Discuss anything and everything about Sudoku Xtra, from what you think of particular puzzles and would like to see in future issues, through to any that you might want help with. General puzzle discussion is welcome too! http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/list.php?2 Thu, 14 May 2026 09:02:25 +0100 Phorum 5.2.19 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1807,1809#msg-1809 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1807,1809#msg-1809
I'll for sure check out some of your newer magazines and books!

~ Dee]]> DeePuzzles Sudoku Xtra Discussion Forum Thu, 12 Jan 2023 18:09:16 +0000 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1807,1808#msg-1808 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1807,1808#msg-1808 Is it really 9 years? Wow! That's a long time! I used to make Sudoku Xtra when I wasn't busy with other work, so I guess it just shows how busy I've been for the past decade! Good to hear from you, and thank you for your support!

You can check out my latest stuff at www.drgarethmoore.com - some of which is like the mag, such as my Chiryoku book - but I don't know if there will be another Sudoku Xtra itself. It took a long time to make, and nowadays a lot of the content that was unique to the magazine at the time is more widely available. A part of audience for the magazine solve a lot more online now, with players that weren't available ten years ago. You can also find my one-off compilations (most of which I made a while ago now) at www.puzzlebooks.org .


Gareth]]> gareth Sudoku Xtra Discussion Forum Thu, 12 Jan 2023 16:34:29 +0000 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1807,1807#msg-1807 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1807,1807#msg-1807
It's been almost 9 years since the last issue of Sudoku Xtra came out and I am still very excited for the next one.

I was wondering who else is still here? Or am I the only one...

My entire year would be made better if I ever saw Sudoku Xtra Issue 25! The quality of puzzles in Sudoku Xtra are like no other, and I'm still hoping to see more cool puzzles and variants!

To this day I still enjoy solving puzzles, so nothing would make me happier than a Sudoku Xtra magazine.


Looking forward to more Tren, more XV and some new variants from the good ol' mammoth book.

~ Dee]]> DeePuzzles Sudoku Xtra Discussion Forum Thu, 12 Jan 2023 15:23:01 +0000 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1803,1805#msg-1805 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1803,1805#msg-1805 DeePuzzles Sudoku Xtra Discussion Forum Thu, 20 Apr 2017 11:19:57 +0100 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1804,1804#msg-1804 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1804,1804#msg-1804 DeePuzzles Sudoku Xtra Discussion Forum Thu, 20 Apr 2017 10:44:31 +0100 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1803,1803#msg-1803 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1803,1803#msg-1803
I'd like to present a new "SUDOKU type" of puzzle. It's called CUBICKS and just like SUDOKU you have to make rows and columns with all different numbers (in this case different colours). The difference is: CUBICKS is in 3D so you can only play it on a smartphone or a tablet.

Here you see an example of a puzzle:


You can find CUBICKS (or CUBICKS FREE, which is for free of course, but contains ads) on the Apple App store or Google Play store or even on the Windows Game store.

The app contains 1000 games from an easy level to a level so hard that I find it impossible to solve the puzzle without guessing. But that is up to you of course.

If you want to find the puzzle on the different different platforms you can go to www.cubicks.com

I hope you like the game and I also hope you tell me what you think of it.

Marcelo Pars]]> Marcelo Pars Sudoku Xtra Discussion Forum Wed, 22 Mar 2017 18:20:15 +0000 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1796,1802#msg-1802 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1796,1802#msg-1802 gareth Sudoku Xtra Discussion Forum Thu, 19 Jan 2017 00:22:03 +0000 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1796,1801#msg-1801 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1796,1801#msg-1801
Best wishes,

Amanda]]> Amanda Sudoku Xtra Discussion Forum Wed, 18 Jan 2017 22:14:33 +0000 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1796,1800#msg-1800 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1796,1800#msg-1800 gareth Sudoku Xtra Discussion Forum Fri, 13 Jan 2017 17:14:41 +0000 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1796,1799#msg-1799 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1796,1799#msg-1799
Great to hear that you might treat we fans to a new issue or two at some stage. Xtra is till the best around and it is such a shame not enough puzzlers have discovered it. I do my best to spread the word!

All the best for 2017

Sue]]> sue Sudoku Xtra Discussion Forum Fri, 13 Jan 2017 16:51:05 +0000 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1796,1798#msg-1798 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1796,1798#msg-1798
You can sign up to be emailed when a new issue arrives on http://www.sudokuxtra.com/

Thank you for the nudge, and I'm glad you've enjoyed previous issues!]]> gareth Sudoku Xtra Discussion Forum Thu, 12 Jan 2017 16:32:13 +0000 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1796,1797#msg-1797 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1796,1797#msg-1797
I've really enjoyed your Xtra magazines in the past. Is this still on the cards or should I stop checking the website?

Many thanks,

Amanda]]> Amanda Sudoku Xtra Discussion Forum Thu, 12 Jan 2017 10:11:08 +0000 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1796,1796#msg-1796 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1796,1796#msg-1796
To my delight I recently discovered a virgin copy of the now defunct Suduko Pro from 2009 (remember that?) in the bottom of a cupboard and enjoyed your early puzzles once again. I really really miss a regular issue of Xtra and was heartened to read you say elsewhere that it wasn't dead but "just sleeping". I know you are busy doing other clever things these days but it would be brilliant to hear when you are planning to wake it up. I feed my puzzle obsession with back copies and Beyond Suduko but nothing really compares to a new Xtra arriving in my inbox.

Or maybe another Mammoth Book (but on better paper!).....?? Or maybe a variety 100/200 series book?

All the best

Sue]]> sue Sudoku Xtra Discussion Forum Wed, 23 Sep 2015 10:14:20 +0100 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1566,1791#msg-1791 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1566,1791#msg-1791 Can you make some non-sudoku 2-away puzzles?]]> liit-grey Sudoku Xtra Discussion Forum Mon, 31 Aug 2015 14:50:45 +0100 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1563,1789#msg-1789 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1563,1789#msg-1789 liit-grey Sudoku Xtra Discussion Forum Mon, 31 Aug 2015 14:46:30 +0100 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1787,1787#msg-1787 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1787,1787#msg-1787 DeePuzzles Sudoku Xtra Discussion Forum Wed, 05 Aug 2015 11:07:56 +0100 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1566,1786#msg-1786 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1566,1786#msg-1786 DeePuzzles Sudoku Xtra Discussion Forum Wed, 05 Aug 2015 11:05:21 +0100 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1563,1784#msg-1784 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1563,1784#msg-1784 DeePuzzles Sudoku Xtra Discussion Forum Fri, 31 Jul 2015 15:37:22 +0100 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1563,1783#msg-1783 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1563,1783#msg-1783 gareth Sudoku Xtra Discussion Forum Fri, 31 Jul 2015 13:40:30 +0100 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1563,1782#msg-1782 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1563,1782#msg-1782 I'm really missing it!

Many thanks,

Amanda]]> Amanda Sudoku Xtra Discussion Forum Wed, 29 Jul 2015 11:58:54 +0100 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1566,1679#msg-1679 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1566,1679#msg-1679 HerdPuzzles Sudoku Xtra Discussion Forum Wed, 27 May 2015 12:26:46 +0100 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1563,1676#msg-1676 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1563,1676#msg-1676 Theawaysudokuscreator Sudoku Xtra Discussion Forum Fri, 22 May 2015 18:39:34 +0100 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1563,1675#msg-1675 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1563,1675#msg-1675
There isn't a Community Puzzles section any longer because it ultimately took me longer to draw and clean up other puzzles for publication than it did to make my own, although I should say that most authors were absolutely amazing and supplied perfect, press-ready art every time. I originally added the section in the hope it would expand the audience for Sudoku Xtra, but it didn't appear to have any effect and so I eventually decided that it was best to merge it back into the main body of the magazine and only include other authors' puzzles on occasion.

If you do want to submit puzzles for the magazine then I can consider publishing them only if you can send a typeset PDF that is ready to go directly on the magazine page, both for the puzzle and solution graphic, for each puzzle. Also I would need you to send me clear permission to use the puzzles in Sudoku Xtra.]]> gareth Sudoku Xtra Discussion Forum Mon, 18 May 2015 20:43:45 +0100 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1566,1674#msg-1674 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1566,1674#msg-1674 Theawaysudokuscreator Sudoku Xtra Discussion Forum Mon, 18 May 2015 20:05:35 +0100 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1563,1673#msg-1673 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1563,1673#msg-1673
2x Prime Sudoku
3x Tuguru
3x X-Loop

These puzzles were all made by me!]]> Theawaysudokuscreator Sudoku Xtra Discussion Forum Mon, 18 May 2015 20:00:00 +0100 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1566,1672#msg-1672 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1566,1672#msg-1672 gareth Sudoku Xtra Discussion Forum Mon, 18 May 2015 15:49:02 +0100 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1563,1670#msg-1670 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1563,1670#msg-1670
• Prime Sudoku
• Tuguru

maybe more]]> Theawaysudokuscreator Sudoku Xtra Discussion Forum Mon, 18 May 2015 15:35:30 +0100 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1566,1669#msg-1669 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1566,1669#msg-1669 gold5471 Sudoku Xtra Discussion Forum Mon, 18 May 2015 15:33:49 +0100 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1563,1665#msg-1665 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1563,1665#msg-1665 gold5471 Sudoku Xtra Discussion Forum Sun, 17 May 2015 19:39:34 +0100 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1537,1662#msg-1662 http://www.sudokuxtra.com/forum/read.php?2,1537,1662#msg-1662 gold5471 Sudoku Xtra Discussion Forum Sun, 17 May 2015 19:32:43 +0100