COLLEGE OF SPORTS, EXERCISE,

AND RECREATION

S U D O K U
GERONIMO P. CLEMENTE
INSTRUCTOR I
 Module 2:
TITLE: Not So Far History

HARD LEVEL
7 letter word
WAYNE GOULD Award this star to the
winner of the round!

-A NEW ZEALAND CITIZEN, AND A RETIRED

HONG KONG JUDGE, COMPUTER PROGRAMMER AND
PUZZLE FAN, HAD WRITTEN A COMPUTER
PROGRAM THAT CAN GENERATE SUDOKU PUZZLES
IN DIFFERENT DIFFICULTY LEVELS (DL).

IN HIS VISIT TO LONDON BY THE END OF 2004, GOULD

CONVINCED THE EDITORS OF THE LONDON TIMES TO PUBLISH
HIS SUDOKU PUZZLES WITHOUT ANY MONEY CONSIDERATION.
IT WAS GIVEN A TRY AND OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED BY THE
AFORESAID NEWSPAPER OUTFIT ON NOVEMBER 13, 2004. THE
CONSEQUENCE OF THE MAIDEN SUDOKU ISSUE WAS THE SWIFT
SPREAD OF THE SUDOKU PHENOMENON ALL OVER GREAT
BRITAIN AND THE COMMONWEALTH NATIONS, PARTICULARLY
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND.
 SPECIFICALLY, THE FOLLOWING EVENTS
TOOK PLACE IN ENGLAND IN JULY 2005:

•The British • Sky One launched • BBC Radio 4’s

Broadcasting the world’s Today introduced
Corporation (BBC) largest Sudoku reading aloud in
Channel 4 included puzzle- a 275 foot the first Sudoku
a daily Sudoku (84 meter) square Radio Version;
game in its puzzle, carved on famous British
teletext service. the side of a hill celebrities, like
in Chipping, Jade Goody and
Sodbury near others, helped
Bristol. promote the puzzle
game.
•IN 2005, THE SUDOKU CRAZE RETURNED TO MANHATTAN,
NEW YORK, USA AS A REGULAR FEATURE OF THE NEW
YORK POST. OTHER NEWSPAPER FOLLOWED SUIT THEREBY
SPREADING THE PUZZLE CRAZE THROUGHOUT USA,
EVENTUALLY THE WHOLE WORLD BECOME ADDICTED TO THE
GAME. SOON MANY SUDOKU VARIANTS SPROUTED LIKE
MUSHROOMS
IN MARCH, 2006,
In the Philippine,
Some tabloids
the World Conceptis by Dave
Green is now published also publish other
Puzzle daily by the Sudoku versions.
Philippine Daily These publications
Federation
Inquirer (PDI). The thus enable people
(WPF)conduct PDI publishes Sudoku
from all walks of
puzzles according to
ed the first levels of difficulty
life and of all
World Sudoku (DL). Not to be ages to enjoy the
outdone, the Manila intellectual
Championship Bulletin also challenges
(WSC) in publishes daily the encountered in
Sudoku Loco by Arnold playing Sudoku.
Luca, Italy. B. Banares.
IN THE 21 APRIL 2009 ISSUE OF THE
PDI, THE SUDOKU FEAT OF TWO YOUNG
FILIPINO STUDENTS HUGGED THE
FRONT PAGE: “ 2 RP TEENERS RULE
INT’L SUDOKU TILT”. INDEED, THIS
RARE FEAT BY YOUNG FILIPINO
STUDENTS WILL HELP SPUR INTERESTS
IN SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY
TO HELP PROMOTE THIS WORLD-WIDE
CRAZE AMONG STUDENTS.
 IN BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY
SUDOKU WAS INTRODUCED BY ITS
FORMER UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT DR.
ROSARIO PIMENTEL. AFTER HIS
RETIREMENT HE DEVOTED HIS TIME
IN THE PROMOTION OF THE SUDOKU
PUZZLES. HE AUTHORED A BOOK
ENTITLED “LEARNING SUDOKU
PUZZLES” A TEXTBOOK FOR
BEGINNERS AND SUGGESTED THE
INCLUSION OF SUDOKU PUZZLES IN
THE LIST OF PE ACTIVITIES.