Sudoku puzzles on Linux
A GAME OF LOGIC
Author(s): OLIVER FROMMEL
Some regard Sudoku as the 21st century Rubik’s Cube. We’ll show you how to get started with Sudoku in Linux.
Sudoko is the game this year. No matter where you are, on the subway or in the park, you’ll find people poring over little boxes with numbers. Germany’s Game Manufacturer’s Association went so far as to say that Sudoku would be next year’s megatrend. All of this hype has prompted toy manufacturers to exhibit no less than ten different Suduko clones disguised as new games. If you prefer a low-budget version, you can just let your Linux computer design the puzzles for you and then print them out, filling in the squares at your own leisure. Unlimited gaming is guaranteed, as a 9 by 9 puzzle gives you over 6 x 1021 different combinations [1]. In fact, you would need several lives to exhaust all of these possibilities. For more on Sudoku, check out the Wikipedia article [2]. Many newspaper websites give you Sudoku puzzles online, and there are two Sudoku puzzles (beginner and expert level) for you to try out at the end of this article.
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