number written in its numbered square.
Credit for this game goes to the Japanese puzzle magazine \i{Nikoli}
number written in its numbered square.
Credit for this game goes to the Japanese puzzle magazine \i{Nikoli}
-\k{nikoli}; I've also seen a Palm implementation at \i{Puzzle Palace}
-\k{puzzle-palace}. Unlike Puzzle Palace's implementation, my version
+\k{nikoli-rect}; I've also seen a Palm implementation at \i{Puzzle Palace}
+\k{puzzle-palace-rect}. Unlike Puzzle Palace's implementation, my version
automatically generates random grids of any size you like. The quality
of puzzle design is therefore not quite as good as hand-crafted
puzzles would be (in particular, a unique solution cannot be
guaranteed), but on the plus side you get an inexhaustible supply of
puzzles tailored to your own specification.
automatically generates random grids of any size you like. The quality
of puzzle design is therefore not quite as good as hand-crafted
puzzles would be (in particular, a unique solution cannot be
guaranteed), but on the plus side you get an inexhaustible supply of
puzzles tailored to your own specification.
-\B{nikoli} \W{http://www.nikoli.co.jp/puzzles/7/index_text-e.htm}\cw{http://www.nikoli.co.jp/puzzles/7/index_text-e.htm}
+\B{nikoli-rect} \W{http://www.nikoli.co.jp/puzzles/7/index_text-e.htm}\cw{http://www.nikoli.co.jp/puzzles/7/index_text-e.htm}
-\B{puzzle-palace} \W{http://www.puzzle.gr.jp/puzzle/sikaku/palm/index.html.en}\cw{http://www.puzzle.gr.jp/puzzle/sikaku/palm/index.html.en}
+\B{puzzle-palace-rect} \W{http://www.puzzle.gr.jp/puzzle/sikaku/palm/index.html.en}\cw{http://www.puzzle.gr.jp/puzzle/sikaku/palm/index.html.en}
\H{rectangles-controls} \I{controls, for Rectangles}Rectangles controls
\H{rectangles-controls} \I{controls, for Rectangles}Rectangles controls
starts Rectangles with a grid size of 11\u00d7{x}11, an expansion
factor of 0.75, \e{and} a specific game selected.
starts Rectangles with a grid size of 11\u00d7{x}11, an expansion
factor of 0.75, \e{and} a specific game selected.
\C{netslide} \i{Netslide}
\cfg{winhelp-topic}{games.netslide}
\C{netslide} \i{Netslide}
\cfg{winhelp-topic}{games.netslide}
\I{parameters, for Netslide}Game parameters are the same as for Net
(see \k{net-params}).
\I{parameters, for Netslide}Game parameters are the same as for Net
(see \k{net-params}).
\C{pattern} \i{Pattern}
\cfg{winhelp-topic}{games.pattern}
\C{pattern} \i{Pattern}
\cfg{winhelp-topic}{games.pattern}
The only options available from the \q{Custom...} option on the \q{Type}
menu are \e{Width} and \e{Height}, which are self-explanatory.
The only options available from the \q{Custom...} option on the \q{Type}
menu are \e{Width} and \e{Height}, which are self-explanatory.
\C{solo} \i{Solo}
\cfg{winhelp-topic}{games.solo}
\C{solo} \i{Solo}
\cfg{winhelp-topic}{games.solo}
you select 3\by\.4 then the digits which go in your grid will be 1
to 9, plus \cq{a}, \cq{b} and \cq{c}.
you select 3\by\.4 then the digits which go in your grid will be 1
to 9, plus \cq{a}, \cq{b} and \cq{c}.
-I first saw this puzzle in \i{Nikoli} \k{nikoli}, although it's also
+I first saw this puzzle in \i{Nikoli} \k{nikoli-solo}, although it's also
been popularised by various newspapers under the name \q{Sudoku} or
\q{Su Doku}.
been popularised by various newspapers under the name \q{Sudoku} or
\q{Su Doku}.
+\B{nikoli-solo} \W{http://www.nikoli.co.jp/puzzles/1/index_text-e.htm}\cw{http://www.nikoli.co.jp/puzzles/1/index_text-e.htm}
+
\H{solo-controls} \I{controls, for Solo}Solo controls
To play Solo, simply click the mouse in any empty square and then
\H{solo-controls} \I{controls, for Solo}Solo controls
To play Solo, simply click the mouse in any empty square and then
\H{solo-parameters} \I{parameters, for Solo}Solo parameters
Solo allows you to configure two separate dimensions of the puzzle
\H{solo-parameters} \I{parameters, for Solo}Solo parameters
Solo allows you to configure two separate dimensions of the puzzle
-grid: the number of columns, and the number of rows, into which the
-main grid is divided. (The size of a block is the inverse of this:
-for example, if you select 2 columns and 3 rows, each actual block
-will have 3 columns and 2 rows.)
+grid on the \q{Type} menu: the number of columns, and the number of
+rows, into which the main grid is divided. (The size of a block is
+the inverse of this: for example, if you select 2 columns and 3 rows,
+each actual block will have 3 columns and 2 rows.)
\A{licence} \I{MIT licence}\ii{Licence}
\A{licence} \I{MIT licence}\ii{Licence}