzles, a convenient hint is provided: The row or column where the word is located is shaded for you. If you find these puzzles too easy, skip ahead to the more difficult puzzles! As an added bonus, Word Sudoku: 500 Word Sudoku Puzzles includes a chapter on the strategies you may need to use to solve conventional numeric Sudoku puzzles as well as the Word Sudoku puzzles appearing in this book. If you're a seasoned Sudoku puzzle solver, you are probably already familiar with many of these strategies. If you are a beginner or if you find yourself getting stuck from time-to-time, check out these strategies and add them to your Sudoku-solving tool kit! All puzzles appearing in this book were created by the author, are brand new, and are appearing here for the first time.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Are you ready for Sudoku without numbers? This book delivers with bodacious collection of 500 "Word Sudoku" puzzles. It's easy enough to "translate" any conventional Sudoku puzzle (which uses the digits 1 through 9) into a puzzle with any 9 unique objects; for example, colored dots, emoji, or even hieroglyphics... whatever. However, if the puzzle creator substitutes letters of the alphabet for the numbers, this presents an interesting possibility. If the letters are carefully chosen and arranged properly, then a particular row or column can spell out a familiar English word. The puzzle solver can use this to their advantage! If the word is identified and placed properly in the puzzle, then the solver gains a distinct advantage and the puzzle can become much easier to solve. Word Sudoku: 500 Word Sudoku Puzzles presents 400 of these puzzles that can be solved with or without figuring out the embedded word. To make things even more interesting, the last 100 puzzles present an additional challenge: If you try to solve these puzzles "the old-fashioned way" (using conventional Sudoku puzzle solving strategies), you may get stuck (i.e., these may not be true Sudoku puzzles with a unique solution). However, if you identify the word and place it in the puzzle, the resulting puzzle will now have a unique solution and you should be able to finish solving the puzzle successfully. The puzzles are rated from 1-Star (relatively easy) to 6-Star (relatively difficult). For the 1-Star and 2-Star puzzles, a convenient hint is provided: The row or column where the word is located is shaded for you. If you find these puzzles too easy, skip ahead to the more difficult puzzles! As an added bonus, Word Sudoku: 500 Word Sudoku Puzzles includes a chapter on the strategies you may need to use to solve conventional numeric Sudoku puzzles as well as the Word Sudoku puzzles appearing in this book. If you're a seasoned Sudoku puzzle solver, you are probably already familiar with many of these strategies. If you are a beginner or if you find yourself getting stuck from time-to-time, check out these strategies and add them to your Sudoku-solving tool kit! All puzzles appearing in this book were created by the author, are brand new, and are appearing here for the first time.
A First Sudoku Book
Author: John Pazzelli
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486450740
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
The more puzzles you solve, the more you want to play — that's the secret of sudoku, the Japanese sensation that's sweeping the globe. There are dozens of sudoku puzzle books available, but this whimsically illustrated edition is specially designed for kids. Its 48 brand-new puzzles are geared toward players from the ages of 8 to 13, but anyone can enjoy them. All you have to do is fill in the squares with the digits 1 through 9 in such a way that each digit appears in each column, row, and large square only once. That's all there is to it! No math skills are needed, just reasoning and logic — and an appetite for hours of nonstop puzzle fun! Solutions appear at the end.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486450740
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
The more puzzles you solve, the more you want to play — that's the secret of sudoku, the Japanese sensation that's sweeping the globe. There are dozens of sudoku puzzle books available, but this whimsically illustrated edition is specially designed for kids. Its 48 brand-new puzzles are geared toward players from the ages of 8 to 13, but anyone can enjoy them. All you have to do is fill in the squares with the digits 1 through 9 in such a way that each digit appears in each column, row, and large square only once. That's all there is to it! No math skills are needed, just reasoning and logic — and an appetite for hours of nonstop puzzle fun! Solutions appear at the end.
Godoku
Author: James Snodgrass
Publisher: Gramercy
ISBN: 9780517228944
Category : Logic puzzles
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This original and brand-new variation on Sudoku uses letters instead of numbers. The 200 puzzles follow the same rules as Sudoku but utilize the first nine letters of the alphabet.
Publisher: Gramercy
ISBN: 9780517228944
Category : Logic puzzles
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This original and brand-new variation on Sudoku uses letters instead of numbers. The 200 puzzles follow the same rules as Sudoku but utilize the first nine letters of the alphabet.
Thank You Sudoku
Author: A. C. Jones
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781724086617
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Features of this book: 198 word-based sudoku puzzles Every difficulty level included Instructions and diagrams for absolute beginners All solutions included PLUS: Clear, easy-to-read LARGE PRINT Extra-large grids for the most difficult puzzles 2 bonus word search puzzles Right now, you are scrolling through gift ideas because someone did something really nice, and you want to express your appreciation. You could have just picked up a thank you card at the grocery store, but you'd like to get this nice person something he or she can enjoy for more than the 30 seconds it takes to read the card, right? SMILE! THIS BOOK IS THE SOLUTION TO YOUR PROBLEM! Here you have found the right appreciation gift for a neighbor, a friend, a mentor, a colleague or coworker, a nurse or doctor, a parent or grandparent, an aunt or uncle, a son or daughter, a niece or nephew, a sibling, a volunteer, a teacher, or anyone else you want to thank. Thank You Sudoku is an all-in-one gift that... (like a card) communicates your gratitude and makes the recipient feel very special, AND (like the best of gifts) provides hours of entertainment! The book is structured so that it begins by greeting the recipient with the image of a thank you card and flowers on the cover. Then, each of the 6 sections begins with a message of appreciation, and is followed by a collection of sudoku puzzles that are solved using the letters of a keyword instead of numbers. For instance, one section begins with the message, "You really are wonderful!" and all of the grids in that section are solved with the letters W-O-N-D-E-R-F-U-L. Much better than conventional number-based sudoku, each of these word-based grids will emphasize to the recipient that he or she is truly appreciated. But wait! Maybe you don't know what level of sudoku difficulty your gift recipient prefers. Maybe the person is an absolute beginner, or maybe the person likes puzzles of medium difficulty, or maybe he or she prefers puzzles of the most extreme difficulty. Maybe you want to give these books to more than one person and you need it to be "one-size-fits-all." THAT IS OKAY! This book contains puzzles of every difficulty level, and instructions are included for beginners, so everyone from sudoku novices to experts will be happy and satisfied. As a special bonus, there are two bright and cheery word searches included at the end of the book. So go ahead and add this book to your shopping cart! You'll never find a sweeter, puzzlier, more thoughtful way to say thank you!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781724086617
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Features of this book: 198 word-based sudoku puzzles Every difficulty level included Instructions and diagrams for absolute beginners All solutions included PLUS: Clear, easy-to-read LARGE PRINT Extra-large grids for the most difficult puzzles 2 bonus word search puzzles Right now, you are scrolling through gift ideas because someone did something really nice, and you want to express your appreciation. You could have just picked up a thank you card at the grocery store, but you'd like to get this nice person something he or she can enjoy for more than the 30 seconds it takes to read the card, right? SMILE! THIS BOOK IS THE SOLUTION TO YOUR PROBLEM! Here you have found the right appreciation gift for a neighbor, a friend, a mentor, a colleague or coworker, a nurse or doctor, a parent or grandparent, an aunt or uncle, a son or daughter, a niece or nephew, a sibling, a volunteer, a teacher, or anyone else you want to thank. Thank You Sudoku is an all-in-one gift that... (like a card) communicates your gratitude and makes the recipient feel very special, AND (like the best of gifts) provides hours of entertainment! The book is structured so that it begins by greeting the recipient with the image of a thank you card and flowers on the cover. Then, each of the 6 sections begins with a message of appreciation, and is followed by a collection of sudoku puzzles that are solved using the letters of a keyword instead of numbers. For instance, one section begins with the message, "You really are wonderful!" and all of the grids in that section are solved with the letters W-O-N-D-E-R-F-U-L. Much better than conventional number-based sudoku, each of these word-based grids will emphasize to the recipient that he or she is truly appreciated. But wait! Maybe you don't know what level of sudoku difficulty your gift recipient prefers. Maybe the person is an absolute beginner, or maybe the person likes puzzles of medium difficulty, or maybe he or she prefers puzzles of the most extreme difficulty. Maybe you want to give these books to more than one person and you need it to be "one-size-fits-all." THAT IS OKAY! This book contains puzzles of every difficulty level, and instructions are included for beginners, so everyone from sudoku novices to experts will be happy and satisfied. As a special bonus, there are two bright and cheery word searches included at the end of the book. So go ahead and add this book to your shopping cart! You'll never find a sweeter, puzzlier, more thoughtful way to say thank you!
Five-Minute Brain Workout
Author: Kim Chamberlain
Publisher: Skyhorse
ISBN: 1628734701
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 479
Book Description
Taking care of your brain is just as beneficial as taking care of the rest of your body. Research has shown that training games help improve memory, concentration, problem-solving skills, processing speed, creativity, and reasoning. The key to such exercise is to constantly learn and regularly challenge your brain’s capabilities with new tasks. Regularly doing series of short, varied tasks will keep your thinking faculties focused and flexible. Five-Minute Brain Workout contains a wide variety of games and puzzles for people who enjoy words and language. There are ten examples of the same kind of game or puzzle with a wide variety of types of each. While the puzzles have specific answers, the games do not, which means you can continue to develop your creativity by doing them more than once and coming up with different answers. And there are enough puzzles and games for a year’s worth of challenging your mind. The book’s contents can be used in any number of ways: to challenge yourself or simply have fun or as a competition against time or other people. These exercises work in many settings: home, work, schoolrooms, training and therapy sessions, and as an icebreaker at social gatherings.
Publisher: Skyhorse
ISBN: 1628734701
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 479
Book Description
Taking care of your brain is just as beneficial as taking care of the rest of your body. Research has shown that training games help improve memory, concentration, problem-solving skills, processing speed, creativity, and reasoning. The key to such exercise is to constantly learn and regularly challenge your brain’s capabilities with new tasks. Regularly doing series of short, varied tasks will keep your thinking faculties focused and flexible. Five-Minute Brain Workout contains a wide variety of games and puzzles for people who enjoy words and language. There are ten examples of the same kind of game or puzzle with a wide variety of types of each. While the puzzles have specific answers, the games do not, which means you can continue to develop your creativity by doing them more than once and coming up with different answers. And there are enough puzzles and games for a year’s worth of challenging your mind. The book’s contents can be used in any number of ways: to challenge yourself or simply have fun or as a competition against time or other people. These exercises work in many settings: home, work, schoolrooms, training and therapy sessions, and as an icebreaker at social gatherings.
Training-induced cognitive and neural plasticity
Author: Julia Karbach
Publisher: Frontiers E-books
ISBN: 2889191451
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Throughout the entire lifespan, individuals are required to adapt to the demands of changing developmental contexts and dynamic social environments. The potential modifiability of a person's cognitive and neural processes has been referred to as plasticity. One way to assess cognitive and neural plasticity is to apply training interventions and to measure the related changes in trained and untrained situations. Over the last decade, the literature on the effects of cognitive interventions has been growing rapidly, oftentimes focusing on the magnitude, scope, and maintenance of training-related benefits and their transferability to untrained tasks and abilities. Recent studies show that plasticity is present across the lifespan, although it seems to decline in older age, and that the long-term maintenance as well as the transferability of training gains strongly depends on the type and the intensity of the intervention. The findings from behavioral cognitive training research have also been accompanied by findings from cognitive neuroscience. The related observations oftentimes point to training-induced changes in a number of cortical and subcortical regions, which may be responsible for the magnitude of training and of transfer effects. Thus, cognitive training may be a promising tool for understanding basic mechanisms of adaptive behavior on the one hand and for designing applications and interventions within different disciplines in psychology on the other hand. However, not all studies have consistently shown beneficial effects of cognitive training and some questions that are critical for our understanding of plasticity are still unanswered. What are the key processes mediating training effects on laboratory tasks and in real world situations? Which characteristics of the training process and of the trainings situations mediate transfer effects? Are training effects subject to age-related changes? How are training-induced neural changes in the brain related to improvements in cognitive performance? How effective are training interventions in patients with specific cognitive impairments? To what extent can age-related cognitive decline be compensated by means of cognitive training? The focus of this Research Topic is on training-induced cognitive and neural plasticity across the lifespan. The goal is to provide a broad scope of state-of-the art research in order to enhance our knowledge regarding the mechanisms underlying plasticity. We invite contributions applying behavioral, computational, and neuroscientific approaches, reviews, and theoretical contributions. Contributions are also welcomed if they focus on the implications of cognitive training in applied fields like educational and clinical settings as well as rehabilitation and training science.
Publisher: Frontiers E-books
ISBN: 2889191451
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Throughout the entire lifespan, individuals are required to adapt to the demands of changing developmental contexts and dynamic social environments. The potential modifiability of a person's cognitive and neural processes has been referred to as plasticity. One way to assess cognitive and neural plasticity is to apply training interventions and to measure the related changes in trained and untrained situations. Over the last decade, the literature on the effects of cognitive interventions has been growing rapidly, oftentimes focusing on the magnitude, scope, and maintenance of training-related benefits and their transferability to untrained tasks and abilities. Recent studies show that plasticity is present across the lifespan, although it seems to decline in older age, and that the long-term maintenance as well as the transferability of training gains strongly depends on the type and the intensity of the intervention. The findings from behavioral cognitive training research have also been accompanied by findings from cognitive neuroscience. The related observations oftentimes point to training-induced changes in a number of cortical and subcortical regions, which may be responsible for the magnitude of training and of transfer effects. Thus, cognitive training may be a promising tool for understanding basic mechanisms of adaptive behavior on the one hand and for designing applications and interventions within different disciplines in psychology on the other hand. However, not all studies have consistently shown beneficial effects of cognitive training and some questions that are critical for our understanding of plasticity are still unanswered. What are the key processes mediating training effects on laboratory tasks and in real world situations? Which characteristics of the training process and of the trainings situations mediate transfer effects? Are training effects subject to age-related changes? How are training-induced neural changes in the brain related to improvements in cognitive performance? How effective are training interventions in patients with specific cognitive impairments? To what extent can age-related cognitive decline be compensated by means of cognitive training? The focus of this Research Topic is on training-induced cognitive and neural plasticity across the lifespan. The goal is to provide a broad scope of state-of-the art research in order to enhance our knowledge regarding the mechanisms underlying plasticity. We invite contributions applying behavioral, computational, and neuroscientific approaches, reviews, and theoretical contributions. Contributions are also welcomed if they focus on the implications of cognitive training in applied fields like educational and clinical settings as well as rehabilitation and training science.