I blame Matt

[essentialsaltes]

Evil Level Solution Times
Average time for Evil level: 19 minutes, 11 seconds
Your time: 7 minutes, 58 seconds
Rank: Top 4%

I'd seen 'em in newspapers, heard about 'em, been given one on paper at work... they never captured my attention until therrin linked to the math-crack that is Web-sudoku. Getting a brand-new puzzle at the click of a button is like the feeling of "just one more turn" in Civilization. Fortunately for productivity, I think I've mastered the Zen of Sudoku enough that I have transcended to a higher plane of existence where I no longer feel the earthly desire to solve them.

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[nephthys510.livejournal.com]

is it me? is it my browser?

are you allowed to remove their placed numbers? if so, how?

[nephthys510.livejournal.com]

nevermind.

It's obviously starbuck's time.

[essentialsaltes.livejournal.com]

6 minutes, 32 seconds
Top 2%

[randbot.livejournal.com]

The sad thing is, that's a little over twice as fast as my best time on Easy (top 80%, baby!). I knew there was a reason I didn't like sudoku. I will pwn anyone here at cryptic crosswords, though.

[essentialsaltes.livejournal.com]

Do you use the setting option where you can enter more than one number as place-holders?
If not, click the options button and do so.

[randbot.livejournal.com]

Yes, discovering that raised my time from the top 95% to the top 80%. I'm kind of getting into it though, since they always say that the best way to exercise your brain is to do new things at the limit of your ability, so I'm thinking of it as a nice brain workout.

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[essentialsaltes.livejournal.com]

Your time: 5 minutes, 50 seconds
Rank: Top 1%

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[essentialsaltes.livejournal.com]

Your time: 5 minutes, 23 seconds

[zorker.livejournal.com]

Have you checked out the grid logic number puzzles? I've seen them called Griddlers or Japanese Logic puzzles. Basically an empty grid with series of numbers printed in the rows and columns that represent the number of filled spaces (a sequence of numbers are sets of filled spaces divided by at least one empty space.) They make pictures when they're complete. Totally addictive, I love them, though I got stumped on one of Ben Franklin's head.

[essentialsaltes.livejournal.com]

I hadn't seen those until you mentioned them. They're pretty funky all right. I will keep an eye out for them.