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I laughed out loud when I read this one.

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Brian said…
I Didn't Get It
Ok, I guess I opened this door so I had to go and construct why this was funny.

What is Su Duko?
I've heard of it, but not being much of a game player, or a math type for that matter, I never looked it up or played.

Using WikiPedia
From a quick WikiPedia search I found that it's kind of like a crossword puzzle (maybe) but with numbers. (visit linkfor details and visuals)

The objective is to fill a 9×9 grid so that each column, each row, and each of the nine 3×3 boxes (also called blocks or regions) contains the digits from 1 to 9, only one time each (that is, exclusively). The puzzle setter provides a partially completed grid.

The Joke
I guess the joke is that with only two digits (0,1) the game would be pretty easy. Kind of like "playing tennis with the net down". Or was that what Robert Frost had to say about writing free verse [1].

[1] Newsweek, January 30, 1956, p. 56
March 11, 2008 at 5:56 PM
Kristin said…
Bri, I think that you definitely understand the joke!
March 11, 2008 at 7:56 PM
Kevin Kennison said…
I am very aware of Su Doko but I haven't tried it. Kathy was into it for a little while. I have added the NY Times Classic Crossword Puzzle as a Gadget on my Google home page. Each week they provide a puzzle, usually Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday. Monday's are embarrasingly silly and simple, but I have to work on Tueday and Wednesday. Last week it was a Friday. No hope for me ... and Kristin can blitz through the the whole weekend! Wow!
March 12, 2008 at 12:32 AM
Kristin said…
Friday's puzzle is really hard and Saturday is impossible. These are both more difficult than the Sunday puzzle. Jeff is really the one who can do these puzzles - with no help. I cheat and use the computer to help me on the Sunday puzzle after I try it on my own. Jeff does the entire puzzle with no help.
I tried to use Suduko puzzles in the classroom, but I don't usually do them. I like the crossword puzzle much better.
March 12, 2008 at 11:39 AM
Kevin Kennison said…
Jeff is the new Greg! Why so quiet from DC? Kathy suggested that I use the internet to find the answers to the more difficult puzzles as a means to learn. I like the idea, but I haven't been able to devote the time to that process yet.
March 13, 2008 at 10:13 PM
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