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28 October 2006
Brothers Strike Gold With Sudoku
Game
When George and James
TerBush learned of the Sudoku puzzle craze last year, they
immediately began drawing up plans for their Gold Spike
Sudoku, a deluxe wooden Sudoku board game.
The brothers, who founded
the Elverson Puzzle Company, had to overcome a major
obstacle - how do you solve Sudoku without pencils, paper,
and erasing?
If you are not familiar
with Sudoku, it is an addictive number puzzle that is played
on a 9x9 grid of squares. Each puzzle starts with some
squares already filled with numbers. The object is to fill
in the empty squares so that each row, column, and 3x3 block
contains all of the numbers from 1 to 9.
"To solve the more
challenging Sudoku puzzles, you need to keep track of the
possible numbers for each empty square," said James. "If we
didn't find a way to do that, our Sudoku board game would
not be very useful."
The TerBush brothers
devised an innovative method to keep track of the possible
numbers. They created a pattern of nine holes in each square
on their Sudoku game board. Gold pegs are placed in the
holes to represent the numbers 1 to 9. The numerical value
of each peg is determined by the hole it is placed into.
Upon devising this method, they filed for a
patent.
"It has many advantages
over other Sudoku board games," said George. "The pegs make
it very easy to add and remove possible numbers from the
game board. It also allows you to add as many pegs as you
need. Since there are no numbers on the pegs, the process of
placing them on the game board can be done quickly, and you
will never run out of any numbers. This method also allows
patterns of numbers to be easily recognized, which is an
important strategy in solving Sudoku."
The beauty and
craftsmanship of Gold Spike Sudoku is a joy to behold. The
large Walnut top game board contrasts nicely with the gold
pegs and the numbered wooden game pieces. All of the
contents of this Sudoku board game, including the packaging,
are made to the highest quality. "Our goal was to make it
good enough to be on the Antiques Road Show some day," said
George.
Gold Spike Sudoku includes
a 12" square wooden game board, 81 large numbered game
pieces in a drawstring bag, 200 gold tracking pegs inside a
game tin, and a comprehensive instruction booklet featuring
50 Sudoku puzzles by Angus Johnson.
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