Sudoku Game
This is from Sourceforge, originally
written by Samantha Yen but I've reorganized it a bit -- the source code
is in with the JAR file, plus a few tweaks to make it compatible with gcj
and to run under Java 1.4.2 and to fit into my webpage as an Applet.
The project homepage is here so
you can check the latest version.
How to Play the Game
Push the star in the top left corner to start a new game.
The rules of Sudoku are simple:
- Every 3x3 box must contain all the digits from 1 through 9 (with no duplicates).
- Every column must contain all the digits from 1 through 9 (also no duplicates).
- Every row must contain all the digits from 1 through 9 (you guessed it... no duplicates).
The new game fills in some of the squares and you have to fill in the blank ones
(but keep within the aforementioned rules).
When all the squares are full, if you've not broken any rules then you WIN.
History of Sudoku
Sudoku is a type of Latin square,
which is related to a much older concept known as a Magic square.
This story also gives some background to sudoku.
To Download The Game (and Source)
Download the JAR file and you can run the game as an application
on your own machine (without this web page). Unzip the JAR to see the source code.
Note that when you run the JAR as an application, you get Load and Save
capabilities (due to security restrictions, these are not available through most
web browsers).
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