I love doing puzzles. Crosswords, logic problems, Sudoku – you name it. I can go through one of those jumbo puzzle books in a few days. I love pulling a puzzle out in bed at night. I feel like it clears my mind and I sleep better because of it.
KENKEN might be my new addiction! If you’re a fan of Sudoku, there’s no doubt that you’ll love KENKEN. It’s very similar, actually, in that you put numbers in a grid, and can’t repeat the same number in a row or column. KENKEN has the added challenge of basic math operations.
It was invented by Japanese mathematics teacher Tetsuya Miyamoto, innovator of the theory “The Art Of Teaching Without Teaching,” as an “instruction-free” method of training the brain. Miyamoto first introduced the puzzles into his weekend tutorials to help improve his students’ numeric skills, their powers of concentration and perseverance. The name comes from “Ken,” the Japanese word for wisdom, and KENKEN translates as “wisdom squared.”
You can find sample puzzles to download and print out at www.kenken.com or play online in the puzzle section of The New York Times web edition. If you like KENKEN, or know someone who might, they’ve come out with 6 official books! I like that they come in different levels of difficulty. The books costs between $7.95 and $9.95, and can be found on Amazon.com and other online retailers.
Win it! Leave me a comment telling me what your favorite type of puzzle is to win a copy of a KENKEN book.
US entries only. Please leave a valid email address or blog URL in your comment. This contests ends at 11:59 pm EST on December 11th, 2008. Winner will be chosen via random.org, and has 48 hours to claim their prize.
Huge Sudoku fan here! Would love to win this book and try something new.
got the pile of sodoku books that i go through when i get bored! would love to try this!
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Would like to win this books and start learning
My mom would GO CRAZY if I won this book for her for Christmas! She is a math teacher and LOVES these types of games!!
I so hope I win!!! Thank you so much!!!!
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This sounds really neat. I love Sudoku and crossword puzzles. Would love to try KenKen. Thanks for the chance.
Sudoku is actually my favorite, I’m better with numbers then words.
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I love jigsaw puzzles! Thanks for the chance.
My daughter is always doing puzzles and I think she would enjoy this. Thank you!
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I am addicted to Sudoku!
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I like word searches 🙂
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Oh I love the sudoku puzzles.
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My favorites are crossword puzzles. Thank you for offering this great giveaway! rhonda (at) acedesignstudio (dot ) com
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Sounds like great fun! I usually do crosswords, so this would be something fun to try!
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My favorite type of puzzle is a crossword puzzle. I’m not too good, but I give them a try any time I can. Thanks for the great giveaway!
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My favorite is crosswords, I’ve never heard of this type of puzzles before. Thanks for entering me.
I would love to win this. Thanks for the giveaway.
hooked on sudoku!
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i like solving anagrams or really any type of word puzzle!
This would be AWESOME to win for my constant craving for challenges!!!
I’m a big scrabble player – and I like crosswords. Thanks for the chance!
Our youngest son loves logic puzzles. Please enter me in your drawing for this delightful book! I really appreciate it. Thanks, Cindi
I am a subscriber to your site! Again, thanks…..Cindi