Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
Ah Sudoku--the logic puzzle where you fill a 9x9 grid with numbers. While most sudoku are computer-generated randomly, there is a growing community of variant sudoku constructors that make beautiful and brain-bending puzzles--all by hand. Let's explore the history of "hand-crafted vs computer-generated" from the perspective of this puzzle community. We'll cover the motivation, the beauty, and the tools of the trade of hand-crafted puzzles, and show how "hand-crafted vs computer-generated" is more of a spectrum than a binary.
Ah Sudoku--the logic puzzle where you fill a 9x9 grid with numbers. While most sudoku are computer-generated randomly, there is a growing community of variant sudoku constructors that make beautiful and brain-bending puzzles--all by hand. Let's explore the history of "hand-crafted vs computer-generated" from the perspective of this puzzle community. We'll cover the motivation, the beauty, and the tools of the trade of hand-crafted puzzles, and show how "hand-crafted vs computer-generated" is more of a spectrum than a binary.
