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Morning Journal Brief

Games and puzzles, examined every week

Morning Journal Brief tests puzzle books, settles rules arguments, and works through the logic that grid puzzles actually require.

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Typical contents

  • Puzzle books compared
  • Rules disputes settled
  • Secondhand copies and missing pieces
  • Sudoku beyond guessing

A single weekly issue.

What you get

Books put to the test

Morning Journal Brief compares puzzle books by grade, print quality, and how the difficulty is labeled.

Rules settled with a source

A disputed rule gets a ruling, and the ruling cites the published rulebook or a standard reference.

Solving, not guessing

Each issue takes one technique, from sudoku chains to logic-grid deductions, and shows it worked all the way through.

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The ground it covers

  • Puzzle books compared
  • Rules disputes settled
  • Secondhand copies and missing pieces
  • Sudoku beyond guessing
Puzzle books tested, rules disputes settled, solving explained.
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