Before Sudoku: The World of Magic Squares

by Seymour S. Block and Santiago Alves Tavares

Book Overview

Sudoku has become a vastly popular and even addictive game. But fans may not know that Sudoku is a recent offshoot of the venerable Magic Square, which dates back over 4,000 years to ancient China,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195367901
• ISBN13: 9780195367904
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Easy read; hard puzzles

This book is a delightfully easy read, but don't be fooled. The puzzles are mind-boggling.