Sherry 2009-01-03

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:

This board came today, it is very nice and has the best and most elegant solution to the issue of placeholders for number possibilities. The gold spikes are a great idea. Just stick one more in on a tiny grid and you know what numbers you are considering at a glance --- no scribbling on paper on the side.. no searching for tiny tiles.

What a great idea! it sold me and now that I have the board, I think my instincts were right on! Get this. You will not be disappointed.

The board itself is very nice. Heavy and attractive.

I am very glad I called Everston and added an order of elastic bands for the pieces!. The company was completely responsive and just added the elastics on to my Amazon order. The board shipped so fast, I had this board as quickly as if it had been sent via Prime. Great product, fabulous customer service.

I find that with elastic bands on, the pieces are very tough to jostle. I have 2 young sons and so that matters! Indeed I may call the company and ask them for an extra set of pieces altogether so I don't have to sweat the fact that my kids find them facinating :)

Great board! Great company! I really feel like I got my money's worth.

caw caw 2008-12-26

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:

I bought the deluxe wooden sudoku board for my husband for his November birthday and he does enjoy it daily. It is well made and the board is a convenient method of playing the game. The only part of it that he does not bother using is the pegs.. he feels that they are superfluous. Other than that he does get great enjoyment using this product

happy5117 2008-02-19

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

I bought this game for my husband for Valentine's and he loves it.

The gold spike system for keeping track of your potential numbers is very clever. There are nine holes in each space that you can use to mark with a nail your possiblities. Because all the numbers take the same spot (i.e. the first hole is a one, the second two, the third three, etc.) it's easy to see at a glance what numbers are available and where the patterns are.

The game comes with a book that has Sudoku puzzles of different levels and also strategies on how to narrow down possible numbers. When you can see the patterns quickly and easily it makes the game that much more fun. I think the spike system makes this the best Sudoku game on the market.

The seller, Elversen Puzzle, was excellent. They kept me informed on the delivery and the packaging was superb.

My husband, myself and our kids are having a great time with this game.

L. Piekarski 2007-09-06

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

I bought the Gold Spike Sudoku Puzlle from Elverson. The game arrived before I expected it to and is of very high quality. Clearly this seller takes pride in his product - a real treat. The wood is a delight to touch, and the famous Gold Spikes are a pleasure to use. Sudoku is fun and this board makes it more fun. If there were 6 stars, I'd give it that!

K. Wright 2007-06-28

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

There are several Sudoku players in my family. I thought it would be nice to get a Sudoku game board for the vacation house on the Chesapeake Bay for those in-between hours of the day. Having a game board would get rid of the clutter caused by paper sheets in past years. I looked at a few others but chose the Elverson Puzzle board even though it was a bit more expensive. This board is beautiful-it's a permanent fixture on the coffee table. The game pieces come in containers which keeps everything neat and tidy. What's especially handy is that this board has cribbage-like pegs which mark numbers already tried. Using the spikes (pegs) makes it easier to leave a game in progress and come back to it later. I also ordered the E-Z grip bands (on Elverson Puzzle website for $1). The bands keeps the game pieces from moving when the table is jostled. The Elverson Puzzle sudoku board has been such a favorite for us that I'm planning on getting another.