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How do I get hold of Sudoku Xtra?

You can either choose to download and print it yourself or you can buy a pre-printed copy.

Who is the magazine suitable for?

Anyone who likes puzzles will enjoy Sudoku Xtra. There are puzzles to cater to all levels of interest, from casual solver to puzzle fanatic! Many of the puzzles are challenging, but none of them require guess work to solve - they can all be solved by reasonable logical deduction.

How many puzzles do I get?

Sudoku Xtra issue 1 has 100 puzzles across its 44 large pages; Sudoku Xtra issue 2 has 121 puzzles over 51 pages, and issue 3 has 119 puzzles - all of these totals are far more puzzles than most other mixed titles like this contain. With the dozens of different puzzle types across the magazine you're sure to find lots that you enjoy. Have a look at the list of puzzles on the home page - and this is just a selection from those included!

Who makes the puzzles?

All of the puzzles are either entirely hand-made or have a significant manual component in their creation, and are by me, Dr Gareth Moore, author of a wide range of brain-training and puzzle books for both adults and children. From issue 2 onwards there is also a special section at the back with community content, hopefully building up a good in-magazine forum for sharing puzzles with other readers. This section contains some great original puzzles.

What are the pre-printed versions like?

If you buy a printed copy from Amazon.com (recommended for US/Canadian readers) then you'll get a large 8 inch by 10 inch magazine with a full colour glossy cover, printed on quality paper perfect for solving puzzles on. The Lulu version (recommended for UK and most other readers) is identical except that the page size is A4, not cropped to the slightly smaller 8 inch by 10 inch format - the extra space is simply shaded in, and there are some blank pages at the rear to make the magazine up to their minimum page count for printing. Both are printed at book quality, far exceeding store magazine quality. Due to postage costs, it is usually cheaper to order from Amazon in the US/Canada, and Lulu in the UK and most other countries too. Amazon also offer free postage and packaging if your order reaches sufficient value.

What happens if I choose the download?

You'll receive a link to the PDF of the magazine which you can print out yourself. It's designed to print perfectly on either A4 or Letter sized paper, and you need print only the pages you want - each puzzle page has full instructions on, so there's no need to print every page immediately if you want to save paper or ink. The pages are designed so as not to waste ink, with no large areas of solid ink for example. The puzzles print really well at a full page each but they will also still be solvable if you print two pages to one piece of paper, 2-up, if you choose to print that way. You can then make for example an A5-sized magazine perfect for carrying around with you.

Can I print it with a black and white printer?

Yes! Sudoku Xtra is designed to be printed in black and white, and indeed apart from the cover the entire magazine is in black and white if you buy a pre-printed copy. The download version has a very small colour band at the top and bottom, but this forms no part of the puzzles and is purely decorative - it is designed to print perfectly well in black and white.

Can I subscribe?

Yes, you certainly can - but only to the download version, and not the pre-printed version. Currently there isn't a mechanism to set up a recurring order for the printed version. Just go to the main Sudoku Xtra page and click the "subscribe for one year and save money!" link at the bottom to reveal the necessary options.

Subscriptions are for 1 year and consist of 12 issues. When you subscribe you'll be sent the download link for the current issue immediately, and then subsequent download links will be emailed to you each month. Going forward, a special page will also be set up on the site for you where you can download all of the issues you currently own.

Can I give a subscription as a gift?

Definitely! Please note that currently this is only available for download issues - please see previous question. Just use the subscription purchase button on the home page as if buying for yourself and then also send a quick email to Gareth@SudokuXtra.com letting me know who you'd like to gift the subscription to, and what email address or name was associated with your Paypal purchase. Also if you don't want it to start immediately please tell me on what date you would like the gift subscription to start. If this date is after a later issue is out (issues appear in the middle of each month) then let me know whether to send multiple issues together up front, or to start with the then-current issue. If there's any particular message or different "from" attribution you want included with the first received issue(s) sent please tell me, or alternatively if you want to send the first issue(s) yourself that's great too - I'll send you the link to forward. (In the coming weeks I hope to automate this process!)

Can I get back issues with a subscription?

Sure - a subscription gets you 12 issues, and you are welcome to pick any number of back issues to count towards your subscription total. Just email Gareth@SudokuXtra.com and let me know.

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