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New Contest: Sudoku for Haiku

by Tony on April 30th, 2008

Okay, new contest. Sudoku for Astronomy Haiku.

It’s easy. Write me haikus and you could win your very own Sudoku Hand-held Game!

So, anyway, here is the deal:

I have somehow ended up with two very nice hand-held electronic sudoku games. One of them, the igadget sudoku, even has a backlit screen. Fancy.

The other one is called a Sudoku Advance. I am giving them away to the authors of the two best haikus.

Winner takes their pick of these two brand-new sudoku handheld games, and second-place gets the other one! They both are loaded with over a million puzzles of varying levels so you can sudoku yourself silly.

Okay, so submit your astronomy haikus to me, people! Post them in the comments of this blog post.

I got a really, really great haiku, from BrianV. Here it is:

Beyond swaying palms
A field of shimmering stars
Eternity waits! –BrianV

Amazon says this about the Sudoku Advance hand-held game (retails for $14.95):

Product Description
Model Number :MP-88 Sudoku is the addictive number puzzle that has taken the USA and the UK by storm and is now taking over the rest of the world. It is branded by many as “the hottest puzzle since the Rubiks Cube”. Over 1 million of the nation’s favorite puzzles are crammed into one LCD Sudoku game. Sudoku is so addictive it should have its own rehab program. It’s Sudoku, the puzzle game that’s gripped the nation. Virtually every national newspaper features a daily dose of Doku, and the pocket puzzle books are flying off the shelves, but if that’s not enough to satisfy your habit, the Sudoku Advance is for you. This easy to use electronic gizmo has an incredible 1 million puzzles built in. In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past year, here’s how you play. While numbers are a big part of Sudoku, you don’t need any mathematical skill to play. Sudoku is a game of logic. Each game consists of a grid divided into nine squares. Each of these squares is divided into nine boxes. Your job is to fit all the digits from 1-9 into each square, making sure that each horizontal and vertical line on the main grid also has all these digits. No repeats within a line or a square are allowed. Be careful one wrong number can ruin your whole game… With the Sudoku Advance you can set a time limit for your game as an extra challenge, or a step count’ to see how quickly you can complete a grid. Should you get stuck, there’s a Handy Hints option, or if you’re really flummoxed, use the help, check or undo functions. Great fun and great value, no fan of Sudoku should miss out on this game. Studies show that playing Sudoku can improve memory, mind clarity, and even stop and prevent brain illnesses such as Alzheimer! Therefore there are some scientists & researchers recommending playing Sudoku, as part of our regular daily activity.

And, Amazon says this about the Igadget Sudoku Hand-held (retails for $21.97):

Electronic Sudoku game with backlight, silver Multi Levels- Over a million test Questions 3 Helpful hints per game: Allows you to fill the unsolved cell Time / Date / Alarm Backlight for night time play Easy to operate Pause function Answer Feature: Allows you to peek at the answers Operates on 2 AAA batteries included Dimensions: 8″ X 5.5″ x 75″

Daniel-san, Fuh you beginner Luck!

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