zebra4j
zebra4j is a generator and solver library for Zebra puzzles, also knows as "logic grid puzzles". (by murfffi)
Hodoku
Hodoku is a solver/generator/trainer/analyzer for standard sudoku. (by PseudoFish)
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| 10 | 64 | |
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| 7.0 | 0.0 | |
| 11 days ago | about 2 years ago | |
| Java | Java | |
| GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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zebra4j
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I made zebra4j - Java and JavaScript libraries for generating logic grid puzzles like the famous Zebra puzzle
Try the JS version at https://murfffi.github.io/zebra-apps/demo/index.html . Learn more and check out the Java code at https://github.com/murfffi/zebra4j . The puzzles are fully customizable and produce descriptions in natural language.
Hodoku
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Are there any specific Sudoku puzzles?
For desktop: HoDoKu can create puzzles needing specific moves and can even solve the puzzle to the exact point where the move is needed.
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In the circled area, there can be 2 possible triples(569 and 589) , how would I know which one's the right one? and why can't the other be chosen?
If you want to get better at solving progressively more challenging puzzles, Sudoku.com is not a good app. The really good ones have a wide range of good puzzles, are customizable to suit the level of support you like and have a good hinting system which can point out the next logical step even for brutally hard puzzles (not “Bowman's Bingo”!). Check out the Enjoy Sudoku apps, Andoku 3 (Android), Sudoku 10'000 (Android), Good Sudoku (iOS) or my go-to web app SudokuExchange.com. If you are on a desktop computer, HoDoKu is still the gold standard, although its developer passed away around a decade ago.
- What do I do here?
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What are your opinions on sudoku online? Other website recommendations?
I like SudokuExchange.com, also like SudokuSlam.com, though mostly I use Hodoku on my desktop.
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What should I do in this situation, when there are multiple possibilities for every square? Should I just guess and see how it works out? Or is there a strategy to "guess it right"?
On the computer with Java installed: Hodoku (very sophisticated hint system)
- When I feel stuck in an online Sudoku, I recreate it in Hodoku, to see what the next hint is (it has helped me learn some techniques so far) But this is a first!
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This is by far the toughest puzzle I’ve seen. I’ve only been able to conclusively fill in two numbers and have penciled in as much as I could using Snyder notation (which I just learned). Any thoughts on other moves or something I’m not seeing?
I use Hodoku - the updated version by Pseudofish. It's Java so multi platform. You can get it from here: https://github.com/PseudoFish/Hodoku/releases/tag/2.3.0
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How to start Sudoku as a beginner?
Hodoku has been tested on Linux - it is Java based so should be able to work on a Mac - though I have no way to test that. There is also an executable but that is for Windows.
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Why Analyzers need to be taken with a grain of salt: Sudoku Explainer vs Hodoku
I notice you are using Hodoku 2.2.0 - probably from Sourceforge. That developer (The original) unfortunately passed away (in 2013 I believe). Since then the project has been forked at least once, and you can find the latest 2.3.0 or (or pre-release 2.3.1) at https://github.com/PseudoFish/Hodoku/releases
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App or website that can generate advanced techniques to practice on?
Here is a link to download Hodoku: https://github.com/PseudoFish/Hodoku/releases/tag/2.3.0
What are some alternatives?
When comparing zebra4j and Hodoku you can also consider the following projects:
Choco - An open-source Java library for Constraint Programming
OptaPlanner - Java Constraint Solver to solve vehicle routing, employee rostering, task assignment, maintenance scheduling, conference scheduling and other planning problems.
pulp - A python Linear Programming API
opennars - OpenNARS for Research 3.0+
numberlink - Program for generating and solving numberlink / flow free puzzles
Android-Jigsaw-Puzzle - Android app that allows you to draw anything and turn it into a jigsaw puzzle.