09/04/2022
Here are 8 fun facts about sudoku!
Fun Fact #1 – Sodoku or Sudoku?
The spelling of the game Sudoku is often confused with the term Sodoku which refers to bacterial disease, a.k.a. Rat-bite fever.
Fun Fact #2 – Sudoku isn't a number puzzle
Sudoku is a logic puzzle. The cells can also be filled with alphabets, shapes, pictures, or figures.
Fun Fact #3 – Japanese name, an American invention
The term Sudoku is certainly of Japanese origin, but the game is an American invention. It was named as Sudoku by Nikoli in Japan around 1984.
Fun Fact #4 – Sudoku championships
It's no ordinary logic puzzle. The very first Sudoku Championship was held in 2006. Since then, it's been happening in different locations every year.
Fun Fact #5 – There's are uncountable Sudoku players worldwide
Sudoku is globally famous and no one precisely knows how many people play it. Having exact numbers is nearly impossible.
Fun Fact #6 – There's no math to Sudoku
The digits are the only mathematical symbol to the game, but there's no calculation or an analytical approach to playing Sudoku. It's purely logic-based.
Fun Fact #7 – Flight attendants can't solve Sudoku
Sudokus are addictive and also distracting, and a flight attendants' job is to pay attention to the passengers. Hence British Airways forbids its attendants from playing Sudoku puzzles during take-off and landing.
Fun Fact #8 – It popularized only after 2004
Howard Garns got the game published in the Dell Magazine by the name Number Place. It took off in Japan 5 years later as Sudoku. But it was only post-2004 that Sudoku witnessed a global outbreak.
