Sudoku for Seniors Large Print: 100 Sudoku Puzzles to Boost Your Brain Power
Fun puzzles keep seniors entertained and exercise the mind.
Some studies have even shown that brain exercises can keep seniors sharper for up to 10 years longer.
A fun way to exercise the brain is to do Sudoku (sue-dough-coo) puzzles. These puzzles use numbers as markers, but don’t have anything to do with math or calculations.
Sudoku puzzles challenge the mind
Sudoku is a number puzzle – you can think of it a little like a crossword puzzle, except that it uses numbers.
It’s logic-based and doesn’t require any math. Numbers are only used because they’re well-recognized symbols.
In fact, it’s possible to make and solve a Sudoku puzzle with letters, colors, or other symbols.
Here’s an example of a traditional Sudoku puzzle:
Fun puzzles keep seniors entertained and exercise the mind. Keeping the mind active and engaged prevents boredom and helps keep the brain healthier.
Sudoku is a number puzzle – you can think of it a little like a crossword puzzle, except that it uses numbers.
It’s logic-based and doesn’t require any math. Numbers are only used because they’re well-recognized symbols.
In fact, it’s possible to make and solve a Sudoku puzzle with letters, colors, or other symbols.
Here’s an example of a traditional Sudoku puzzle:
Sudoku basics
A true Sudoku puzzle has only one solution.
To solve a traditional puzzle, which uses the numbers 1 to 9, fill in empty spaces with numbers so that:
Each row, column, and block / group of nine can contain each number exactly once.
The sum of all the numbers in any row or column adds up to 45.
Watch a Sudoku tutorial
To get started with Sudoku, we found an excellent free video tutorial.
This 8 minute tutorial explains basic Sudoku principles and terminology and walks through an “almost solved” example puzzle to demonstrate the solving technique.
To solve a traditional puzzle, which uses the numbers 1 to 9, fill in empty spaces with numbers so that:
Each row, column, and block / group of nine can contain each number exactly once.
The sum of all the numbers in any row or column adds up to 45.
To get started with Sudoku, we found an excellent free video tutorial.
This 8 minute tutorial explains basic Sudoku principles and terminology and walks through an “almost solved” example puzzle to demonstrate the solving technique.
- With 100 easy Sudoku puzzles to improve your memory & boost your brain power
- Sudoku puzzles are a great way for seniors to stay sharp and preserve their reasoning ability and logical thinking skills
- This book is custom made for seniors
- It has large print, plenty of room for scratch work on every page, and a wide range of easy puzzles
- The answers are at the end of the book
- Great size 8.5 x 11 inches with 125 pages
- Print on quality paper with a great design soft cover
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