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Nikoli (ニコリ) is a
Japanese publisher that specializes in
games and, especially,
logic puzzles. It is also the nickname of a quarterly magazine issued by the company (whose full name is
Puzzle Communication Nikoli).
Nikoli became prominent worldwide with the popularity of
Sudoku.
The name 'Nikoli' comes from the
racehorse who won the
Irish 2,000 Guineas in
1980; the president of Nikoli,
Maki Kaji, is fond of horse-racing and betting.
Nikoli's claim to fame is its vast library of "culture independent" puzzles. In general, there has been a trend toward "world audience" marketing of games and puzzles; that is, they should function independent of language and culture. (An example of a
language/
culture-dependent genre of puzzle would be the
crossword, which relies on a specific language and
alphabet.) For this reason,
German-style board games are often spare in words and heavily illustrated, and Japanese puzzles are often purely logical, and often numerical. There is much diversity among modern societies when it comes to alphabet and grammar, but all use the same numerical system.
Nikoli's
Sudoku, the most popular logic problem in Japan, was popularized in the
English-speaking world in 2005, although it should be noted it was an American puzzle, since Dell Magazines had created it and distributed it for years.
The magazine has invented several new genres of puzzles, and introduced several new games to Japan.
Nikoli puzzles
These are just some of the most popular Nikoli puzzles, along with their
Japanese names; terms in parentheses are published English titles for the same puzzles.
For a more complete list, see the
List of Nikoli puzzle types.
Further Information
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