Traditional Sudoku and 3doku (for Mac Os X) Software for Windows

Coco Sudoku
$9.95 - Puzzlehome.com

Coco Sudoku is designed for all lovers of these popular Japanese puzzles, and also for newbies, who want to learn how to solve them. Sudoku is a logic puzzle for users of all skill levels and agea. Men and women equally like this fascinating game. Coco Sudoku is intended for home users and also for those who like to wile away their time at work.

The objective of this simple but addictive puzzle game is to place appropriate numbers from 1 thru 9 into empty squares of a table, which consists of a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The principle is to place the numbers in such a way so that each row, each column and each 3x3 square contains the same number only once. As Sudoku puzzles may be very different thanks to endless variations, the game is suitable both for beginners and advanced players. If you enjoy logic puzzles, Coco Sudoku will give you many hours of incredible intellectual entertainment.

Coco Sudoku has everything necessary for solving puzzles. It generates new puzzles instantly. The user can set up all the parameters of a new puzzle: its size (from 4x4 - Mini Sudoku up to 16x16 - Mega Sudoku) and the difficulty levels. The time spent on solving a puzzle is saved in the Records table. Records are presented in accordance with the different versions of the puzzle and different levels.

The program allows players to record how fast they solve each Sudoku which varies in size and difficulty. As the program remembers all the steps that a player makes while solving the puzzle it is possible to correct any wrong move. In addition, the game provides hints to help newbies to solve the puzzle. The current game can be saved to disk at any time, so it is possible to continue to solve a Sudoku puzzle later. The Sudoku puzzle generated by the program can be easily printed out for it to be solved in the traditional way, using a pen or pencil. The game is available for Microsoft Windows 98/Me/NT 4/2000/XP/2003 Server.

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Christmas Sudoku
$5.99 - Dracosoft

Dracosoft?s Christmas Sudoku is a great iconic twist on the standard Sudoku number game that everyone knows and loves.

Derived from the traditional style Sudoku puzzles, Dracosoft?s Christmas Sudoku replaces the usual numbers with exciting Christmas icons. These icons include; Santa, Bells, Snowflakes, Gingerbread Men, Candles, Presents, and more. These eye-catching graphics help enhance game play and increases the visual appeal of the game.

Dracosoft?s Christmas Sudoku game brings the spirit of Christmas to your favorite game.

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All-Time Sudoku
$14.95 - Gzwo Software Development

All-Time Sudoku offers you a new version of the classical game Sudoku with detailed and considerable graphic. In the meantime Sudoku is one of the most popular puzzle games at all! The goal of the game is to place the number 1 to 9 into the fields of the board. Each row, column and 3x3 block may contain all the numbers from 1 to 9. Sudoku enthralls each which gladly solves puzzle. In the first place the game requires logical thinking and is very suitable to train the capability of the brain. If you should not progress one you can enable the help at every time. Six degrees of difficulty will generate various games for beginners and advanced users. At the beginning the puzzles will be generated subject to the degree of difficulty (level). You can print every puzzle and you can solve it in traditional way with pencil and eraser. If you like the correct solution will be printed together with the puzzle. In addition to the digits who must become placed into the free fields you can also play with card symbols or colour symbols. All-Time Sudoku includes 5 different symbols, 7 background musics and 5 background graphics. Further you will get full screen and window mode and a highscore entry.

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Sudoku Puzzles Ace
$14.95 - Sudoku Puzzles Ace

Sudoku Puzzles Ace is a new program based on Sudoku - a Japanese numbers game initially introduced in 1986. The Sudoku-mania really took the world over this year. For example, one of the major British newspapers The Telegraph, which started publishing the Sudoku puzzles in February, has received over 60,000 e-mails from the readers. And preparations for the worldwide Sudoku competition are well underway.
The rules of Sudoku are quite simple - the player has to fill in a grid so that every row, every column, and every box contains all the digits one to nine. Tough Sodoku puzzles may take a few hours to solve. This is where the benefit of software comes in. Since Sudoku Puzzles Ace isn't pen and paper, and there are an unlimited number of corrections that can be done.
Plus the program allows saving the puzzle mid-game or asking for a hint. The number of "known digits" initially displayed varies from game to game. And, because Sudoku Puzzles Ace is based on a proprietary algorithm, the quantity of different layout is practically endless. Another handy option is the program's Solve feature, which allows users to find a solution for even the most difficult Sudoku puzzles.

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Sudoku Assistenten
$0 - Havard & Erlend Graff

Sudoku Assistenten was created by sudoku enthusiasts, for sudoku enthusiasts, and its sole aim is to offer anything and everything a sudokucrazy person would want in a sudokuprogram, for free!
It will both let you copy/paste any sudoku you can find into the program as well as typing it in manually, or you could even create your very own sudokus from scratch without any pre knowledge.
This is both fun and highly addictive!
Once in the program you can choose from many different approaches to solving the sudoku, both with and without pencilmarks / candidates. If you get stuck, Sudoku Assistenten can provide you with a lot of different hints and tips, from a simple nudge in the right direction to complete graphical explanations that are both easy to understand and educational. This also makes the program a great learning-tool for both beginners and the more advanced sudokusolvers.
Opening and saving your sudokus is also made very easy with a unique .sud filetype that will both remember your solving progress, as well as the original sudoku board.
This file, along with your comments, can then be shared with your friends, or even with the whole world on the programs online forum where people come to exchange and discuss sudoku. Any questions / suggestions about the program can also be directed straight to the creators there.
The list of features also includes an accurate rating of any sudoku, the possibility to export and print sudokuboards, and a unique "analytical mode" that will provide you with a new perspective into the world of sudoku.
Our only hope is that people will enjoy using it as much as we enjoyed creating it! :)

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My SUDOKU
$0 - Andrzej Jan Wiktor

Sudoku logic-based puzzles have been a huge success. Many magazines offer their readers sudoku puzzles. The rules of sudoku are very simple but the completion of the puzzle may take even few hours.

The computer program My SUDOKU, designed in SudokuPolska.com, enables building exciting sudoku puzzles of several difficulty levels. You can solve each puzzle yourself, using tips. My SUDOKU may also solve the puzzle on the Users request. You can also take part in numerous sudoku competitions, since the program shall certainly find the proper solution.

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