Places to find daily Sudoku puzzles

One of the really great things about Sudoku is that today there are so many places you can find your daily Sudoku puzzle that, unless you want to, there is no need to pay any extra money for your puzzle.

Sudoku has to be one of the most addictive puzzle games to ever surface in the US, Japan, Europe, and the rest of the world!  Though it was invented in 1979, Sudoku gained popularity in Japan in the mid 1980’s, the early 1990’s in the US, the middle of 2004 in Britain, and last year all over Europe.  Now, the rest of the world is catching onto this very addictive puzzle game due to the diversity of sources that offer Sudoku puzzles, from newspapers and magazines, to TV shows and the Internet.  For those who prefer solving only one Sudoku puzzle a day, check out these sources of daily Sudoku puzzles.

To begin with, here are some of the newspaper in the world that currently offer a daily Sudoku:

Adresseavisen (Norway)
am730 (Hong Kong)
Apple Daily (Hong Kong)
B.T. (Denmark)
Bangkok Post
Beeld (South Africa)
Berner Zeitung (Switzerland)
Chicago Red Eye (USA)
Clarin (Argentina)
Correio da Manhã (Portugal)
Dagens Naringsliv (Norway)
Daily Telegraph (Australia)
De Standaard (Belgium)
Destak (Portugal)
Diario Perfil (Argentina)
Die Welt - Kompakt (Germany)
Ekstra Bladet (Denmark)
El Colombiano
El Tiempo (Colombia)
Elefthrotypia (Greece)
Frankfurter Rundschau (Germany)
Fréttablaðið (Iceland)
Haaretz (Israel)
Handelsblatt (Germany)
Hawkes Bay Today (New Zealand) Thanks to Rosemary for the tip :-)
Helsingin Sanomat (Finland)
Het Belang van Limburg (Belgium)
Il Secolo XIX (Italy)
Irish Independent
Irish Times
La Republica (Italy)
La Vanguardia (Spain)
Le Matin (Switzerland)
Le Parisien (France)
Le Soir (Belgium)
Le Temps (Switzerland)
Los Angeles Times (USA)
Ma’ariv (Israel)
Metro (Portugal)
Newark Star-Ledger (USA)
Nordjyske Stiftstidende (Denmark)
O Estado de Sao Paulo (Brazil)
San Francisco Chronicle (USA)
Seattle Times (USA)
Slovenske novice (Slovenia)
Sydney Morning
Ta Nea (Greece)
The Age (Australia)
The Australian
The Boston Globe (USA)
The Buffalo News (USA)
The Courier Mail (Australia)
The Jerusalem Post
The Standard (Hong Kong)
The Washington Post (USA)
Toronto Star
USA Today
Yedioth Ahronoth (Israel)

There are tons of other US newspapers that offer daily Sudoku puzzles.  Be sure to check your country’s national and local papers if they offer daily Sudoku puzzles.

And some online resources for daily sudoku puzzles

http://www.daily-sudoku-puzzle.com/

As the website URL suggests, this site offers users a different Sudoku puzzle everyday for free.  There are 4 levels of difficulty here: Easy, Medium, Hard, and Fiendish.  Each level has its own daily Sudoku puzzle that users can solve and have their times posted on the site.  No need to register!  Instructions on how to play Sudoku are available as a 1-minute animation.  You can see the solutions to the previous day’s grids, and see old Sudoku puzzles in the site’s archive.  A simple, yet Oriental-flavored grid is used for all Sudoku puzzles.  Other features are also available.  A nice site to check out!

http://uk.games.yahoo.com/sudoku/index.html

Yahoo! Games-UK offers Yahoo! fanatics its version of Sudoku.  Daily online versions are available, and different puzzles are available for Easy, Medium, and Hard levels.  You can instantly view the solution to the day’s puzzle.  You can also download the Ancient Sudoku Game, that has good graphics, making it look like a Mayan stone tablet.

Those are just some of the websites that offer users daily Sudoku puzzles.  By simply using a search engine, I am sure you can find many more sites that will give provide you with at least your daily dose of Sudoku. 

http://www.dailysudoku.com/sudoku/index.shtml

The Daily Sudoku offers users different Sudoku puzzles on a daily basis. These puzzles are printable and are available for use offline.  The site also shows the solution to the day’s puzzle.  Larger 12X12 and 16X16 puzzles are also available for download.  Various links to Sudoku resources can also be found here.  Feel free to download your Sudoku puzzles now!

http://www.fingertime.com/sudoku.php

Fingertime.com offers free online mini games for users.  Its Sudoku game can be played online and against a clock.  Post your time on the player board and see how you fared against others.  Playing the game is easy just by using the mouse.  Though the puzzle’s graphics look very simple, users will find this game very addictive once they get the hang of it.  If you don’t like your solution, just reset the game and time and solve the puzzle in record time! Other features like viewing puzzle archives and solutions to the previous day’s puzzle are available here.

http://www.sudoku.org.uk/daily.asp

This site is a competitive Sudoku site that offers a different Sudoku puzzle daily.  Difficulty levels per day are set by the site.  Gentle (Easy) level is available only during Monday.  Moderate level is offered on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays.  Tough level is available on Thursdays, and Diabolical level is offered on Fridays and Sundays.  Download the day’s puzzle, solve it, then submit your solution along with some basic personal information like name, email address etc. and get a chance to win a prize!  Common features are also available here like links to resources, tips, purchasable Sudoku games etc.

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