Programming Sudoku (Technology in Action)

Programming Sudoku provides you with great approaches to building and solving Sudoku puzzles. Using logical deduction and analysis, youΓΓé1⁄4Γäóll learn how to get a computer to solve these puzzles for you. You will learn the various techniques that you can deploy to solve a puzzle, ranging from basic techniques such as Column, Row, and Minigrid Elimination, to the more advanced triplets identification technique. And if all logical techniques fail, bruteforce elimination will kick into action and solve the puzzle by making some educated guesses. In addition to solving Sudoku puzzles, you will also learn the techniques for programmatically generating Sudoku puzzles of varying levels of difficulty.

I was fascinated with Wei-Meng Lees book on Sudoku programming. My interest stemmed from the subject matter, Sudoku, and the way in which Wei-Meng Lee structured his book.

— Thomas Wagner, wagnerblog.com

Sudoku is the wildly popular new puzzle game. Sudoku puzzles are 9x9 grids, and each square in the grid consists of a 3x3 subgrid called a region. Your goal is to fill in the squares so that each column, row, and region contains the numbers 1 through 9 exactly once. And some squares already contain numbers or symbols, which lend clues toward the solution.

Programming Sudoku provides you with great approaches to building and solving Sudoku and other similar puzzles. Using ingenious artificial intelligence and game theory techniques, you'll learn how to get a computer to solve these puzzles for you.

This is a fun, intriguing read whether you're a novice or advanced programmer. It acknowledges the.NET platform as a base, but you'll find this book interesting whatever your programming background. The core techniques in the book enable you to solve Sudoku on any programming platform.

Sudoku is a wildly popular puzzle game. Sudoku puzzles are 9x9 grids, and each square in the grid consists of a 3x3 subgrid called a region. Your goal is to fill in the squares so that each column, row, and region contains the numbers 1 through 9 exactly once. And some squares already contain numbers or symbols, which lend clues toward the solution. Programming Sudoku provides you with great approaches to building and solving Sudoku and other similar puzzles. Using ingenious artificial intelligence and game theory techniques, you'll learn how to get a computer to solve these puzzles for you. This is a fun, intriguing read, whether you're a novice or advanced programmer. It acknowledges the .NET platform as a base, but you'll find this book interesting whatever your programming background. The core techniques in the book enable you to solve Sudoku on any programming platform Write your own Visual Basic 2005 program to generate and solve Sudoku puzzles. Learn essential algorithms for puzzle solving. Solve tough Sudoku puzzles by applying basic to advanced elimination techniques. Easily port your program to C♯ or other languages. -- Cover Sudoku is amazingly popular This is a beginning programmer's guide with a gaming slant. It mixes learning and fun It teaches the reader how to build a fun, complex, and addictive puzzle game