How to Buy a Sudokube

You've mastered the Rubik's Cube, the challenging cube puzzle from the 80s that continues to frustrate others. And maybe the Sudoku puzzles in your daily newspapers take you just a minutes—with a pen. What you need is a new challenge--the Sudokube.

Difficulty: Challenging

Instructions

1. Know how to solve a Rubik's cube. A traditional Rubik's Cube has six faces of nine blocks. The goal is to make each face of the cube the one solid color: red, green, blue, yellow, white and orange.

2. Understand that Sudoku puzzles also work with the principal of 9. Instead of working with colors, your goal is to align the numbers 1 through 9 so that they only appear once in each row, column and block. With a Sudokube, you should have the numbers 1 through 9 (once each) on each side or face of the cube.

3. Find Sudokubes under different names, including Sudoku Cube and Sudoku Kube in addition to Sudokube.

4. Buy Sudokube from various online retailers that carry puzzles and games. You might also be able to find them in specialty game stores and chain discount stores.

5. Shop around for the best price. Sudokubes often run about the same cost as Rubik's Cubes, which isn't very expensive.

Tips & Warnings

• Sudokube may be every bit as addicting to puzzle geniuses as Sudoku and Rubik's Cube.
• Rubik's Cubes now also come in 4 x 4 and 5 x 5 combinations.
• Be careful when moving the groups of numbers. Forcing your cube can lead to pieces breaking off the main cube.