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by Naoki Inaba (Author), Ryoichi Murakami (Author)
Introducing a new puzzle obsession for sodoku lovers . . . amazing, absorbing area mazes.
First invented for gifted students, area mazes blend grade-school math with genius logic. Put down that calculator! You can always find "?" using simple, whole numbers, your wits--and a pencil.
Already hooked on area mazes? Venture into the third dimension with 100 3D puzzles, included here for the first time by creator Naoki Inaba.
With 300 perplexing problems in all, The Big Puzzle Book of Area Mazes offers hours of brain-building fun, from scratching your head to shouting "aha"!
Author Biography
Naoki Inaba has invented over 400 new types of puzzle. He also writes sudoku and other popular puzzles for magazines in Japan, where he has published several books of area mazes for children and adults.
Ryoichi Murakami is the founder and CEO of El Camino, a premier cram school in Tokyo. Many of his students go on to elite schools such as the University of Tokyo and compete in the International Mathematical Olympiad. In addition to teaching at El Camino, Murakami is active in publishing, works as a puzzle maker, and writes questions for the Olympiad.
