Cavalcade of Games

Protecting the Screen on your PSP Game

Terry — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 19:54:31 +0000

The Sony Playstation Portable (PSP) is a fantastic game but you should use it carefully because the screen scratches or even breaks easily.

To prevent these problems I recommend that you keep your psp in a case as much as possible. This case from Logitech, PSP Playgear Pocket, is the best, and it doesn’t cost too much either.

Also, HORI has a Sony PSP Protective Filter which does a good job of protecting the screen itself.

Here is a good Sudoku ebook made just for kids

Terry — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 06:18:53 +0000

Nice easy sudoku puzzles are really good for kids. For one thing, they are just fun to do. And also, just being able to finish a puzzle gives a child a feeling of accomplishment, especially if they have seen their parents doing sudoku a lot. And finally, just by doing these puzzles your child will begin to form habits of logical thinking that will stay with him or her forever.

This ebook offers 120 sudoku puzzles that you can print out and give to you kids. They come in different categories of difficulty so the child can start at the easiest and work up. Since you can print out as many copies as you want, these puzzles can also be used by teachers or other youth workers to give to groups of kids.

Click here for more information about Sudoku For Kids

Sudoku Tip - Keeping track of your entries

Terry — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 01:52:44 +0000

Have you ever solved most of a puzzle and then discovered a mistake that you made much earlier? This happens to me a lot when I try to hurry through the little puzzles in the daily newspaper. It is especially frustrating because by the time I realize I’ve made a mistake there is no way I can remember how to go back to the point where I went wrong to correct it. Usually when this happens I just give up. But it doesn’t have to be this way, it is possible to backtrack in a puzzle if you want to.

To backtrack in a puzzle you just have to keep track of every number you enter, in the order that you entered it. Be sure to use a pencil when you are using this method so you can go back and erase all your mistakes. And also, it helps if you work on puzzles that have been printed on good paper so they won’t wear away too quickly when you erase.

What I do is make a tiny number “1″ in the bottom of the first box that I fill in when I start the game, then I put a “2″ in the second, and so on, and so on. I keep these numbers small and put them right down on the line so they don’t get mixed up with the actual number entries. Then when I find an error I can just erase all the other entries, in order, back to that mistake and correct it and start again.

Sudoku Rules - How to play this simple but intriguing game

Terry — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 06:49:08 +0000

Learning to play sudoku is simple. There is only one basic rule. Get ready, here it is: Every column, every row, and every box in the puzzle must contain each number from 1 to 9. That’s it. It is so simple even I can understand it.

Here’s a bit more information to get you started:

There are nine columns and nine rows in the puzzle grid. These 81 squares are further divided into nine 3×3 boxes.

Each new puzzle will come with a few numbers already in place. You will use these as clues, or givens, to begin to solve the puzzle.

Arithmetic is not needed when you are working with the numbers. They are given units. You could use other things like pictures, or colored pebbles, or letters, but numbers are easier.

Don’t guess, and don’t use trial and error too much when you are working on the puzzle. The addictive beauty of the game is that it can be solved by using logic.