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Enjoy Sudoku Manual
Welcome
Welcome to Enjoy Sudoku, a Sudoku game for the Palm Pre by Jason T. Linhart.
Sudoku
The goal is to enter a digit into every cell so that each row, column, and the nine 3x3 blocks, each contain all of the digits, from 1 to 9, exactly once. For information on specific strategies see Sudopedia.
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Playing
Entering digits - First, tap the digit button for the digit you want to enter. The digit buttons are at the bottom of the board. When tapped, the digit button will turn green to show that it is selected. Then, tap a blank cell to enter the selected digit into that cell.
Clearing Mistakes - To clear an already entered digit, tap the Erase button. It will turn green to show that it is selected. Then, tap the cell you want to clear.
Pencil Marks - Tap the pencil button to turn on pencil marks mode. The pencil button will turn green to show that pencil mark mode is on. Then tap on a cell to place a pencil mark for the selected digit in that cell, or remove the pencil mark if there is one already. You can tap the pencil button again to turn off pencil mark mode.
Hint - tapping the Hint button will give you a hint about how to proceed from the current board position. When a hint is displayed, pressing More will give you additional details, pressing Done will return to play. Using hints adds extra time to the play clock. More time is added for hints about more difficult techniques.
Undo - tapping the Undo button undoes the most recent change you made to the board.
Save - You can save the current board position by backing up to the Menu, selecting Game in Progress, and then selecting Save Game. At any time in the future, you can use Play Game and then Saved Game to return to the most recently saved board position.
Solve - tap the Hint button, and then tap the Solve button to show the solution to the current puzzle. Any digits you have not yet entered will be shown as pencil marks. Using solve will add a substantial amount of time to the game clock.
Pause - returning to the main menu while playing pauses the time clock. The time clock only runs when the board is displayed. If you take a call, or exit Enjoy Sudoku, or lock the Palm Pre, the time clock also pauses.
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Preferences
Play Sounds - When on, any time you enter or remove a digit or pencil mark on the board, there will be a click sound.
Time Clock - When on, displays the minutes and seconds elapsed at the top of the board.
Highlight - When on, all of the cells that contain the current digit are highlighted in yellow. All of the cells that contain a pencil mark for the current digit are highlighted in pink.
Small Pencil Marks - When on, pencil marks are always displayed as a 3x3 grid of small digits. When off, pencil marks are made as large as possible.
Mark Illogical - When on, will show any digit which violates the one rule (two or more of the same digit in the same row, column, or block) in red.
Auto Pencil Marks - When on, automatically turns pencil marks on and off based on the current board position. When off, you may still enter pencil marks manually.
Keep Saved Games - When off, saved games are deleted when you start playing them. Or, to put that another way, you can only load a saved game once. When on, you can play a saved game as many times as you want.
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Difficulty Levels
Here are the solving techniques that may be required for each difficulty level. Each level may also require the techniques of any easier level.
Never Played
Learn
Learn More
Easiest
Easy as Pie
Super Simple
Simple
Easy
Moderate
Intricate
Difficult
Annoying
Devious
Fiendish
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