It's Sudoku without all the erasing. Players try to fill a 9 x 9 grid so that each row and each column contain the numbers 1 through 9, and also that each 3 x 3 grid contains each of these numbers. Instead of a pen, moveable pieces with numbers and in nine different colors are set on the board and the number finding process can begin. A storage tray and a 40-page booklet with 100 starter puzzles makes this a take-anywhere, play-anytime puzzle.
Ages: 8 and up; players: 1; $12.95; Available: February 2006
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Now you can have the whole world in your hands. This globe-shaped puzzle clearly depicts all continents in bright Rubik's colors and with the right twisting and turning it's up to the player to put the world in order. It's great for kids who'd like to brush up on their world geography, and when popped into its special Globe stand, it makes the perfect desk toy.
Ages: 7 and up; players: 1; $10.95; Available: March 2006