Sudoku is a simple logic puzzle and number placement game, easy to learn, great for zoning your logic thinking while you play the game.
There is only one rule to completing a sudoku: each 3x3 box, each row and each column, must contain each of the digits from 1 to 9 without repetition (there are nine cells in every row, column and box). The puzzle begins with some cells already numbered. Your task is to fill in all the rest.
While the rule of Sudoku puzzle is pretty simple, but it can be quite a challenging puzzle to solve. Never give up too easily though, the good news is there are free and good programs to help you solve it. They help scan and keep track of possible digits for blank cells, provide filters and color markers to make solving even tricky puzzles much easier, faster and more interesting.
What's more? There are numerous hints and strategies to help play the game and solve the puzzle, such as the one here.
Five different and configurable difficulty levels, includes solver and analyzer, summary of solving techniques and solution paths, redo/undo steps, show candidates and invalid values, next vague or concrete hints, cross platforms.
Five different and configurable difficulty levels, includes solver and analyzer, summary of solving techniques and solution paths, redo/undo steps, show candidates and invalid values, next vague or concrete hints, cross platforms.
Create puzzles in 7 levels of difficulty with unique solutions, hint, solve next step or whole puzzle, show/hide candidates, open/save/print puzzles, plus other useful features.
Free registration is required to activate the software after installation.
Create puzzles in 7 levels of difficulty with unique solutions, hint, solve next step or whole puzzle, show/hide candidates, open/save/print puzzles, plus other useful features.
Free registration is required to activate the software after installation.
A Sudoku for Linux provides a generator and a solver in 5 levels of difficulty
Our Rating:
4
License: Free Platforms/Download:Linux | Version reviewed: n/a Jojo Yee
Our Rating:4/5
4
Summary:
Configurable toolbars and themes, 5-levels of difficulty, support 9x9 and many other shapes, generator and solver, hints, redo/undo, saving and loading.
Configurable toolbars and themes, 5-levels of difficulty, support 9x9 and many other shapes, generator and solver, hints, redo/undo, saving and loading.
Standard 3x3 box with various difficulty levels, optional and custom types, load, save and print games, redo or undo moves, add a 'pencil mark', and solving puzzles.
Standard 3x3 box with various difficulty levels, optional and custom types, load, save and print games, redo or undo moves, add a 'pencil mark', and solving puzzles.
5 grades of difficulty, scan and show possible numbers, hint and solution for the next value, adjustable window sizes, redo/undo moves, save/load/print puzzles, copy/paste to clipboard.
Solving the whole puzzle at one go is not provided.
5 grades of difficulty, scan and show possible numbers, hint and solution for the next value, adjustable window sizes, redo/undo moves, save/load/print puzzles, copy/paste to clipboard.
Solving the whole puzzle at one go is not provided.
Sudoku and Wordoku modes, 6 levels of difficulty, generator and solver, 9x9 and 16x16 boards, highlight candidates, saving and opening, import and export, etc.
Certain buttons in the 16x16 board go beyond the window if not maximized.
Sudoku and Wordoku modes, 6 levels of difficulty, generator and solver, 9x9 and 16x16 boards, highlight candidates, saving and opening, import and export, etc.
Certain buttons in the 16x16 board go beyond the window if not maximized.
Other than Solo mentioned in this article, DKM Sudoku Online is well worth trying. It is almost as fully-featured as any of Sudoku download. Click 'Play Now' and go to 'Menu' to create a new puzzle in any of 4 levels. You can enter possible cell values manually in pencil mode, or let it scan for you. Other features such as undo last move, check for errors, hint, solve one or all cell values are included.
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Comments
HoDoKu requires Java. I suggest this be mentioned in the thumbs-down section.