Suduko has become pretty popular, and I have to admit I have indulged … It is kind of fascinating, like a crossword by logic rather than by lexicon.

The way I’ve learned to do it is you write little letters in the squares that represent the numbers that might be there. In that way by a process of elimination, you get to uncover what must be there. This solutions methodology (and I’m not alone in this according to Suduko for Dummies) demands that the design of the grid is of a size that allows you to write, say, maximum five numbers, then one big number over the top.

Problem for The Independent readers is that although they get three Sudukos a day, the grid is just too damn small to get the little numbers in. The Independant have designed for quantity, but in doing so have created an unusable print interaction design. Although the Manchester Guardian only has one Suduko a day, it is of a size where I can fit the numbers in. So I think I’ll stick with that, and leave the Independent readers to squint and scribble in their rag.

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