A sudoku is a fun, small, puzzle that almost everyone knows. Making a sudoku is not just a fun pastime. Making a sudoku also has other advantages. We will tell you what these are in this article.
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What is sudoku?
A sudoku is a puzzle where you put numbers in a table. The table is 9×9 and this is divided into 3×3 boxes. The puzzle is finished when you have filled in the numbers one to nine in each 3×3 box. The difficult thing about it is that the numbers can only appear once in each row.
Concentration
A sudoku requires your full concentration if you want to complete it. Are you making a mistake? Then it works like a domino effect and you make more and more mistakes. Research shows that Sudoku is one of the best fun-pedagogical activities practiced in a classroom to increase students’ concentration. Making Sudokus also helps with your short-term memory as you have to remember information while you are puzzling.
Resolving problems
When making Sudokus you are focused on developing your problem-solving skills. You solve the sudoku every time. Scientific research has also proven that math and number games contribute to increasing this skill. When making Sudokus you work on pattern recognition, which also has to do with problem solving.
Think quickly and logically
When you start making Sudokus, it probably won’t go very quickly. You then realize that the more Sudokus you make, the faster it goes. This is because your analytical skills are put into practice. Logical thinking is also stimulated when making sudokus. When you think logically, – you need the ability to focus on a particular task and go through the thought process step by step. This happens with Sudokus because you have to think analytically to solve them.
Cognitive skills
Research among 50 to 93-year-olds showed that completing number puzzles, such as Sudoku, has a connection with the quality of cognitive skills in these people. Cognitive skills such as attention, orientation, information processing and pattern recognition improve in quality by doing number puzzles.
Reduces stress
Sudoku and other demanding games are usually very relaxing. After a stressful day, it probably helps to do a sudoku as a stress reliever.
Nice puzzle
In addition to all these advantages, a sudoku is also just a fun puzzle. If you want some distraction, making a Sudoku is the perfect way. You don’t have to buy a Sudoku book for this, there are also apps where you can play it. These only correct your mistakes. It’s up to you how much challenge you want.
