Sudoku Wasn’t Born in Japan: The Surprising History of Sudoku

A Playable History of Sudoku

Sudoku's global journey spans centuries and continents, from Latin squares studied by Euler to a 1979 American puzzle called Number Place, then to Japan where Nikoli gave it a name and style, and finally to a worldwide craze sparked by The Times in 2004. This playable history lets you test key moments and reveals the people behind the puzzle, including the likely creator Howard Garns.