Excalibur Electronic NY53CS New York Times Touch Screen Sudoku Game

Do Not Buy this. The item was received with a price tag on it from Bed, Bath & Beyond for $14.99. Not worth the price they’re asking. Probably not worth the original price either. The instructions are worthless and the screen is so small it’s difficult to use.

Works very good as expected. The touch screen is not "that easy or fast" to interact with, but works very good.

The puzzles do vary in difficulty, and I think all are solvable without guessing. There have only been a couple I haven't been able to get, out of over 100 that I've done. (It has about 900 puzzles.)The touch screen works well with the stylus. The holder for the stylus works pretty well too; I actually haven't lost it and it's been a year. I've been careful not to scratch the screen. It's just plastic, but recessed. I don't know if it would hold up in a rougher environment.There is no backlight, so this means you need a point light source to be able to see the screen clearly. As in sunlight or a lamp. On the other hand, I've been using the unit for over a year with the same batteries.There is no indication (like an underline) of which numbers were the initial clues. So backing out mistakes is more difficult. I've used another unit that let you mark a cell as a guess. Excalibur makes a more deluxe (and expensive) version of the unit, but I haven't checked if it has these kinds of features.For the number of puzzles, price, and long battery life this unit is a good entry-level electronic version of the game.

We could not get it to work. Must be faulty.Screen is too small and should light up.Instructions are vague. Not worth sending it back. Put it in the trash.

I needed a replacement Electronic Sudoku and this one is working perfect. It has 3 levels of difficulty and quite a few puzzles.

Unable to see the numbers on the screen

I like this game very much. I do think the operational instructions could be improved-- I did not find them veryexplanatory. My only real "complaint" is the placement of the numeral "1". It appears on the far right of theeach square, and is difficult to see, especially on the right-hand side of the device. But I think it is anexcellent product.

I have enjoyed my new game. I used my old one until I could not see the screen anymore(from usage)It's brand new and great