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Combiku Interactive Word & Number Puzzle

Jamie Foronda

Combiku Interactive http://www.combiku.com

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Combiku is a new kind of puzzle that will appeal to the same people who like Sudoku. It is easy to play but challenging to solve. Combiku rules are simple:
? You are given a 5x5 board, which contains some numbers and letters on it.
? Your objective is to complete the board by placing exactly one Number and one Letter in each square.
? The conditions to abide by are:
o Two squares cannot have the same combination Number-Letter.
o A Number or Letter cannot be repeated in the same column or row.

Combiku puzzles are rated from 1 to 5 stars. Puzzles from 1 to 4 stars can be solved without guessing, they only require careful logical analysis. Puzzles with 5 stars may require a little guessing at some point. But in all cases there is only one solution.
Be aware that the logic rules that you apply to solve Sudoku, may not be enough for Combiku, you will be forced to look at the puzzle in a more holistic way.

Combiku comes in different presentations:
? The standard Numbers and Letters.
? Numbers and Letter with a Hidden Word. Combiku puzzles are available 7 days a week.

An additional challenge can be proposed after a Combiku puzzle is solved: Try to discover a coded word using the number-letter combinations of one of the rows or columns of the final board. For example:
The sequence *3352 can be translated into APPLE if one of the rows or columns of the final board have the following values: 4F, 3P, 2E, 1B, 5L. But you have to find which row or column is the right one. The asterisks can be translated into any letter. A little hint is given; in this case it could be something like: Newton?s.

Jaime Foronda lives in the south of France, and has been a passionate of puzzles for several years. He still likes Sudoku, but he realized that the region concept of Sudoku was too static and he decided to break it.

Combiku puzzles are available 7 days a week either for printing or to be integrated in a web page using a Flash based interactive control.

http://www.combiku.com - Interactive Website

For further information, please call free on 1800 652 284 (Australia only). Alternatively phone 07 555 33 200, fax 07 555 33 201, or simply email info@auspacmedia.com.au
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