Le Matin cashes in with Sudoku
The French-speaking Swiss daily newspaper sells over 150,000 puzzle books and is planning a TV program.
"This year we will have one million
francs in sales of Sudoku products," says Theo Bouchat,
Director of Le Matin. Over 150,000 books with the Japanese
The Edipresse daily newspaper has already sold a number of number puzzles, such as
L'Hebdo reports. A copy with 50 number grids is available at newsstands for 6
francs. The business is flourishing and is set to expand,
Variants with letters or multiple grids are planned, as are
a light version for children - and even a TV program in
cooperation with the French-speaking Swiss television station TSR, which is expected to
will be broadcast in November and December. As long as interest in the
audience, the possibilities are endless: according to L'Hebdo
there are a total of 10 to the power of 50 different Sudoku puzzles - that's more
than a quatrillion quatrillion.
francs in sales of Sudoku products," says Theo Bouchat,
Director of Le Matin. Over 150,000 books with the Japanese
The Edipresse daily newspaper has already sold a number of number puzzles, such as
L'Hebdo reports. A copy with 50 number grids is available at newsstands for 6
francs. The business is flourishing and is set to expand,
Variants with letters or multiple grids are planned, as are
a light version for children - and even a TV program in
cooperation with the French-speaking Swiss television station TSR, which is expected to
will be broadcast in November and December. As long as interest in the
audience, the possibilities are endless: according to L'Hebdo
there are a total of 10 to the power of 50 different Sudoku puzzles - that's more
than a quatrillion quatrillion.
