Will Shortz Presents KenKen for Stress Relief: 100 Easy to Hard Logic Puzzles That Make You Smarter

by Tetsuya Miyamoto, Will Shortz (Introduction)

Overview

After a busy day, grab a pencil and puzzle your cares away!

KenKen can be described simply as sudoku with basic math (addition, subtraction and/or multiplication and division). It's a fun, addictive, clever puzzle that's winning fans the world over.

This edition contains 100 KenKen puzzles that use all four mathematic applications along with solving instructions and an introduction by puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780312595609
Publisher:	St. Martin's Publishing Group
Publication date:	07/21/2009
Series:	Will Shortz Presents...
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Will Shortz has been the crossword puzzle editor of The New York Times since 1993. He is also the puzzlemaster on NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday and is founder and director of the annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. He has edited countless books of crossword puzzles, Sudoku, KenKen, and all manner of brain-busters.

Tetsuya Miyamoto, the creator of KenKen, is a math teacher. He developed KenKen to help his student develop their calculation and logic skills. He runs a unique mathematics class for grade school children in Japan where he practices “The Art of Teaching Without Teaching.” His teaching method and use of KenKen in his classroom have proven extremely successful. His students regularly go on to be accepted at the most prestigious schools in Tokyo.