There's a plethora of sudoku games out there for Mac, most of them more or less the same. zonSudoku makes no exception.

The game will offer you the expected 4x4, 9x9 and 16x16 grids, all three of varying difficulty obviously. You can also set the difficulty via the slider, which does feel a little imprecise yet clearly offers a difference in difficulty, based on where you set it.

For those of you that aren't so much experienced sudoku players, zonSudoku can display hints and show your errors, so you learn as you play. We recommend using these at the beginning, however the game will be much funner once you can solve sudokus on your own.

zonSudoku takes up very little place and you can leave it open anytime without worrying about it slowing down your Mac. It can be good to have on your computer if you're looking for a simple timewaster for taking a break every now and then.

Nothing too surprising in zonSudoku. A simple game of sudoku with varying difficulty levels.

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The Sudoku fad seems to have come and gone and is now being supplanted by brain training variations. Sudoku still remains an enjoyable logic game, especially for those of you that are good with numbers.

SudokuAdept will please Sudoku fans, but is probably most suited to beginners. The game lets you set different levels of difficulty, and you adjust settings like showing bad squares, accept only correct numbers, or have a possibilities compact layout. If you're worried that you might get stuck on one Sudoku, you can always enable automatica puzzle solving to give you a hand.

Experienced Sudoku players probably will not find Sudoku Adept challenging enough, as it does not provide that many difficulty levels to play with. Yet for anybody new to the logic game, SudokuAdept really provides a great way to get started and learn all the tricks.

Thanks to lots of help and varying difficulty levels, SudokuAdept is ideal for people looking to learn all about the logic game. Experienced players should look elsewhere.

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Been bitten by the Sudoku bug yet? Color Sudoku is a variation of the popular timewaster except that this time you'll have to fill the grids with colors instead of numbers. As any other Bakno games, Color Sudoku provides clear instructions and enough settings to tweak your playing board. You can customize colors and choose between four different tops. Color Sudoku also gives you a choice of 4*4 or 9*9 grids, the latter being much harder.

We like the little palette of colors that appears when you click on an empty space. You can add color annotations by CTRL clicking. The timer at the bottom adds a bit of pressure to the game and lets you aim on improving your speed and logic.

As any Sudoku game, Color Sudoku quickly gets addictive. Although the difficulty bar is fairly imprecise (you drag it from easy to hard), this game is ideal any time you have five minutes to waste.

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Sudoku - Latin Squares is an enjoyable game of Sudoku to play on your Mac.

It has two modes to choose from: Classic or Latin Squares. The classic one offers the bigger 9X9 board while Latin Squares is a variation where you not only have to enter all numbers in rows but also in the colored section. Classic mode will give beginners a better grasp of how to play Sudoku, yet Latin Squares is easy to get accustomed to.

The game provides clear tutorials and hints which you can switch off any time. You can also add in notes and use right click to jot down possible solutions in the boxes. Because of the many difficulty levels, Sudoku - Latin Squares is enjoyable for anyone, whether beginner or more advanced users. Starting off with a 9X9 grid in Classic mode might be too challenging for new users though.

The game offers nice graphics and good, yet slightly exotic music, to make the game a little more exciting. You might prefer switching it off to focus more on your grid though.

Sudoku - Latin Squares offers two different versions of Sudoku and provides a lot of help for new users.

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Best Kakuro is a challenging logics game similar to Sudoku.

In Kakuro, also known as Cross Sums, you need to solve crossword style grids. You can only enter numbers one through nine, using hints from the results shown over and under the diagonal lines. Kakuro takes some time and mostly logical thinking.

In this version of the game, you can choose from two different grids, 8*8 and 14*18. The game also provides five different difficulty levels, which ensure that the game stays challenging for a while. Better players will also like the using the timer mode to set themselves limits. You can either use your keyboard or mouse to play it, however if you use the latter you'll be able to reveal possible combinations with mouse clicks.

Just like for Sudoku, one of the charms of Kakuro is playing it with a pen and paper. It seems Best Kakuro has taken this into account as it allows you to create and save your own puzzles and print them out.

The only drawback we'd have with Best Kakuro. Since it's a Leopard only game, we would have expected a smoother looking interface.

Despite the poor interface Best Kakuro is a fun game of Cross Sums. You can also create and print your own puzzles out.

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The Sudoku Susser makes it easy to make your selections as you solve the puzzle; just click on one of them and select the new number from the popup menu that appears, or mouse over it and press the number on the keyboard. But it does far more than that! If you make a mistake and enter an invalid move, the Susser will hilight the invalid squares in red. If you'd like some extra help keeping track of what's what, checking Show Hints will display all the remaining possibilities in the empty squares.

If you want help with a puzzle, the Deduce! button will apply a list of increasingly sophisticated techniques in order to progress. Sudoku Susser can solve all know sudokus by logic, using only techniques that human players would reasonably be able to execute (though a couple are ones that only a Sudoku maniac would try to use). Each step in the solving process is explained in detail. You can single-step, and you can brute-force recurse to get the solution. You can also ask the Susser to give you a hint about what method needs to be used next, and where you need to use it. With the addition of the “Trebor's Tables” deduction algorithm, the Susser can now logically deduce the solution to the most difficult known Sudoku puzzles.

Other features:

• You can drag Sudoku graphics from just about any webpage and they'll be scanned and loaded into the application
• Instant download of new puzzles from the Menneske.no Sudoku archive
• Extensive help, hint and hilighting features show you the logical structures in the puzzles
• You can manage, rename, reorder, and print out your Sudokus
• You can drag them out of the app as graphics or in a variety of text formats
• Undo and redo are fully supported
• Many sample puzzles to get you started
• Comprehensive manual gives detailed explanations of all the advanced solving methods the program can use

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Escape From Paradise is a clever mix of both a story mode and a dozen mini games. If you follow the story mode you find yourself guiding your character, RPG style, on an island. You can interact with other characters and discover objects. By solving puzzles and games you come across you'll be able to advance through the game.

In Escape From Paradise you also need to manage your character well and make sure he's never too hungry or tired or that he is sociable enough. You can also have him specialize in a craft like carpenter or provider. Even though you can choose between a male or female character and more or less change their appearance, we found character customisation slightly limited.

One of the good points of Escape From Paradise is that you don't need to follow the story mode. The game also lets you play the mini games, which as you'll see are variations of popular timewasters like sudoku, checkers or jumble.

Even though Escape From Paradise lags every now and then, it's offers a nice bundle of mini games and the story mode proves pretty exciting.

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Kakuro is a kind of logic puzzle very similar to Sudoku and it has the following rules. You have to place the numbers from 1 to 9 on the board. In every summation a number has to occur only once.

Select a number from the number row on the bottom by clicking on it. After the number is marked you can insert the number at the preferred place by clicking again. You can remove an inserted number by clicking on it.

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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 Claus, Christmas bells, snowflakes, gingerbread men, candles and of course presents. 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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Six classic games designed to stimulate the cerebellum, cajole the cortex, and gratify the grey-matter! Stunning graphics and witty characters make Big Bang Brain Games a truly "Best of Class" experience. The latest research has shown that the use of memory and puzzle games can help create new pathways in the brain, keeping the mind sharp.

Reaction

Pop all the molecules in the fewest number of clicks. Deceptively simple, but requires clever planning.

Sudoku

Wildly popular, Sudoku is endlessly compelling. With over 50,000 puzzles included, you'll never run out of challenges.

NovaSweeper

Test your Sherlock Holmesian powers of deduction with this long-time favorite. The gameplay may be familiar, but Minesweeper never looked this good!

Remembrance

Train your short-term memory with a classic game of Remembrance. Selecting the number of cards to memorize makes this game compelling for kids and adults alike.

Echo

Remembrance tests your spatial memory, now add an auditory twist. The Music of the Spheres will keep you dancing!

Fallacy

Philosophers have long emphasized logical reasoning as a means of discerning what is true. These Logical Fallacy quizzes may aid your own thinking - "Freeverse is the greatest game company on the planet. Big Bang Fallacy is made by Freeverse. Therefore Big Bang Fallacy is the greatest game on the planet!" - Right?

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So, you're publishing a newspaper, magazine, newsletter... Wouldn't it be handy to be able to generate Sudoku puzzles directly in InDesign for your 'Puzzle Page'? You're in control of the look and feel of the generated Sudoku - and our generator takes care of actually building the puzzles for you. The generated Sudoku are stored in two InDesign tables - one with the pattern of digits, and another one 'in front' which obscures some of the numbers. You can easily expose the solution by removing the frontmost 'obscuring' table.

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This widget generates random puzzles with four levels of difficulty, has the option to show you when you entered an incorrect answer, allows for "pencil" marks for temporary numbers, and the best part is it's free. To download click on the download link to the left or click here. To play, install the widget*, click on one of the numbers at the top to begin entering numbers (or type the relevant key) and click on the empty field. If you make a mistake just click on the same empty field with the same or a different number to remove and/or insert another number. For the "pencil" marks, shift-click on the field. You can remove pencil marks by shift-clicking again with the number you want to remove.

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Are you ready for a new challenge? Imagine a beautiful submarine world, where, amidst the coral and seashells you find a classic Sudoku game. Excellent graphics, easy gameplay make this puzzle a very addictive game. With three different modes and skill levels, you will never get bored!

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UniSudoku allows you to play the popular game of Sudoku on your Mac. Enjoy the best aspects of the pencil and paper puzzle with all the advantages of playing on your computer. An intuitive interface lets you make "pencil marks" and fill in guesses while staying in the flow of the game.

Features:

• Unlimited puzzle generation
• No messy handwriting!
• Full Undo/Redo support, no more erasing!

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Plunge into the mystery world of ancient Japan by playing wonderful sudoku game. It's just what you need to relax. Your task is just like in original Sudoku to fill the board with the figures or symbols. They should be unique in the blocks, in the rows and in the columns. Play Puzzle or Arcade mode, or even make your own layout in Puzzle Creator and share them with your friends. Challenge your logic playing this really great mind teaser!

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