Il Gioco del 100

They warned me. They said if I started, I'd get addicted. But I was bored, and everyone else was doing it. They told me to be careful; it's a drug. But it's something to do during Greek and Latin classes... so they taught me how. And now I do it all the time. I can't stop.

It's better than Sudoku.
It's "Il Gioco del 100" [the game of 100], and I am determind to beat it.


As a birthday gift to my mother, I now present "Il Gioco del 100."


1. Make a grid of 10 x 10 squares, each one being large enough to write a 2-digit number in. Do the grid in pen, as you'll be erasing a lot. Also using pen, place a 1 in the top left corner. From this point on, use PENCIL.
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2. From the 1 in the top left corner, you can now begin to move horizontally or vertically by skipping two spaces and marking a 2 in the next square, OR by moving diagonally by skipping one space.

3. Continue from your 2 with a 3, then a 4, and so on. Your object is to get to 100, but note that this is very difficult, as you usually run out of legal moves!!!







An example of my most recent failed attempt... so close!!!!