MIND

Sudoku: brain-bending fun!

Sudoku is a logic-based number placement puzzle that doesn’t require any special math skills or calculations.

The puzzle was invented by an American Architect, Howard Garns, in 1979 and published by Dell Magazines under the name the “Number Place”. The puzzle was introduced in Japan by Nikoli in the paper Monthly Nikolist in April 1984 as Suuji wa dokushin ni kagiru, which translates to “the numbers must occur only once.” The name was later abbreviated to Sudoku.

 ‘The brain is an organ just like every other organ in the body. It ages in regard to how it is used. Just as physical activity strengthens the heart, muscles and bones, intellectual activity strengthens the brain against disease” (Dr. Robert P. Friedland) So go ahead and exercise your brain!

For access to free Sudoku puzzles, try www. websudoku.com