4D Sudoku™ puzzle wins the day at the World Sudoku Championships !
On Sunday 26th April, national Sudoku champions from 28 countries gathered in Žilina, Slovakia, for the final day’s competition of the puzzlers' Olympics – the 4th World Sudoku Championships.
The competitors, already winners of their own country’s title, were competing to become the overall World Sudoku Champion. For their final part of the competition, the organisers sprang a surprise. They provided each team with a magnetic, four-dimensional version of the world’s most popular number puzzle called
The competitors examined the object before them – which seemed to be a cross between a Rubik’s Cube, Lego and a Crossword. Then, at every table, quick minds and nimble fingers began the process of manipulation and elimination. Their challenge was to construct a square block of 27 numbered magnetic cubes, arranged in such a way that every possible row, column and side around the block contains each of the numbers 1–9. Meanwhile, INSIDE the block, every 3 x 3 section, sliced vertically or horizontally, must also consist of the digits 1–9.
The team event proved very interesting, but the highlight of the whole weekend was to witness the 8 finalists working their 'puzzle magic' on the
Later, Wei-Hwa was invited to come up to the stage, to rapturous applause, and show his achievement to the room - by Ben Sellers, son of the puzzle's creator, Paul Sellers. "
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4D Sudoku™ Online Game v2.0 has launched - Exciting new gameplay with a sleek new interface!
We have created 4 exciting ways to play our online version of the 4D Sudoku puzzle. You can now choose to play Easy, Medium, Hard, or Expert versions. Where Easy has 2 levels already completed, Medium has 1/2 completed, Hard has 1 level completed, and Expert mode you start from scratch!
In version v1.0 of the game there was only one way to start playing the game and that was from scratch. This version was a runaway success from launch, and has had over a 500,000 people playing it from 134 countries!
Thanks to the very positive feedback from all our fans of the online game, we have added this new gameplay. For a quick 'Coffee Break' game 'Easy' or 'Medium' are the purfect options to ease yourself into the pleasures of
We have also given the game interface a sleek and sexy makeover - plus you can save your game for later, get cheats, shortcuts with keyboard commands, and the chance to see your name in the high scores.
As an extra bonus, you can win up to 25% off a Hand-held
So what are you waiting for - Come on and play the 'new and improved'
If you just can't wait to get you hands on a Hand-held
Congratulations to Nyles Heise - First to successfully complete our 4D Sudoku™ online game !
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He said, "At first glance the puzzle looks almost unsolvable. However, after close inspection I found there is much structure that increases the chance of success greatly." 
For the uninitiated -
It's the puzzle enthusiast’s dream, the ultimate brainteaser – a puzzle within a puzzle!
From the moment you take your
The challenge is to construct a square block of numbered cubes, arranged in such a way that every possible row, column and side around the block contains each of the numbers 1 - 9. Meanwhile inside the block, every 3x3 section, sliced vertically or horizontally, also consists of the digits 1-9. So pit your wits against the invisible force of the 27 cubes in this ingenious puzzle.
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