内容简介
SuDoku,thewordlesscrosswordinTheTimes,hastakenthepuzzleworldbystorm.Thisisthefirstandonlyofficialbookofthepuzzle,certaintosatisfythemanyfansofthisexcitingnewbrainteaser.SuDokuisthebiggestcrazetohitTheTimessincethefirstcrosswordwaspublishedin1930.Fromobscureorigins,thewordlesspuzzleisnowthehottestchallengetoreadersofTheTimesandhasgeneratedahugepostbagatthenewspaper’soffices.Emailsandlettershavebeenarrivingbythethousandeachday.Here,forthefirsttime,isacollectionof100never-before-publishedpuzzlesrankedinorderofdifficulty.TheyhavebeencreatedbyWayneGouldwhosetsthepuzzleforTheTimes.WayneGouldisthebrainsbehindSuDoku.AformerHighCourtjudgeinHongKong,henowspendshistimedevelopingthepuzzle.
作者简介
Gouldwasalawyerfor13yearsinMatamata,NewZealand,beforecomingtoHongKongin1982whereheworkedhiswayuptobecomeChiefDistrictJudgein1993.HeretiredfromtheJudiciaryin1997and,thatsameyear,duringavisittoJapan,hewasinabookstorewhere,notknowinghowtoreadorspeakJapanese,hewasdrawntothepuzzlewhichhefirstthoughtwasacrossword.HewasintriguedandlateronhedecidedtotakeitwithhimtotheUnitedStatesandBritain.Afterhisinitialretirement,ineffortstopasstimeandsharpenhiscomputerskills,GoulddevelopedthecomputerprogramthatgeneratesSudokupuzzles.WayneGouldsaysretirementcannowwaitasSudokukeepshimbusierthanever.Hetravelsbetweenhisdifferentbases;LantauandNewHampshireintheUnitedStates,wherehiswifeGayeisaprofessoroflinguistics,andotherpartsoftheworldtowhichhisnewhobbyhastakenhim.Hehastwochildren,daughterSally,29,andson,Scott,27.