Newsweek has an interview with Puzzle Master Will Shortz about sudoku. Shortz fields questions about why he thinks sudoku is addictive, whether or not it makes you smarter (a definite yes), and whether the trend will pass.
It is a craze, and the craze is not going to last forever. I think a lot of people are doing it now because its cool, maybe a little hip, certainly its something people are talking about and they want to try it. Certainly this won’t last forever, but I think Sudoku is like the Crossword Puzzle, it’s going to be here forever.
