<i>The New York Times</i> offers modest-sized KenKen puzzles, but Sudoku fans looking for a larger-scale challenge now have a new online option. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

Sayonara, Sudoku. For a better-rounded puzzle that includes not just logic, but math, too, try KenKen. It's probably even good for you. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote ...

KenKen can stump even the most dedicated of problem solvers yet requires nothing more than basic arithmetic and the ability to count to 10. Japanese creator Tetsuya Miyamoto, 55, has seen his math ...

Looking for a new puzzle challenge? Starting this week, find the logic puzzle KenKen on the back page of the Sunday comics section. Created in Japan by educator Tetsuya Miyamoto as a way to help ...

My first infatuation was with Sudoku. Then my attentions moved to Kakuro. Now, though, I have a big crush on KenKen. No, I'm not talking about marital infidelity involving various Japanese women. I'm ...

As a gamer and a math teacher, I am often asked which game is the most educational and entertaining. Many are surprised to hear that Sudoku is not my first choice. Hands down, KenKen puzzles are my ...

The game, invented by a Japanese educator to teach students math, has caught on around the world since we first started running it in 2009. By Will Shortz Times Insider explains who we are and what we ...

Will Shortz is to puzzles what Oprah is to books — an endorsement by the New York Times crossword editor is as good as gold. He helped popularize Sudoku in the U.S. and has sold more than 5 million ...

PW: Where did KenKen come from, and what’s its appeal? WS: It was invented by Tetsuya Miyamoto, a Japanese educator who runs a school in Japan. His philosophy of education is that you don’t teach kids ...