05 January 2009

SudokuMaster For 5th Ed
Easy To Learn But A Challenge To Master!

A deceptively simple game of logic, Sudoku is puzzling players all over world. Whether you're new to this fun and addictive game or you're already hooked, SudokuMaster for 5th Edition devices has everything you need to get started playing today! Sudoku is easy to learn but a challenge to master.

If you're new to Sudoku, it is a brain-bending game of numbers and logic. The objective is to fill a 9×9 grid so that each column, each row, and each of the nine 3×3 boxes (also called blocks or regions) contains the digits from 1 to 9 only one time each.

The puzzle setter provides a partially completed grid. Spend a few minutes familiarizing yourself with the rules of Sudoku and you'll be ready for hours of fun.

According to Will Shortz, the modern Sudoku was most likely designed anonymously by Howard Garns, a 74-year-old retired architect and freelance puzzle constructor from Indiana, and first published in 1979 by Dell Magazines as Number Place (the earliest known examples of modern Sudoku). He died in 1989 before getting a chance to see his creation as a worldwide phenomenon. It is unclear if Garns was familiar with any of the French newspapers listed above.

The touch enabled version of Sudoku was developed as an example application that demonstrates a fully touch-optimized application using various touch UI features of S60 5th Edition with direct manipulation. Besides tapping the cards, the user can drag and drop them using a finger or the stylus.

The application demonstrates handling pointer events of custom UI controls. Also tactile feedback is used. Double buffering is used to draw on the screen to avoid flickering. The cards are by default implemented as SVG icons but the example also provides an option to draw them using methods of the graphics context class.

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The touch enabled version of Sudoku was developed by Forum Nokia as an example application. "For application developers wanting to examine the source code, a complete example application package is available for download at forum.nokia.com.

Anyway, no matter if you are new to Sudoku or if you're one of the millions of players who have already been captivated by Sudoku and want to get started right away just get it and enjoy in touch enabled Sudoku version.