HoDoKu
The review is about HoDoKu, which is a mini software, and has much function. HoDoKu is a sudoku helper written in Java and available in English and German. Generate sudokus in five different and fully configurable difficulty levels. Solve them yourself (with help from HoDoKu's hint system) or let HoDoKu do it for you, so you need to install the Java Runtime Environment (JRE). If you do not want to install it, you can use the clouds to search for JRE and install it.
Pros:
- Support many more human style
- Solve problem automatically
- Easy to use
- Have help file
Cons:
- Nag screen
- Set up slowly
HoDoKu is a sudoku helper written in Java and available in English and German. Generate sudokus in five different and fully configurable difficulty levels. Solve them yourself (with help from HoDoKu's hint system) (System Backup Software) or let HoDoKu do it for you.
HoDoKu supports many more human style solving techniques than most other programs available (singles, subsets, LCs, fish, wings, uniqueness, coloring, chains, ALS; for details see "solving techniques"). All steps can be highlighted on the grid which makes HoDoKu a great tool for learning as well.
If you want to practice a specific technique, simple go to "Training Mode", select a technique, and every new generated puzzle (Chess Puzzles for Palm) will contain that technique. And if you want it, the puzzle will be solved automatically up to the point, where the technique is applicable.
HoDoKu contains a powerful sudoku analyzer: view all available solution steps for a given state and change your solution accordingly. Manage multiple solutions for one sudoku and write the sudoku plus your solutions to disk.
Version 2 has many more features for you: Choose puzzles from HoDoKu's puzzle history (complete with preview), compute for any step, how far it will advance the puzzle towards the solution, sort available steps according to type, cell, candidate or eliminations. And if you absolutely have to "guess", create a savepoint and revert to it, if your guess was wrong.
HoDoKu supports many more human style solving techniques than most other programs available (singles, subsets, LCs, fish, wings, uniqueness, coloring, chains, ALS; for details see "solving techniques"). All steps can be highlighted on the grid which makes HoDoKu a great tool for learning as well.
If you want to practice a specific technique, simple go to "Training Mode", select a technique, and every new generated puzzle (Chess Puzzles for Palm) will contain that technique. And if you want it, the puzzle will be solved automatically up to the point, where the technique is applicable.
HoDoKu contains a powerful sudoku analyzer: view all available solution steps for a given state and change your solution accordingly. Manage multiple solutions for one sudoku and write the sudoku plus your solutions to disk.
Version 2 has many more features for you: Choose puzzles from HoDoKu's puzzle history (complete with preview), compute for any step, how far it will advance the puzzle towards the solution, sort available steps according to type, cell, candidate or eliminations. And if you absolutely have to "guess", create a savepoint and revert to it, if your guess was wrong.
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