Reviews Before Sudoku: The World of Magic Squares by Seymour S. Block and Santiago A. Tavares Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterestPocketRedditPrint By Science News March 27, 2009 at 1:44 pm Fascination with sudoku puzzles is not new.Oxford Univ., 2009, 239 p., $14.95. Before Sudoku: The World of Magic Squares by Seymour S. Block and Santiago A. Tavares