﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>sudoku news stories on Newser</title><description>Read more sudoku stories on Newser</description><link>http://www.newser.com/taggrid/491/sudoku.html</link><copyright>2009 - Newser</copyright><language>en-us</language><generator>Newser Feed Generator</generator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:13:50 CST</pubDate><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/53477/mathematician-solves-sudoku.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Mathematician Solves Sudoku</title><description>A mathematician has devised a foolproof method for solving Sudoku puzzles, USA Today reports. The stimulating mental challenge of the game has attracted millions of fans all over the world, but, from a mathematical perspective, “the interesting fact about Sudoku is that it is a trivial puzzle to solve," says...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/53477/mathematician-solves-sudoku.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:11:00 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/27037/sudoku-champ-eyes-tougher-puzzles.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Sudoku Champ Eyes Tougher Puzzles</title><description>Beating all comers—for the second year in a row—at the world's top sudoku tournament is nothing to scoff at, but champ Thomas Snyder has loftier goals, the San Jose Mercury News reports. The 28-year-old Stanford scientist is hoping he can solve complex DNA puzzles instead: "I hope I...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/27037/sudoku-champ-eyes-tougher-puzzles.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 5:41:26 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/751/the-search-for-the-next-sudoku.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>THE SEARCH FOR THE NEXT SUDOKU</title><description>Nikoli, the Japanese publisher that turned sudoku into a blockbuster, has about 250 more where that came from, most of them unknown outside Japan. Founded by a college dropout with a horseracing habit, the company doesn't invent puzzles, it relies on its readership to submit ideas, as well as help...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/751/the-search-for-the-next-sudoku.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2007 11:48:44 CDT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>