Sudoku | March 11, 2021

While the name is obviously Japanese in origin, Sudoku puzzles were created by a Swiss mathematician in the 18th Century. The logic-based puzzle was first called "Latin Squares". In 1895, a French newspaper published what is considered to be closest and earliest predecessor to modern Sudoku. Nearly one hundred years later, sometime in 1984, the puzzles were introduced in Japan and their rise to a world-wide phenomenon began.

Click on the puzzle below and save it to your computer. Print and complete as you have time. It's good for your brain!



Here is the solution to last week's puzzle:


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