Re: [lace-chat] Soduku

2006-02-16 Thread David Collyer
If I do get frustrated and decide to guess, you can bet your life that I find that I have the same number already in that line. At that point I give up and decide to get on with my day. Any suggestions on how to approach the difficult puzzles will be gratefully accepted and tried. Janice -

RE: [lace-chat] Soduku

2006-02-16 Thread JOAN WILSON
HI Janice & all Sudoku fans, The other puzzle is "Kakuro" Enjoy, Joan -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Collyer Sent: February 15, 2006 12:27 PM To: Janice Blair; lace-chat-digest Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Soduku > If I do get frustra

Re: [lace-chat] Soduku

2006-02-16 Thread Janice Blair
I do try to use a pencil and write all the combination of numbers in the corners, sometimes I live dangerously and use a pen if it is to hand. Too lazy to hunt up the pencil. My supermarket carried some books but I dedcided not to buy one as it takes me too long to do the newspaper one so

Re: [lace-chat] Soduku

2006-02-16 Thread Carol Adkinson
Janice, My husband is also addicted to Sudoku (or Sod You - OK) as I am tending to call it . However, if you go into the site www.sudoku.org.uk Michael Meopham has a piece on tips and hints of how to solve the puzzle, along with various immutable facts to help you on your way - and it would a

Re: [lace-chat] Soduku

2006-02-16 Thread Sue Babbs
Janice Here's the puzzle to keep you occupied for days - http://mmdownload.interoutemediaservices.com/{bc1915ab-648e-4fb8-94ef-12f9747146a7}/{bf3a3d24-d044-4785-8abd-38bb18442cea}/shogun4.pdf or http://tinyurl.com/apfcy Definitely tongue in cheek Sue To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROT

[lace-chat] Soduko/Sudoku

2006-02-16 Thread Jean Nathan
Our local radio station has a one square version of what the presenter calls "Soddyouko" (that's how he pronounces it, but it isn't written down). I believe the correct spelling is Sudoku, and one TV programme had a lady guest that the celebs had to guess was "special" about her. She was Japanes

Re: [lace-chat] Soduku

2006-02-16 Thread Lisa Thompson
This is the site I used when learning how to solve the puzzles: http://www.sudokuoftheday.com/pages/techniques-overview.php It covers a lot of different techniques that you can use before you have to rely on guessing. Lisa Thompson Plano, Texas USA > Janice Blair wrote: > > After filling in t

[lace-chat] Soduku

2006-02-16 Thread Webwalker
I have an Excel file (not of my creation) that solves these miserable puzzles . It is 768 KB or, if you can un-RAR it, 136KB. If you want it, let me know (and whether to send the RAR version). Susan Webster Canton, Ohio To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsu

[lace-chat] Sudoku

2006-02-16 Thread Janice Blair
Between Carol and Lisa I have my homework printed out. I even printed out the Jigsaw Sudoku to ahve a go at something new. Hopefully I will have to revert to guessing a little less once I've worked out what they are trying to tell me. I use Jean's slice and dice technique and then even walk a

[lace-chat] :) Fwd: Little Johnny Strikes Again

2006-02-16 Thread Tamara P Duvall
I think I've seen this one before, but it's been a while... From: D.C. A grade school teacher in Kentucky asked her students to use the word "fascinate" in a sentence. Molly put up her hand and said, "My family went to my granddad's farm, and we all saw his pet sheep. It was fascinating." Th