Sudoku my ass! (Pre-TP)

I'm not sure what bugs me more... the fact that a publishing company didn't take the time to look over their Sudoku puzzle book before they published and sold it... or the fact that I DID take the time to write to the publishing company.

My disappointment in myself didn't occur to me until shortly after I sent the letter off to the publisher. Then it occurred to me that I should share my disappointment with some friends through an email. Then it occurred to me that I should share my email through this blog. Feel free to email this blog...

There it went:

My friends, I've hit a low. I actually just wrote an unhappy letter to a publishing company. They put out a sudoku puzzle that I work on while I'm taking a shit twice a day.

It's not even a good - angry letter. I wrote it like a pussy. I actually had in my mind that I wanted to establish myself as a reputable person who does sudoku puzzles. The whole time I'm thinking about how Chainsaw wrote to the manufacturer and got all those cool shades for free!

What the fuck is wrong with me?

Here's the letter:

Dear Bendon Publsihing International,

I am an avid Sudoku player and I've been working on your Volume 11 edition. I've come across several mistakes in the puzzles. The solutions in the back of the books are always correct but many of the puzzles are incorrect where the numbers have been pre-filled. I've seen the same number in the same row, column, or grid. And I've also gone through much of a puzzle to find that numbers have been pre-filled in an impossible orientation rendering it unsolvable.

It takes away from solving a puzzle if you're wondering if the puzzle that you're doing CAN be solved at all. Even if it's just a few of the puzzles, the discrepancies take away from the credibility and enjoyment as a whole. I don't want to make a mountain out of a mole hill but if the puzzle book was meant to deliver challenge and enjoyment, then you've missed the mark.

I just wanted to be sure that the issue was brought to your attention. Hopefully, more care may be taken in the future to ensure correctness of your published material.

Regards,
Mike Mawby