International Sudoku Day is celebrated annually on Sept. 9 to create awareness about the logic-based puzzle and also teach people the fun number game.

The puzzle, developed by a mathematician from Switzerland in the 18th century, comprises a grid of boxes called cells that are stacked nine high and nine wide, totaling 81 cells. Players are required to fill each row, column and square with digits from 1 to 9. Players should make sure they don’t repeat the numbers within the row, column, or square.

The best way to observe International Sudoku Day is to play Sudoku and teach the game to someone else.

On this occasion, here are a few quotes about the game. (Courtesy - More Famous Quotes)

  • "Crossword Puzzles, Sudoku ... I'm Good At All Those Things. It's Not Daily, But I'll Do Stuff On The Airplane. I Love Playing Chess. It's My Favorite Game." — Larry Fitzgerald
  • "My Generation Of Playwrights Have Grown Up Writing For Studio Theatres, And So The Task Of Writing For More Than Ten Or So Actors Is A Huge Challenge. Logistically, It's Like Doing An Enormous Sudoku. Making Sure Everyone Is In The Right Place At The Right Time In The Right Order Instantly Sends Me Into A Cold Sweat." — Lee Hall
  • "I Could Put A Sudoku At The End Of Every Chapter And You'd Have To Solve It To Progress Through The Story, But That Doesn't Address What Would Make People Want To Interact." — Dave Morris
  • "Some people like doing crossword puzzles or Sudoku. I love auditioning. On camera, I hated auditioning. But voiceovers I like trying to figure it out, then getting in there and seeing how close you can get." — Tom Kenny
  • "Some people play the piano, some do Sudoku, some watch television, some people go out to dinner parties. I write books." — Boris Johnson
  • "I read every country's perspective on an issue. I also play many games like Bridge, Scrabble and Sudoku online." — Indra Nooyi
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