JSudoku 1.5

A helper, solver and generator for Killer Sudoku, Samurai, Jigsaw Sudoku as well as vanilla Sudoku and many other variants.

JSudoku is written in Java and is compatible with Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and should also work under Linux and other Java enabled desktop systems.

Copyright (C) 2006-2008 Jean-Christophe Godart. All rights reserved.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

Contents

• Installing JSudoku
• The window
• Using the mouse
• Using the keyboard
• The menus
  • File
  • Edit
  • Solve
  • Highlight
  • Design
  • Options
  • Window
  • Help
  • Cell contextual popup menu
  • Solver contextual popup menu
• Solvers alias Techniques
• Simple Techniques
  • Full House
  • Last Digit
  • Hidden Single
  • Naked Single
  • Intersections Removal alias Row-Column-Block Interactions
  • Naked Pair, Triplet, Quad... Subset
  • Hidden Pair, Triplet, Quad... Subset
• Fishes & Single Digit Techniques
  • X-Wing, Swordfish, Jellyfish, Squirmbag...
  • Skyscraper
  • Two String Kite
  • Turbot Fish
  • Turbot Chain alias X-Chain
  • Generalized X-Wing, Swordfish (222), Jellyfish (2222)...
  • Finned and Sashimi X-Wing, Swordfish, Jellyfish...
  • Empty Rectangle
  • Grouped Turbot Fishe and Chain alias Weak Colors, Hinge
  • Grouped X-Wing, Swordfish (222), Jellyfish (2222)...
• Wings
  • XY-Wing
  • XYZ-Wing
  • WXYZ-Wing
  • Y-Wing Style alias W-Wing alias Semi Remote Pair
• XY-Chains, Loops & Almost Locked Sets
  • Remote Pairs
  • XY-Chain & Loop
  • XY-X-Chain & Loop
  • Grouped XY-Chain & Loop
  • Sue de Coq alias Two Sectors Disjoint Subsets
  • Almost Locked Sets (ALS) XZ Rule
  • Aligned Pair Exclusion (APE)
• Uniqueness Techniques
  • Uniqueness Tests alias Unique Rectangle (UR)
  • Hidden Unique Rectangle
  • Avoidable Rectangle
  • Bivalue Universal Grave (BUG)
• Techniques for Sudoku-X, Jigsaw, Windoku, Gatai...
  • Pointing Pairs, Triples, Quads... alias Common Peer Elimination, Simple Cross Over
  • Generalized Naked Subset
  • Twin Nonets
  • Law of Leftovers (LoL)
  • Hidden Extra Group
• Techniques for Greater/Less Than & Non-Consecutive
  • Greater/Less Than
  • Non-Consecutive
  • Locked Non-Consecutive
  • Consecutive Chain
• Techniques for Killer Sudoku
  • Complex Hidden Single
  • Naked Subset
  • Hidden Subset
  • Intersections Removal alias Row-Column-Block Cage Interactions
  • Unique Pair, Triplet... Combinations
  • Odd Pair, Triplet... Combinations alias Orphan Possibilities
  • Mandatory Inclusions alias Forced Cages
• Innies/Outies Techniques for Killer Sudoku
  • Innies
  • Outies
  • Split Cages
  • Outies minus Innies
  • Overlaps
• Advanced Techniques for Killer Sudoku
  • Complex Naked Pair, Triplet
  • Complex Hidden Pair
  • Conflicting Pair, Triplet... Combinations
  • Locked Cages alias Complex Y-Wing
  • Complex XY-Chain & Loop
  • Cages Grouping
• Techniques for Square Wisdom
  • Complex Intersections
  • Complex X-Wing
  • Innies, Outies...