# KenKen

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kenken/485069>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [February 9, 2009, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kenken/485069 "2009-02-09T15:20:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![lee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lee/32/7455_2.png) [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2009, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kenken/485069/1 "2009-02-09T15:20:46Z")

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The NY times has a new puzzle, KenKen. It is like sudoku with arithmetical hint. I hate sudoko, I rather like KenKen.

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**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2009, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kenken/485069/2 "2009-02-09T16:00:31Z")

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It seems fun, but I hate doing it online. It looks like something I’d have to copy over to paper to do in order to make notes.

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**Author:** ![bytheway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/df705f/32.png) [@bytheway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bytheway)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2009, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kenken/485069/3 "2009-02-09T20:15:55Z")

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Play it [here](http://www.kenken.com/) and you can make notes.

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**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2009, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kenken/485069/4 "2009-02-09T20:37:38Z")

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Looks like the NYT does allow for taking notes:

> **[Word Games and Logic Puzzles](https://help.nytimes.com/hc/en-us/articles/360029050872-Word-Games-and-Logic-Puzzles#SETANDKENKEN)**
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> Word Games
> Learn more about how to play The New York Times' word games and logic puzzles: Wordle, Spelling Bee, Letterboxed, Tiles, Vertex, and Sudoku. 
> Select a Word Game to learn more: 
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> 
> Wordle
> ...

When you click on a square, you can click the “possibilities” above, and it enters them. Very handy.

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**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2009, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kenken/485069/5 "2009-02-11T06:27:29Z")

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Well, thanks for another time waster! I spent a bunch of time on the medium 6x6 and completed it, but it took forever (using no notes). I’m sure as hell not going to try the hard 6x6. Fuck, and now I see how to use the notes!

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**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2009, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kenken/485069/6 "2009-02-11T07:31:36Z")

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Well, I figured out the 6x6 harder one using the candidates. I’ve got to stop playing these games.