Andoku Sudoku Review: No-Frills, Simple Sudoku Gameplay

Andoku is an open source sudoku puzzle game for Android.

In addition to standard sudoku puzzles it offers these sudoku variants:

• X-Sudoku

• Hyper-Sudoku

• Percent-Sudoku

• Color-Sudoku

• Squiggly Sudoku (a.k.a. Jigsaw Sudoku)

• and combinations thereof (e.g. Sudoku-X with jigsaw regions)

Features:

• 10 different game variations

• 5 levels of difficulty per game variation

• 200 puzzles per game variation and difficulty level

• Puzzle timer

• Auto-save

• Statistics

• Cell highlighting

• Undo/redo

Recent changes:

• doubled the number of puzzles to 10000

• changed vertical position of toast messages

• Andoku 2 announcement

Content rating: Everyone

by Erez Zukerman, PCWorld

Andoku Sudoku for Android offers a simple way to play sudoku on your device. The app assumes you already know how to play sudoku, and does not include a tutorial, gameplay tips, or any other sort of guidance to get you started.

There are several sudoku boards to choose from, including some with special rules or layouts. Once you pick a layout you like, you can also specify a difficulty level. Andoku offers five different levels, starting with Easy and going all the way up to Fiendish. On Easy, the board will have a few numbers already filled out for you, while fiendish will start you off with a blank board.

The in-game interface feels polished and well thought out: With basic controls making it easy to see what numbers you have left to fill in. The game even includes a "pencil mode", where you can note which numbers you think could possibly go in an individual square. There are two colors schemes you can choose from (a light one and a dark one), and you can change them at will from the settings menu.

People new to sudoku may be put off by Andoku's lack of tutorials, but advanced players should have plenty to keep them coming back. With its variety of boards and difficulty levels, Andoku is great for those that want a challenge.

This app was tested using a Samsung Galaxy S II running Android 2.3.7

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