Installation Instructions

Installation Instructions (WINDOWS):.

Install the Java Runtime Environment (jre 5 ) for Windows.
Copy the folder Sudokool to some convenient place ( My Documents ).
Now u can play the game by double click on Sudokool.jar file or create a shortcut to desktop for easy
access to the game.(Right Click on Sudokool.jar , Send To > Desktop (Create Shortcut) )
On desktop u may replace the 'not so cool' icon of "Shortcut to Sudokool.jar" in following manner:
Right Click on Shortcut to Sudokool.jar >Properties > Change Icon , and select ur favourite icon.
To know how to play Sudokool click on Help icon in the Sudokool Program.

Installation Instructions (LINUX) :

Install the Java Runtime Environment (jre 5 ) for linux.
Copy the folder Sudokool to some convenient place ( Home ).
Now open command window in the Sudokool folder.
To play the game execute the following command at the command prompt:
$ java -jar Sudokool.jar
To know how to play Sudokool click on Help icon in the Sudokool Program.

Troubleshooting Display :

Due to difference in default system font and font size, the Sudokool grid may not appear properly
or the numbers on grid may not be visible on ur system. You can solve this problem by
resizing the game window . When u exit the game the window size is saved and next time
the game window takes this saved size.

About Sudokool :

Sudokool is a free game based on popular sudoku puzzles.
There are 50 puzzles each in 3 difficulty levels (easy, medium and hard).
User can add more puzzles to the library (read add_more_puzzles.txt in library folder).
User can play puzzles from newspapers,books, etc. by directly entering on the grid in custom
game mode and verifying if the puzzle is solvable by logic only.
User can pause - resume game.
User can save game and load later to start from the point he left.
Three best timings in each level are added to records.

Tips :

Sudokool works with puzzles which are solvable only with logic, but u can use guessing
especially in hard puzzles to save time in the following manner. Right clicking on the point
makes the guessed entry (gray colour). Make guess at a point where there are only two possibilties.
Work out rest of the puzzle with right click only. If u had guessed right, all the points will get
filled correctly. Otherwise u can start with the second possibility. But don't forget to make the
guessed entries blue before submitting the completed puzzle.
Records consist of timings of puzzles played from library in one sitting only.
In other words, puzzles which u complete after save-load or those in custom mode will not be
entered into records.

Contact me :

Please give me ur valuable feedback,suggestions and report bug by mailing me at

shirazakhan@gmail.com

You can visit my homepage for latest version and more puzzles at