It’s the new Tamagachi

Posted on December 22, 2005 
Filed Under Geeeek Stuff

Earlier this year I saw a game online called Sudoku. I then saw it again, and again online. Then, a day later, I saw it at the grocery store. Then the toy store. And then, I started seeing in about everywhere I went. I have still yet to play it. But, if I do, you can bet it will be on this cool handheld game available at ThinkGeek.com, and it will probably be while I’m sitting in the bathroom. As it is now, we have a handheld Yahtzee game that helps pass the time in there…

Knowing how the Japanese tend to flock to new gadgets, I expect a million or two of these handhelds were sold the first week they were out.

If you are unfamiliar with Sudoku, here’s an explanation:

Sudoku (Japanese: ??, su-doku), sometimes spelled Su Doku, is a logic-based placement puzzle, also known as Number Place in the United States. The aim of the canonical puzzle is to enter a numerical digit from 1 through 9 in each cell of a 9×9 grid made up of 3×3 subgrids (called "regions"), starting with various digits given in some cells (the "givens"). Each row, column, and region must contain only one instance of each numeral. Completing the puzzle requires patience and logical ability. Although first published in 1979, Sudoku initially caught on in Japan in 1986 and attained international popularity in 2005.

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Comments

3 Responses to “It’s the new Tamagachi”

  1. Todd on December 23rd, 2005 9:07 am

    I am so addicted to sudoku. It would be a little weird to play it electronicaly I think.

  2. Andy on January 10th, 2006 9:29 pm

    Try it on your handheld PPC. This product includes a free trial:
    http://www.handango.com/PlatformProductDetail.jsp?siteId=1&osId=647&jid=F4B8FFF3A75A564X6C49B6E1AE269A7A&N=4294924074&productId=172589&R=172589

  3. John on January 21st, 2006 1:13 pm

    Andy,

    Thanks for the link. I finally downloaded the trial version. I went back and bought the game 10 minutes later. It’s got a fantastic interface. Great game play.

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