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Enjoyed Sudoku but looking for a new challenge?  Or maybe you are looking for some learning games for your children?  Miyamoto came up with a new puzzle game that will fill both needs.  As a teacher he was looking for a learning tool for his students so he designed Kenken.

Kenken is a puzzle that will help you review simple math.  The boards tend to be either 4×4 or 6×6.  As with Sudoku each row and column must have each number present.  Unlike Sudoku the board is divided up into cages.  Each cage has a clue–a number and a math function.  The numbers in that cage must equal the number in the clue when the math function in the clue is used.  So if you had a 2 square cage with a clue of 11+ then you would know that the numbers in that cage must be 5 and 6.  You would then use the surrounding clues to determine in what order the numbers should go.

If this new puzzle game sounds interesting to you give it a try at miyamoto-puzzle.com.  It is a nice tutorial that will slowly progress you from small addition only puzzles to the standard puzzle difficulty.

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