There are 6 types of puzzle currently available - 9x9 Sudoku, Jigsaw Sudoku, Killer Sudoku, Kakuro, Mini Sudoku (6x6) and Sudoku X. To start playing a single player puzzle touch on the puzzle type you would like to play and then touch the Single Player Button.
If you touch the "How to Play" button then you will see a description of the puzzle types.
In the Single Player screen you will see a list of difficulties where you can view all the puzzles available to play. Alongside the puzzle is a status indicating whether it is either "Not Played", "In Progress" or "Completed".
Please note that if you cannot see the list of difficulties then it may be due to you iPhone or iPad running out of memory. In order to fix this you will have to reboot your device by pressing the power button for a couple of seconds.
If you have selected Sudoku then you will see a Solver button at the top of the screen (v1.16 onwards).
If you touch the Possibles Tab then you will see the option to set possibles, clear possibles and turn on or off Auto Possibles.
You can either enter numbers (by touching the number tiles) in Pen mode or Pencil mode. In Pencil mode you are changing the possible value for any cell. In order to use Pencil mode you must turn off the Auto Possibles otherwise they are simply overwritten.
Once you have completed a puzzle you will see the submit puzzle button. You can then check whether the puzzle is correct
In version 1.16 we are introducing the solver, intitialy for Sudoku. The solver will allow you to run through step by step the solving process for any Sudoku puzzle. As you touch on Next Step you will see the next step that the solver requires to complete solving the puzzle. You can get details for the solving strategies by touching on the Strategy Guide button.
All our puzzles have been solved using these methods and the grading given is very finely tuned to ensure that the puzzles you play have a logical solving method with no guesswork required at all.
By learning new strategies for solving our puzzles your enjoyment of this intricate and intelligent puzzle will be sure to increase.
Head to Head Sudoku can be played between iPhones and iPads alike. Social Sudoku supports all 6 game types using the Apple Game Center.
Please note that the best way to enjoy your first head to head game is to invite a friend to play. If you do not have any friends on the Game Center then please try adding a friend from the list of players on the leader boards.
In a future release we will be adding leagues and the ability to add compatibile players automatically to your friends list.
Our expertise is in producing challenging puzzles and we want you to enjoy them as much as possible. If there is anything you would like us to do differently, or a new addition that you would like to see, then please let us know. We will respond to your requests!
The easiest way to start a multiplayer game is to invite a friend. If you select multiplayer and then choose a difficulty then you will see the screen on the right.
At this stage you can touch on the "Invite Friend" button in which case you will be asked to choose a friend, otherwise you can touch the "Play Now" button and you will enter into the Auto Match process of the Game Center. The Auto Match will try to match you with someone else who is also looking for an Auto Match.
To get you started off with Multiplayer please try asking someone to be your friend. If you are stuck for people to invite then please check out the leaderboards and choose someone from there.
Please note : Only one player needs to start a multiplayer game. Once that player sends an invite a popup will appear on the invited friend's iPhone or iPad. This popup will appear whether or not they are currently running Social Sudoku.
If the message of connecting ... is displayed for a long time then the Game Center is having trouble making the connection.
In the screen on the right you can see that the main player is waiting for the other player to be ready to start the game. Once the other player is ready then the "waiting" message will change to "connected" and you can then start the game.
In the Multiplayer game you will see all entries that your opponent makes in red and your entries will be in blue.
Please remember that should you make a mistake in Multiplayer mode then you will be given a points penalty as well as being put in the Sin Bin for 10 seconds!
