The New Sudoku Players' Forum

[Pupp]

I generally don't make thread about which Sudoku app I use.

Not sure if Sudoku 10,000 is available on iPhones. -I use android.

I just wanted to mention they fixed several bugs I'd complained about last year.

You can import other file formats again. For awhile, the only games you could import was "Beyond Nightmare".

They fixed that. I installed tens of thousands of puzzles from Sudocue.
Some of the sets have puzzles for casual players. Most are collections for experienced players.

That's just from one website. I'm on vacation, but when I get back, I'm hoping I can install my pearls collection. I think that's 6000 puzzles, and one I'd use a lot.

I don't remember where I downloaded the pearl collection.

[1to9only]

The solving engine in that app looks to be a version of SudokuExplainer modified to run on Android.

[Pupp]

The solving engine in that app looks to be a version of SudokuExplainer modified to run on Android.

Interesting.

I never even looked at that option. I'll have to toy around with that.

[1to9only]

Disclaimer: I've never used this app, or any other sudoku app on Android!
The app difficulty levels are a rather close match to the SudokuExplainer ratings:

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  VERY_EASY
    1.0: Full House in block, row or column
    1.2: Hidden Single in block

  EASY
    1.3: Full House in extra region
    1.5: Hidden Single in row or column

  MODERATE
    1.8: Hidden Single in extra region
    2.3: Naked Single

  ADVANCED
    2.6: Pointing
    2.8: Pointing with extra regions
    2.8: Claiming

  HARD
    3.0: Claiming with extra regions
    3.0: Naked Pair
    3.2: Naked Pair in extra region
    3.2: X-Wing
    3.4: Hidden Pair
    3.4: Finned X-Wing
    3.5: Sashimi X-Wing

  VERY_HARD
    3.6: Hidden Pair in extra region
    3.6: Naked Triple
    3.8: Naked Triple in extra region
    3.8: Swordfish
    4.0: Hidden Triple
    4.0: Finned Swordfish
    4.2: Sashimi Swordfish
    4.2: Hidden Triple in extra region
    4.2-4.4: XY-Wing (+0.2 for jigsaw or extra region)
    4.4: XYZ-Wing
    4.4: W-Wing

  FIENDISH
    4.5 Almost Locked Candidates (Pair)
    4.5: Avoidable Rectangle Type 2
    4.6: XY-Wing jigsaw puzzle and extra region
    4.7: Avoidable Rectangle Type 1
    4.5-5.0: Unique rectangles and loops
    4.6-4.8: XYZ-Wing jigsaw puzzle or extra region (+0.2 for both)
    4.8: Hidden Unique Rectangle
    4.6-5.0: WXYZ-Wing (+0.2 for jigsaw or extra region, +0.4 for both)
    4.8-5.2: VWXYZ-Wing (+0.2 for jigsaw or extra region, +0.4 for both)
    5.0: Sue de Coq
    5.0: Remote Pairs
    5.0: Naked Quad
    5.0-5.4: UVWXYZ-Wing (+0.2 for jigsaw or extra region, +0.4 for both)
    5.2: Naked Quad in extra region
    5.2: Jellyfish
    5.2-5.6: TUVWXYZ-Wing (+0.2 for jigsaw or extra region, +0.4 for both)
    5.2 Almost Locked Candidates (Triple)
    5.4: Hidden Quad
    5.4: Finned Jellyfish
    5.4-5.8: STUVWXYZ-Wing (+0.2 for jigsaw or extra region, +0.4 for both)
    5.6: Sashimi Jellyfish
    5.6: Hidden Quad in extra region
    5.6-6.0: RSTUVWXYZ-Wing (+0.2 for jigsaw or extra region, +0.4 for both)
    5.6: BUG+1
    5.7: BUG+2
    5.8 - 6.0: BUG+3
    5.7: BUG+4
    5.8 Almost Locked Candidates (Quad)
    6.2: Aligned Pair Exclusion

  NIGHTMARE
    6.4: Aligned Pair Exclusion jigsaw puzzle
    6.4: Aligned Pair Exclusion with extra region
    6.6: Aligned Pair Exclusion jigsaw puzzle with extra regions
    6.5 - 7.5: Bidirectioal X-Cycles and Y-Cycles
    6.6 - 7.6: Forcing X-Chains, Forcing XY-Chains
    7.0 - 8.0: Forcing Chains, Bidirectional Cycles
    7.5: ALS-XZ
    8.0: ALS-XY-Wing
    7.5: Aligned Triple Exclusion
    7.7: Aligned Triple Exclusion jigsaw puzzle
    7.7: Aligned Triple Exclusion with extra regions
    7.9: Aligned Triple Exclusion jigsaw puzzle with extra regions
    7.5 - 8.5: Nishio
    8.0 - 9.0: Cell/Region Forcing Chains
    8.5 - 9.5: Dynamic Forcing Chains
    9.0 - 10.0: Dynamic Forcing Chains (+)
    > 9.5: Nested Forcing Chains

  BEYOND_NIGHTMARE
    > 10.0: Nested Forcing Chains



The list is a quite few years old, so dont know if the latest version has stuck to above.

[rjamil]

Hi Pupp,

Download Tarek pearly 6000 vanilla sudoku collection from here or here

R. Jamil

[Pupp]

This is embarrassing, but what does it mean "Extra Region"?

[1to9only]

The app supports some sudoku variants with extra regions (constraints) like X, Windoku, Asterisk ...

[Pupp]

The app supports some sudoku variants with extra regions (constraints) like X, Windoku, Asterisk ...

Ahh. Thanks.

[Pupp]

I never used the analyze function on Sudoku 10,000 till today.
Unbelievably helpful.

It doesn't solve the problem, but just gives a list of what techniques you need to do to solve it, with hot links to Sudopedia.

Heck, if I'd known about that a year ago, I would have been posting a lot less stupid stuff. HAHAHAHAHA.

[Pupp]

Does anybody know if the Pearly 6000 can use a different file extention?

It's a .txt extention. Text file.

[Hajime]

Is it possible to submit one puzzle with copy/paste into Sudoku 10,000 ?

[dxSudoku]

Not sure if Sudoku 10,000 is available on iPhones. -I use android.

I use Andoku 3 on my phone. It has a really neat feature where you can use your smart phones camera to scan in any puzzle.

I did a video tutorial on Andoku 3. Here's the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lj7WI9Tcsw

I really like the HARD and VERY HARD levels. These two levels have really improved my skills and speed.

[Yogi]

Does Andoku or !0,000 pro import by code?

[dxSudoku]

Does Andoku or !0,000 pro import by code?

Andoku has a really cool feature of being able to import puzzles using your smart phone's camera and scanning in the puzzle. So you can use some web app to show the puzzle grid and then use your phone's camera to load up a bunch of puzzles on your phone.

Here are the instructions on how to use Andoku's puzzle scanning feature:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lj7WI9Tcsw&t=258s

[Yogi]

Got that thanx.

Have not found how to get Andoku to filter or highlight individual candidates in unsolved cells.
Is there a tutorial for that, please?