TOKYO: Maki Kaji, a puzzle enthusiast and publisher who was known as the "Father of Sudoku" the number puzzle played daily by millions around the world has died, his company said. He was 69.
The man dubbed the “father of Sudoku” for his role in popularising the numerical brainteaser loved by millions, has died of cancer at 69, his Japanese publisher has announced
The New York Times is reporting that Maki Kaji, the so-called "Godfather of Suduko" has died at age 69.
He was a college dropout who turned a numbers game into one of the world’s most popular logic puzzles.