Nikoli (publisher)
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Script error: No such module "Nihongo". is a Japanese publisher that specializes in games and, especially, logic puzzles. Nikoli is also the nickname of a quarterly magazine (whose full name is Puzzle Communication Nikoli) issued by the company in Tokyo.[1] Nikoli was established in 1980,[1] and became prominent worldwide with the popularity of Sudoku.
The name "Nikoli" comes from the racehorse who won the Irish 2,000 Guineas in 1980; the founder of Nikoli, Maki Kaji, was fond of horseracing and betting.[2]
Nikoli is notable for its vast library of "culture independent" puzzles. An example of a language/culture-dependent genre of puzzle would be the crossword, which relies on a specific language and alphabet. For this reason Nikoli's puzzles are often purely logical, and often numerical.
Nikoli's Sudoku, the most popular logic problem in Japan,[3] was popularized in the English-speaking world in 2005, though that game has a history stretching back hundreds of years and across the globe.[4]
The magazine has invented several new genres of puzzles, and introduced several new games to Japan.
Nikoli puzzles
Some of the popular Nikoli puzzles, along with their Japanese names; terms in parentheses are published English titles for the same puzzles.
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- Template:Nihongo4 (Cross Sums, Kakro)
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- Template:Nihongo4 (Divide by Squares)
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- Template:Nihongo4 (Number Place, Nine Numbers)
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- Template:Nihongo4 (Alphametics, Cryptarithm)
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References
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External links
- Official site Template:In lang
- Rules of 80+ Nikoli Puzzles in German and English