Sudoku-Mania

Sudoku! It’s the new fad that’s sweeping the nation! Or maybe not…but I sure like it.

When we were in London last summer, I started doing the Sudoku puzzle in the daily newspaper. Since then, I’ve been hooked. I can’t go through the day without doing a puzzle or two. I used to be obsessed with Mahjong tile-matching game, but now I have a new addiction. Sudoku!

The game was first created in the US, but it really first took hold in Japan. Recently it became really popular in the UK, and now it seems to be spreading to the US, judging by the number of new online and computer games I’ve been seeing.

If you haven’t tried it, give it a shot. The online Sudoku puzzles I do the most are at Web Sudoku and USA Today. I like the USA Today puzzle because of the little clapping melody you get whenever you complete a row or block. When you complete the puzzle, you get a snazzy drumbeat.