Golden Spike Deluxe Wooden Sudoku Board Game - A Sudoku Game Board Masterpiece
by The Elverson Puzzle Company
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: The Elverson Puzzle CompanyBrand: Elverson Puzzle
Model: Gold Spike Sudoku Board Game
Product features:
- Featuring our exclusive Gold SpikeTM Tracking System. No need for paper, pencils and erasing!
- Beautifully crafted Walnut top Sudoku game board measures 12" x 12"
- 81 large wooden game pieces are easy to read and pickup.
- 200 Gold SpikeTM Tracking Pegs keep track of potential numbers for each space.
- Learn how to play Sudoku with our comprehensive instruction booklet.
Toys and Games Reviews of Golden Spike Deluxe Wooden Sudoku Board Game - A Sudoku Game Board Masterpiece
Customer Review: Major Sudoku
Summary: 4 Stars
I have recently delved deeply into Sudoku (even looked up how to pronounce it Japanese style: suuu-doe-KU!) And so it seems the more you get involved the more issues there are to deal with...
My first board was the Rubix version, no longer made but still available. It is color coded, although if you order another set, you will be surprised--all are different, as though the factory just randomly picked colors for the different numbers. A bit weird, since now I automatically think of '5' as 'red', and so on. It is very compact and easy to use, plus is has a cover which has come in very handy; I can even take it places in my purse and play on public transit.
Then we come to the issue of 'place holders'. Rubix has six little thingys of each color, but they are slippery little devils if you are REALLY tracking seriously--ultimately are more trouble than they are worth .
I decided to ramp up my game, so that's what lead me to Gold Spike. I loved the concept.
Now the good news: everybody is right--the product, the service are all great, although we're not talking museum quality here, just a carefully engineered wood-like surface with neat painting and grid of tiny holes. It takes time, patience and a bit of hand strength to get all 81 pieces arranged in their rubber bands. The spikes are heavy weight and easy to handle.
The bad news--and I hate to say this because I think the personalized service is WAY above standard and I encourage folks to give this company their business--and if you are a Capital 'S' Serious Sudoku Player, you will simply incorporate this into your own playing.
If, however, you are a neophyte, you may find yourself overwhelmed by the intensity of paying attention to every spike you have placed. The booklet of games that comes with it says 'easy' on the first page. Personally, I don't think that is accurate: I would start out with a MUCH easier puzzle (find one somewhere else) and get used to the concept. Remember you are looking for patterns not only in the numbers, but in the twins, triples and quartets, hidden and otherwise, and once you have cleared what you THINK are duplicate pins, you very well might discover a mistake. At that point, unless you are experienced, you won't be able to backtrack and figure out where to replace the pins; you'll have to scan through everything again, replacing the pins you mistakenly took out.
For me, the jury is still out on this. I think potentially, it is so dependent on precision that some folks may get too frustrated and skip the pins. Again, if you are seriously thinking through your moves, the pins are a great tool.
Meanwhile, I got yet another Sudoku board, this one with a drawer for the pieces. Between the color-coding, the pins and the pre-placed paper puzzle on the latest model, I believe I may be confusing my new neural pathways. We'll see. I've already decided to take all the wooden pieces from Golden Spike and color-code them myself.
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Description of Golden Spike Deluxe Wooden Sudoku Board Game - A Sudoku Game Board Masterpiece
The beauty and craftsmanship of our Gold SpikeTM Deluxe Wooden Sudoku board game is simply without equal. The Gold SpikeTM Sudoku board game measures 12* by 12* and has a beautiful Walnut top. It features our Gold SpikeTM Tracking System (Pat. Pending) - a unique innovative system that uses gold pegs to keep track of potential numbers for each space - no need for paper, pencils and erasing! Sudoku is a one of the most addictive puzzles ever created!? It requires no arithmetic - only logical thinking and the process of elimination. The game is played on a grid consisting of nine rows, nine columns, and nine blocks.? Each row, column, and block contains nine squares.? The puzzle begins with some numbers already on the grid.? The object is to fill in the remaining empty spaces so that each row, column and block contains all of the numbers from 1 to 9. Gold SpikeTM Sudoku Board Game includes 50 puzzles by Angus Johnson to get you started, and can be played with any Sudoku puzzle from your favorite newspaper, book or computer game.? Ages 12 to adult.Brain Teasers Toys
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