Paragon Sudoku is a software that offers a challenging Sudoku puzzle game. With various levels of difficulty, users can improve their problem-solving skills while enjoying the game.
The Paragon Sudoku™ game is a grid of 9x9 cells, containing three 3x3 grids. Each row, column, and 3x3 grid should contain all the numbers 1 thru 9 inclusive. Therefore, you cannot have the number 6 repeated in the same row, column, or 3x3 grid. The puzzle already contains a handful of fixed-in-place numbers to start you off with. The number of fixed digits depends on the difficulty level of the particular puzzle. An easier puzzle may contain more fixed numbers, while a more challenging one will have fewer fixed numbers to begin with.
Serious Sudoku gamers usually time themselves while playing. Paragon Sudoku™ contains a built-in timer for your convenience, which automatically starts timing when a new puzzle is created and automatically stops when completed. You can pause any puzzle at any time and save your current puzzle for later. When paused, the puzzle's current numbers won't be visible to prevent cheating.
Key features of "Paragon Sudoku" include the ability to resize the window and have the puzzle automatically adjust its size. Plus, it offers four different difficulty levels with simple, colorful, and easy-to-read display and subtle sound effects. The program uses genuine puzzles from billions of combinations, which are symmetrical, just like genuine crossword puzzles.
Paragon Sudoku™ allows you to "pen" or "pencil" in numbers, and you can alter the color scheme at your convenience. It stores your "best" completion times as well. Unlike most other Sudoku programs, Paragon Sudoku™ doesn't instantly tell you when a number entered is correct/incorrect. That's because knowing instantly if you are right or wrong takes away some of the fun and element of surprise.
The demo version of Paragon Sudoku™ is limited to using the same four puzzles (one for each difficulty level). The software's availability spans across Macintosh OS X, and Windows platforms. Overall, Paragon Sudoku™ is a great addition to your software game library, and an excellent way to pass the time on your computer.
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