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Free and Open Source Sudoku Game developed in C# using the Microsoft .Net platform.
Current Version: 0.2
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Sudoku+ is a single-player logic-based computer game. The objective of the game is to complete a grid of 9X9 cells by filling in numbers from 1 to 9. Each column, row and each of the nine 3X3 square grids can only contain the numbers 1 to 9 without any repetitions.
The game starts off with a partially completed grid. These initial numbers are not editable (originally filled cells). Users will then use mathematical deduction or otherwise to deduce the numbers in the remaining cells.
The game is won when the player fills up all the cells and the program checks that the rules are not violated (Player requests validation). The user can choose to exit and save game, and then load and resume play later.
V0.1 will be the basic Sudoku game with up to 3 difficulty levels (easy, medium, hard). It will also have a timer, which records how long the player takes to solve the puzzle. The raw game time (elapsed time) acts as a score for the player. At the end of the game, the player’s name and score will be recorded in the ‘Hall of Fame’ if he/she is within the top 10 times/scores (the lower the better) of that difficulty level. There will be three buttons the player can use during gameplay. They are the ‘Check’, ‘Hint’ and ‘Solve’ buttons. Using the ‘Check’ once will add 5 seconds to the timer, while using the ‘Hint’ button will add 10 seconds to the timer.
V0.2 will have an additional game mode, which we call the ‘Arcade Mode’. In the ‘Arcade Mode, there will be a ‘timebar’ which will count down from 200 seconds. For every cell that is correctly filled, the timebar will increase by 10 seconds. For every cell that is incorrectly filled, the timebar will decrease by 5 seconds. There will also be 4 special cells that are randomly chosen. Each of these cells will be coloured and equipped with a bonus feature. Upon solving each special cell correctly, a bonus feature will be made available to them. If the special cell is filled incorrectly, the bonus feature will be lost. The four bonus features are:
1. Reveal all the cells in the box where the special cell is in (red).
2. Reveal the whole row of cells (blue).
3. Reveal the whole column (green).
4. Reveal all the cells that contain the same number as the special cell (yellow).
The arcade mode does not offer varying difficulties but plays out in levels. On starting the game, players are challenged with the first level.
Once a level is complete (cells are all filled and correctly filled), the game will dynamically check and advance the player to the next level. The number of levels a player can clear before time runs out determines the player’s score.
At each new level, a new puzzle is generated and the timebar is replenished (to 200 seconds). The 4 special cells are also randomly placed and refreshed once more.
Save/Load Game
Arcade Mode – Timer counts down and there are special cells that when cleared have special bonuses
How to Play – Inbuilt Help System
Classic Sudoku Game Mode
Select Game Type and choose a name for the Hall of Fame
