***** APRIL UPDATE ***** 40 new standard puzzles + 15 bonus beginner puzzles ------------------------------------- Presented by Cracking The Cryptic, YouTube’s most popular Sudoku channel, comes a new game based on our most requested variant: Killer Sudoku. In Killer Sudoku, every puzzle features cages that tell you the sum of the numbers inside. This extra information leads to beautiful logic that you will master as you progress through our handmade puzzles. The puzzles in Killer Sudoku are created by Simon and Mark as well as a large number of guest creators. Fans of Cracking the Cryptic's YouTube channel will recognize many of these authors as some of the most talented creators working today! As with our other games (‘Classic Sudoku’, ‘Sandwich Sudoku’, ‘Chess Sudoku’, 'Thermo Sudoku' and 'Miracle Sudoku'), Simon Anthony and Mark Goodliffe (the hosts of Cracking The Cryptic) have written all the hints for the puzzles. So you know that every puzzle has been play-tested by a human being to ensure that each sudoku is interesting and fun to solve. In Cracking The Cryptic’s games, players start with zero stars and earn stars by solving puzzles. The more puzzles you solve, the more stars you earn and the more puzzles you get to play. Only the most dedicated (and cleverest) sudoku players will finish all the puzzles. Of course the difficulty is carefully calibrated to ensure lots of puzzles at every level (from easy through to extreme). Anyone familiar with their YouTube channel will know that Simon and Mark take pride in teaching viewers to be better solvers and, in these games, they always craft the puzzles with the mindset of trying to help solvers improve their skills. Mark and Simon have both represented the UK many times at the World Sudoku Championship and you can find more of their puzzles (and lots of others) on the internet’s biggest sudoku channel Cracking The Cryptic. Features: 100 beautiful puzzles 15 bonus beginner puzzles Hints crafted by Simon and Mark!
Is it possible to reset the puzzles to play them again?
Love the app, but can’t find a way to reset it and start over again
United StatesBeautiful! And a request...
All of CTC's Sudoku apps have beautiful puzzles and excellent tools. My only request for their Killer (and Sandwich) Sudoku is to include list exclusion (in the given lists of sums) in the undo stack. I will often run aground and need to undo myself back a bit, and I lose my thread of deduction when the lists I've grayed out don't revert. If this is a known challenge for UX (it might appear that nothing happened), I would suggest showing (and flashing?) the sums panel when undoing those exclusions. I give it 5 stars regardless, but knowing how thoughtful they are I thought I would offer this request for future updates!
United StatesInterface could be better
I really wish this and the other Cracking apps shared the same interface as actual "Cracking The Cryptic" app. It was far more versatile — allowed for negative notes, more color highlights, number pad orientation, etc. It was disappointing to get so used to those solving tools and then discover the reduced toolset for the other series of apps.
United StatesThe perfect sudoku app!
Killer sudoku are IMO the best variant, due tom the sheer variety of logical techniques the setter and solver can explore. These puzzles are really fantastic. Every one is thoughtfully crafted, each infused with a delightfully unique structure and narrative. The puzzle interface is simple but effective, with a sophisticated hint system designed to teach new solving techniques. All in all this app feels like a labor of love. Couldn't recommend it more highly.
United StatesGreat layout, but some of the puzzles are poorly rated.
Best interface of any killer sudoku app on the market. Big problem, though. The puzzles authored by “Cracking the Cryptic” are much more difficult than puzzles rated similarly by other authors. Since this was developed by CTC, it would seem that they are not good judges of their own puzzles. It leads to random difficulty spikes that are frustrating for players like myself just learning the ropes.
United StatesUnusable after last update
Love the puzzles in this app, but after the last update, the app is unusable in landscape mode (iphone 13 pro max). Clues are automatically displayed and when they are, they're just a tall and skinny column that you can't even read. It's a small bug that completely destroys the app's usability.
United StatesLike it!
Great sudoku app with many well thought out puzzles. One knock is how battery draining the app seems to be. Maybe chosing to build something this simple on Unity was not the right choice?
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- 40 new puzzles - 15 bonus beginner puzzles All 100(+) puzzles are out now, thank you for playing Killer Sudoku!
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