Now out: Only the Hardest Puzzles by Willa Chen

This book is very aptly named. The puzzles are, in fact, fiendishly difficult to solve. This is at least partly due to the author’s ability to create a puzzle and the variety that she finds within each type. This book includes crosswords, word searches, sudoku, calcudoku, kakuro and cryptograms. In each category, Ms. Chen has created variations on a theme. For example, the first word search puzzle is difficult but traditional. Following this one though, the others all have a twist; for instance the next puzzle has anagrams and the one after that is called change the first letter. Similarly most of the puzzles in the book have a twist that makes them quite challenging.

This book will be welcomed by those who want to immerse themselves in a challenge that could well take time. Beginning puzzlers may be frustrated by the book. Think about who you are and then decide.

Many thanks to Callisto publishing for this title. All opinions are my own.

 

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