» Nikoli's also a village on the island of Lefkada Nikoli (ニコリ, nikori) Co., Ltd.'s a Japanese publisher that specializes in games and, especially, logic puzzles. Nikoli's also the nickname of a quarterly magazine (whose full name's Puzzle Communication Nikoli) issued by the company. Nikoli became prominent worldwide with the popularity of Sudoku. The name "Nikoli" comes from the racehorse who won the Irish 2,000 Guineas in 1980; the president of Nikoli, Maki Kaji,'s fond o… (More on Nikoli)