Takuzu (Binary Sudoku) for Kobo devices!

[WabbitSeason]

How to install

1. Make sure you have KoboLauncher installed
2. Download takuzu_alpha.zip and extract its contents to the .kobo/KoboLauncher folder on your device
3. Add the following line to kobo_launcher.ini:

   Takuzu   = takuzu.sh

4. You should now be able to start Takuzu from your launcher menu !

Screenshots



Explanation
After experiencing Sudoku on my Kobo Glo, I craved for more puzzle goodness. So I decided to program some myself . Takuzu has been one of my favorite Sudoku alternatives for a while, and now I've managed to bring it to Kobo devices! Enjoy unlimited puzzles in seven levels of difficulty and play on 10x10 or 12x12 grids. Tested and works on the Kobo Glo, Touch and Mini. It should work on the Aura as well; if you own one, please let me know if it does!

All feedback and suggestions are welcome! This is the first alpha version, with the following changelog:

Spoiler:

First alpha version

• You can now play generated puzzles of multiple difficulties
• The squares now scale with your display resolution
• The game congratulates you when you solve the puzzle correctly
• The game saves your progress when you quit
• BUG FIXED: Touching the screen left or right of the playfield triggers unexpected cell changes

For those interested in how I programmed this and/or wanting to compile it for themselves, the source can be downloaded as well: takuzu_alpha_src.zip. Patches welcome; in particular I'm not happy about the DRYness of the checkSolution() method. C++ wizards more than welcome to step in .

[sergeyvl12]

WabbitSeason, Thanks!

I'll try it out tomorrow!

[WabbitSeason]

Cool! On second thought, please don't send any patches yet. I've been rehauling the code a lot today, and got halfway implementing loading puzzles from files, so any patch will probably cause me more work than it'll save . Still, I'd very much like to hear if the posted version works on devices other than the Glo!

[WabbitSeason]

New version released! Go get it in the first post! And note that patches are welcome again .

Changelog:

• You can now play generated puzzles of multiple difficulties
• The squares now scale with your display resolution
• The game congratulates you when you solve the puzzle correctly
• The game saves your progress when you quit
• BUG FIXED: Touching the screen left or right of the playfield triggers unexpected cell changes

@sergeyvl12: did you manage to test the program? Did it run on the Touch?

[sergeyvl12]

Originally Posted by WabbitSeason

New version released! Go get it in the first post! And note that patches are welcome again .

Changelog:

• You can now play generated puzzles of multiple difficulties
• The squares now scale with your display resolution
• The game congratulates you when you solve the puzzle correctly
• The game saves your progress when you quit
• BUG FIXED: Touching the screen left or right of the playfield triggers unexpected cell changes

@sergeyvl12: did you manage to test the program? Did it run on the Touch?

Thanks! Started and works with my touch.

I'll play with it a few days ...

[Mike76]

It works fine on Kobo Mini (fw 2.6.2). Thanks!

[WabbitSeason]

Thanks for the test results! I've updated the first post to include them .

[tikky]

This Thread ist very old, but I found your game yesterday and I want to thank you for sharing it! Takuzu works perfectly on the Kobo H2O and I like it very much!

[WabbitSeason]

Originally Posted by tikky

This Thread ist very old, but I found your game yesterday and I want to thank you for sharing it! Takuzu works perfectly on the Kobo H2O and I like it very much!

Hey, thanks! That was a nice surprise to get in my inbox

[Lisanne]

Since KoboLauncher is dead, is there any other way to play Takuzu? I've tried the following NickelMenu configuration, but with no success:

menu_item :main :Takuzu :cmd_output :5000 :.kobo/takuzu_alpha/takuzu.sh

It says "could not run process: process exited with status 127 (src/action_cc.cc:889)". The directory takuzu_alpha has execution rights. I hope you're seeing this message, as I'd love to play the game!

[Lisanne]

Using cmd_spawn does result in a success message, but nothing shows up afterwards.

[WabbitSeason]

Originally Posted by Lisanne

Since KoboLauncher is dead, is there any other way to play Takuzu? I've tried the following NickelMenu configuration, but with no success:

menu_item :main :Takuzu :cmd_output :5000 :.kobo/takuzu_alpha/takuzu.sh

It says "could not run process: process exited with status 127 (src/action_cc.cc:889)". The directory takuzu_alpha has execution rights. I hope you're seeing this message, as I'd love to play the game!

Hey, thanks for your interest in this old project of mine ! If memory serves, the game executable is dynamically linked to the QT libraries included with KoboLauncher, so I don't expect the game will work without it. Getting it to work without KoboLauncher would probably involve compiling a new executable from source, possibly after some modifications

Not sure if I'll be able to do so myself, as life is happening™ in some interesting ways here currently, but the source code is available in the first post, so if anyone wants to have a crack at it, they have my blessing!