About Sudoku

Sudoku, which means single number in Japanese, is a popular 9x9 number logic game. The objective is to arrange 9 numbers such that each number appears once in each row, column, and 3x3 box. The puzzle begins with a set of "hints", and you are to fill in the rest of the board.

Controls

Click on a number cell to make it the active cell. Select your solution for that cell by clicking one of the number buttons 1-9 (or use the keyboard). You may also long-press a cell and a number pad will appear for a quicker means to enter your answer or notes. If you are in training mode , then the cell will turn red if your solution is incorrect. If you are not using training mode there will be no indication your guess is correct or not so check your entry.

There are four buttons under the number buttons, each performs the following function:

Undo your last entry.

Erase a cell, resetting it to empty.

Enter notes mode. When you click the notes button, any cell you activate goes to notes mode where you can enter the possible solutions for that cell.

Request a hint. You can ask for a hint for the current active cell. An empty cell must be highlighted to request a hint for that cell.

Options

You can get to the options screen from the main menu and click the gear icon button.

Training mode: when active, the game will indicate when you make an error. When you click a number on the board, all matching numbers highlight making it easier for you to see that number. Training mode also enables the hint button. If you utilize training mode then your game is not eligible for the leader board.

Level of difficulty: easy, intermediate, expert.

Sound volume: You can adjust the volume level of the game sounds or turn them off by using the two volume sliders.

Reset game data: The game keeps track of some basic statistics like completed games and your last active game. You can clear this data by click this button.

Log in and log out: you can log in to your Varyn.com account in order to track games played, submit your scopes to the leader board, and track your favorite games.

Game details

The timer runs from the initial presentation of the puzzle until its completion. The timer will pause anytime the app goes to the background. Your final score is based on the time it takes to complete the puzzle and the level of difficulty.

Achievements

There are 12 achievements awarding you for particularly amazing game play, and a 13th achievement for earning all of them. You have to play the game to figure out what they are. See if you can earn them all.

Leader Board

Scores are based on the puzzle difficulty and the time it took to complete the board.

Scores may only be submitted to the leader board if you are logged in, you do not use training mode, and you completed the game with no more than 1 error, and no hints were given.

Credits

This game was built by Varyn. It is based on the classic newspaper puzzle game Number Place.