KenKen Logic Puzzles for Your Coffee Break
This collection features 100 challenging KenKen puzzles designed to sharpen your mind during your coffee break. Created by math teacher Tetsuya Miyamoto and edited by renowned puzzlemaster Will Shortz, these logic puzzles combine the satisfaction of sudoku with practical math skills.
What is KenKen?
KenKen is a logic puzzle that uses basic mathematics - addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division - within a grid format similar to sudoku. Each puzzle requires you to fill in numbers while adhering to mathematical constraints, making it both entertaining and mentally stimulating. This edition incorporates all four mathematical operations, providing varied challenges across 100 puzzles.
Complete Instructions Included
Whether you're new to KenKen or an experienced solver, this book includes comprehensive solving instructions and an introduction by Will Shortz, crossword puzzle editor of The New York Times since 1993 and NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday puzzlemaster. The step-by-step guidance helps beginners understand the fundamentals while offering insights for advanced solvers.
About the Creator
Tetsuya Miyamoto, the creator of KenKen, is a math teacher who runs a unique mathematics class for grade school children in Japan where he practices "The Art of Teaching Without Teaching." His teaching method and use of KenKen in his classroom has proven extremely successful. His students regularly go on to be accepted at the most prestigious schools in Tokyo.
About the Editor
Will Shortz has been the crossword puzzle editor of The New York Times since 1993. He is also the puzzlemaster on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday and is founder and director of the annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. He has edited countless books of crossword puzzles, Sudoku, KenKen, and all manner of brain-busters.
Portable Brain Training
The paperback format makes this puzzle book easy to carry in your bag, keep at your desk, or take on your commute. Each puzzle provides a quick mental workout perfect for short breaks throughout your day. The 100 puzzles offer hours of entertainment while improving your logical thinking and mathematical reasoning skills.
