Sudoku Falsity Is "Evil," Ruined Routine Of Senior
Letter To The Editor
October 05, 2009
It is with shattered confidence that I pick up this pen to write today. I would be filling in the numbers 1-9 on a reasonably-challenging Sudoku at the moment, but the so-called "easy" puzzle from Sept 25 was anything but reasonable.Please allow me to explain the role of an easy Sudoku in the life of this particular UD student: I wake up in the morning and make my way to class. Once in class and focused I am repeatedly reminded by most every chemical engineering-related concept that I, in fact, know nothing about chemical engineering. At some point in my days of disillusionment, I seek out the Flyer News, where things make sense. When the inner workings of a plate and frame heat exchanger leave me bruised, I can always count on a doable Sudoku to lift me back up.
But(!) on Sept 25 (!) I spent over 20 minutes on the "easy" Sudoku ... and I didn't even finish. The puzzle was clearly an "evil" that had been mismarked or printed incorrectly with numbers out of place. Please don't let this happen again. My self-esteem hangs in the balance.
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Sudoku Derivations
Suggested derivations of the name Sudoku:
- Sudokujoku
A joke about sudoku or the people addicted to solving them (Neil Campbell) - Sudokuitis The state of being a sudoku addict (Neil Campbell)
- Sudokuict A person suffering from sudokuitis (Neil Campbell)
- Sudokujitsu A formal fighting sport played between two sudokuicts over sudoku strategy (Neil Campbell)
- Okidoku
- A well-constructed sudoku puzzle (Roy McCoy)
- Sudocutie An attractive woman who does sudoku (Roy McCoy)
- Sudocute As handsome as a very difficult sudoku (Jean Smits)
- Sudoqué Popular French variation (Roy McCoy)
- Sudofed The cough remedy of choice for sudokuicts (Gaby Vanhegan) Pseudoku Pretentious, not a real Sudoku. Also, the act of pretending to be Robert Woodhead. (Max Beran)
- Sudorku Someone who has memorised how many puzzle combinations there are (Max Beran) Sudoqueue The English are renowned for being good at this variation (Max Beran)
- Sudokool Someone who gains popularity by being good at Sudoku puzzles (Michael Zener Riggs Gottlieb)
- Sudocookie To eat while solving puzzles (Jean Smits) Sudocoolie Unskilled sudoku player (Jean Smits)
- Sudocooler A player less skilled than a Sudokcoolie (Jean Smits) Sudocucumber That one may take some time to digest (Jean Smits)
- SudIQ A puzzle requiring brainpower (Max Beran)
- SudHighQ A puzzle requiring high amounts of brainpower (Max Beran) SudLowQ A puzzle requiring low amounts of brainpower (Max Beran)
- SuDoughku A bread made whilst thinking about Sudoku (Gaby) Sudokuku A sudokict that's gone over the edge (Mark Hurst)
- Sumoku A competitive game where each player uses really large numbers to push the other players' numbers off the grid (Mark Hurst)
- Sussudioku
Phil Collins' ode to the game (Mark Hurst) Sudokats and Sudokitties Affecting a '50s retro style, these players can be found in coffeeshops, identifiable by their sunglasses, black clothes, and really bad poetry (Mark Hurst) Sudough Income derived from a Sudoku-related enterprise (Mark Hurst)
- Ku Known as ultimate or Zen Sudoku, this puzzle consists of a 9X9 grid, blank except for the number 1 in the center (Mark Hurst)
- Sukudos Congratulations for a particularly witty Sudoku joke (Mark Hurst) Sosumi and Suyutu Two variants played by lawyers (Mark Hurst)
- Global Thermonuclear Sudoku A stange game. The only way to win is not to play. (Mark Hurst) Moodoku Created by, and for cows. (Frank Vedel)
- Zoodoku Where you may find animals playing Moodoku. (Frank Vedel)
- Sudoka
Someone who practices the art of solving sudokus. Compare to: judoka i.e. someone who practices the art of judo. (Marco Prins)
- Voodooku Found in Haiti over 300 years ago, this ancient form of puzzle curse was bestowed upon outsiders who dared desecrate the sacred lands of the Sood-Oh-Koo. (Frank Vedel)
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