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NEWS ABOUT: puzzles

puzzles stories: 4 news summaries
ANALYSIS

Crazy Questions Google
Asks During Interviews

Search giant wants employees good at brain-teasers

Nov 5, 09 9:08 PM CST
(Newser) - Google is hiring, and we hear it’s a great place to work. But even if you’re an Ivy League grad with a great GPA, you’re going to have to survive the dreaded Google Interview process. How dreaded? Well, here are some questions they’ve asked, along with... More »

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Google • puzzles • job interviews • Monopoly • interview

 Mathematician Solves Sudoku 


Mar 16, 09 1:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - A mathematician has devised a foolproof method for solving Sudoku puzzles, USA Today reports. The stimulating mental challenge of the game has attracted millions of fans all over the world, but, from a mathematical perspective, “the interesting fact about Sudoku is that it is a trivial puzzle to solve,... More »

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sudoku • puzzles • study • game • mathematics • mathematicians

 Rubik's Cube Gets a Makeover 

Inventor says Rubik 360 will be as maddening as the cube

Feb 4, 09 6:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Hungarian puzzle patriarch Erno Rubik promises his sphere will be as fiendish to tackle as his cube, the Melbourne Herald-Sun reports. The Rubik 360, which goes on sale later this year, features a transparent orb with colored balls that must be moved through spheres. Puzzle fans worldwide say they are... More »

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puzzles • toys • game • invention

THE SEARCH FOR THE NEXT SUDOKU

The godfather of sudoku has hundreds more in the pipeline

Mar 21, 07 11:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nikoli, the Japanese publisher that turned sudoku into a blockbuster, has about 250 more where that came from, most of them unknown outside Japan. Founded by a college dropout with a horseracing habit, the company doesn't invent puzzles, it relies on its readership to submit ideas, as well as help... More »

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games • sudoku • Nikoli • puzzles • Japan

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