, Mutant Sudoku
, Sudoku Masterpieces
and TomTom Puzzles. More titles are coming soon.
My name is Thomas Snyder and I'm probably best known for having won the US (2007) and World (2007, 2008, 2011) Sudoku Championships. I've also won the US Puzzle Championship (2006-2010, 2012). However, my passion right now is for constructing themed logic puzzles and this page is dedicated to my efforts in that arena.
I've written many books of puzzles, including BATTLESHIP Sudoku
I have also constructed puzzles for events such as the MIT Mystery Hunt, Gen Con, and the Microsoft Puzzle Picnic as well as for magazines including GAMES, Games World of Puzzles, and WIRED.
I occasionally post puzzle ideas on my livejournal account and these are listed below. Any comments or suggestions you have about these puzzles or desires to reproduce them in any form in another publication should be sent to Thomas Snyder.
The Art of Sudoku (some classics and variants specially made for artistic qualities)
The Art of Sudoku - Competition Edition - Puzzles from the 2nd annual Silicon Valley Puzzle Day in Feb. 2008
The Art of Sudoku - Competition Edition (2) - Puzzles from the 3rd annual Silicon Valley Puzzle Day in Feb. 2009
The Art of Sudoku - Competition Edition (3) - Puzzles from the 4th annual Silicon Valley Puzzle Day in Jan. 2010
Countdown - How to write a themed sudoku
Art of Competitive Sudoku - Czech Edition - puzzles from 2009 Czech Championship, including new variants Multiple, Tight Fit, and Shape, and a Color Sudoku.
What if I wrote the puzzles - SudokuCup Edition - Puzzles from the 3rd SudokuCup including classics and many variants from Mutant Sudoku and Sudoku Masterpieces; also go here for an extra Symbol Sudoku.
What if I wrote the puzzles - Hungarian Edition - Puzzles from the 2010 Hungarian Sudoku Championship including classics and variants.
Tablecloth Sudoku (part of WSC 2007 Report)
Tablecloth Sudoku (Spinal Tap Edition) (part of WSC 2008 Preview)
Paint-By-Number Place (12/31/06) - 3 puzzles of three difficulties
Battleship Sudoku (08/10/06) - 2 variations, 3 puzzles of each type
Battleship Sudoku (09/17/06) - "Easy as Pi" themed puzzle and 2 other hard ones
Paint By Sudoku!?! (08/05/06), and Solution
United States Jigsaw Sudoku, and Solution
(featured as the seventh in Wei-Hwa's Puzzle Challenges on Google)
Nonconsecutive Kakuro (Solution)
In September 2010, I organized a day-long puzzle-hunt in the Bay area with a mix of puzzles including some logic puzzles and hybrids. All of those puzzles, including an event summary, can be found here.
The Orbital Nexus Round Concept/Meta - Growth Involves Reconstructing Legos - Visual Skyscrapers Variant
Cross Something-or-Others (with Dan Katz) - Kakuro Variations Puzzle
The Energetic Man Sporting a Very Long Scarf ... (with Mike Selinker)
... and His Alien Barbarian Girl and her Robot Dog - linked puzzle (with Energetic Man) that includes a Paint-By-Numbers Variant
... and His Investigative Journalist (Dan Katz as main constructor)
Our Crew Is Replaceable. Your Package Isn't (Greg Lohman as main constructor) - River Crossing Problems
Clash of the Titans - Skyscraper Variants
Rewriting the Record Books - Very Excellent Sports Puzzle
The Joy Of Accountancy - Kakuro Variant
Splits and Mergers - A Mysterious Maze, in pieces
Man I Hate These %#!&@ Sudoku! - You'll need this too
Hashiwakakuro - "Bridges" variation
Total Masyu - Masyu variation
irakAkari - Akari/Light Up variation
Soduku - Star Battle/Lasers variation
Digital Paint-By-Number - 1 example, plus some sudoku
0 to 8 Spokes Example (Solution)
Vertical Sums and Total Rising Examples (WPC types) - contained within 2006 WPC report
Fence Post, Multiplicity, Magnets (USPC types) - contained within 2007 USPC report
All puzzles linked to on this page are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.
