I don't know about the rest of you, but I am a huge fan of
Nikoli's logic puzzles. I have just about every book they have available from their website, and have been working through them at a fairly good pace, I think.
Well anyways, I thought everyone might like to know that
nikoli.com has officially launched as of almost exactly 12 hours ago. It is a site that uses Flash to play Nikoli's puzzles online. So far, they've included Sudoku, Kakuro, Slither Link, Nurikabe, Hitori, Heyawake and Akari (Light Up), and release 3 or more puzzles everyday selected from these puzzle types. After you complete a puzzle, it saves your solving history so you can play it back in real time (or sped-up time, if you prefer). I realize watching yourself solve the puzzle again might not be the most exciting thing, but you can also watch the solution of the others who have solved the puzzle. It also keeps track of how long you took and how many "
steps"
(moves) you have made, and you can compare these with others.
There are a few puzzles available to guests (10 of each type on the Everybody's Page, and a few others of various types in the Members Page) so you can try it out if you're not sure (although you have to join to take advantage of the solving history, etc). It costs only ¥550 per month to join (currently about
$4.73 US) and you can join via PayPal, or any major type of credit card (including JCB Card, Nicos Card, VISA Card, Master Card, American Express Card, and Diners Club Card).
Just a shameless plug for a great site created by a great company.
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