Cultural4 min · Jun 9, 2026
Wayne Gould: The Man Who Gave Sudoku Away
A retired New Zealand judge spent six years writing a sudoku generator and gave the output to newspapers for free. The story of the man behind the 2004 boom.
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A retired New Zealand judge spent six years writing a sudoku generator and gave the output to newspapers for free. The story of the man behind the 2004 boom.
How a single newspaper appearance on 12 November 2004 turned a Japanese magazine puzzle into a global obsession within a year.
Sudoku is good for you, but probably not in the way you have been told. An honest look at what the research shows, what it doesn't, and why people keep playing anyway.