Open Source Number Puzzle
Number Puzzle
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Number Puzzle is a Windows version of the 9x9 digit
puzzle found in many newspapers.
Number Puzzle requires .Net 2.0 to run and Visual Studio 2005 to compile source code.
Number Puzzle
Number Puzzle is an addictive puzzle game for Windows. To get started, launch Number Puzzle.
Specify a difficulty level by clicking on the difficulty up or down arrows:
Then press New Puzzle to generate a puzzle to solve:
To solve the puzzle, enter the digits 1 to 9 in the empty squares. Ensure that each
digit appears exactly once in each row, column, and set of 9 squares. The sets
of 9 squares are drawn with alternating white and gray backgrounds.
For example:
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Consider the topmost row in the above graphic. Since it already contains 8, 9, 2,
and 6, none of those digits can be added to that row.
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Since the leftmost row
contains 8, 4, 7, 3, you cannot add any of those digits to that column.
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The set of 9 squares on the top left with the white background contains the digits
8, 9, 7 and 4. None of those digits can be added to that set of 9 squares.
Click on an underlined square with the mouse and type a digit to change the square's
digit. The active square always has a flashing underline. Click on an underlined square and press the spacebar, backspace, or Delete
to clear a square.
You can press Check Solution at any time to verify your
solution. If your solution is incorrect, an incorrect
square will be selected at random. Press Quit to quit
solving a puzzle.
Memos
Sometimes it's convenient to make notes about a particular square. Right-click a
square and enter a memo:
After you press OK, the square will have a yellow triangle in its top, right corner.
When you move the mouse over the square the text that you entered will be displayed:
You can also add a memo by double-clicking an underlined square.
Settings
Select the Options menu and click on Settings to specify if the elapsed time will be displayed, whether or not incorrect digits can be entered, and whether or not memos will be automatically cleared when digits are entered:
Printing
Select the File menu and click on Print to print one or more puzzles. You can either
print the current puzzle, or one or more new puzzles:
Copy
To copy the current puzzle into a word processor document, select Edit / Copy. Then
select Edit / Paste in your word processor.
Cheating
Winners never cheat, and cheaters never win! But if you must cheat, here's how: Select
File / Print Preview. Preview the current puzzle. Go to page 2 and you'll see the
current puzzle's solution.
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Number Puzzle requires .Net 2.0 to run and Visual Studio 2005 to compile source code.