Sudoku - it's nothing new, but seems like it just caught on in Malaysia. Read the following excerpt:
"You would imagine that with such a name this puzzle originated in Japan, but it has been around for many years in the UK. However, the Japanese found an example under the title 'Number Place' in an American magazine and translated it as something quite different: su meaning number;doku which translates as single or bachelor. It immediately caught on in Japan, number puzzles are much more prevalent than word puzzles. Crosswords don't work well in the Japanese language.
"You would imagine that with such a name this puzzle originated in Japan, but it has been around for many years in the UK. However, the Japanese found an example under the title 'Number Place' in an American magazine and translated it as something quite different: su meaning number;doku which translates as single or bachelor. It immediately caught on in Japan, number puzzles are much more prevalent than word puzzles. Crosswords don't work well in the Japanese language.
The sudoku puzzle reached craze status in Japan in 2004 and the craze spread to the UK through the puzzle pages of national newspapers. The Daily Telegraph uses the name Sudoku, but you may see it called su doku elsewhere. However, there is no doubt that the word has been adopted into modern parlance,much like 'crossword'.
Sudoku is not a mathematical or arithmetical puzzle. It works just as well if the numbers are substituted with letters or some other symbols,but numbers work best."
Here's a website I found for sudoku fun! http://www.sudoku.com.au You can even play it online here and choose the level of difficulty. There are new puzzles everyday too.
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