Move Over Sudoku

Ever since the first time I saw Sudoku books having their own stands at book stores, I have been frustrated. Sudoku is just a Japanese-named version of "Number Place" from Dell Magazines (or the other way around; either way, it only became popular once it had a catchy foreign name). I always wondered why "CrossSums" never became popular. They are the same idea, except they aren't in equilateral, symmetrical shapes nor does it use all nine digits in each row or column. Therefore, it is much more difficult and therefore more fun. Then, I saw it. KAKURO! Kakuro is the Japanese name for CrossSums. The only thing I could find before Kakuro was the little toilet-shaped books that have miniaturized CrossSums, and those just looked too easy.

So, for all of you seduced by Sudoku, try Kakuro, its/it's superior.