Daily Calcudoku

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This is a mathematics and logic game that’s a twist to the traditional Sudoku formula. Numbers must appear only once in each row, column, or box (“blob”).

• Each blob consists of a result number and an operator. The numbers in each box must equal the result number.
• Place in candidate answers as guides while solving each puzzle.
• Use the query button to check if you got it right?

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Daily Calcudoku Math Sudoku Game for Kids Video Game Play Instructions

How to Play

Group the numbers so that they form the operands in the equations shown in the boxes. No number should appear more than once in a row, column, or box.

• Starting the Game
  • On the welcome screen, select the size of the grid to start the game:
    • 4 x 4 (16 squares)
    • 5 x 5 (25 squares)
    • 6 x 6 (36 squares)
    • 8 x 8 (64 squares)
  • Select the drop down menu on the bottom left corner to choose the game’s language:
    • English
    • Dutch
    • Spanish
    • Portuguese
    • French
    • Italian
    • German
    • Russian
    • Hindi/English
    • Polish
    • Turkish
  • Select Help to learn more about the game.
  • Select the Print Today’s Puzzle to create a hard copy of the day’s game.
• Game Controls
  • Desktop
    • With your mouse
      • Left click on a cell to select it.
      • Left click on a number from the number pad to place a “candidate” answer.
      • Left click on one of the candidate numbers on the cell again to place in your final answer.
    • With your keyboard
      • Use any of the number keys on your keyboard to place a candidate answer.
      • Press the same number key twice to lock in your final answer
      • Use the delete or backspace keys to erase your answer.
  • Touchscreen devices
    • With your fingers
      • Tap on a cell to select it.
      • Tap on any number on the number pad once to place it in as a candidate answer.
      • Tap on a number a second time to place it in as a final answer.
      • Tap on the cell to clear it.
  • Controls & indicators
    • The game’s indicators are located on the left side of the screen. From the top, these are as follows:
      • The number pad
      • The present date
      • The timer
      • The first row of buttons, from left to right:
        • Pause button: Momentarily stop the game’s timer.
        • Reset button: Returns everything to the way it was when you began.
        • Query button: Checks if your answers are correct.
      • The second row of buttons, form left to right:
        • Music button: Toggle the game’s music.
        • Sound effects button: Toggle the game’s audio cues.
        • Enlarge button: Switch between windowed and full screen modes
• Game Play
  • Generating puzzles
    • The game generates a different puzzle for every day of the year.
    • This amounts to between 365 to 366 different puzzles for each type of grid.
    • You can play a different puzzle by selecting a different date on the calendar.
    • Alternately, you can select next after winning a round.
  • Basic rules
    • The available numbers are based on the size of the grid. A 4 x 4 grid will have the numbers 1 through 4, for instance, and so on.
    • Each number must appear once in every row and column.
    • Each square has blobs (irregular boxes) that hold a result and a mathematical operator).
      • Each number placed in the blob must be an operand to the equation that equals the indicated result
      • For instance, if a blob comprising 2 squares says 7+, one possible answer is 4 and 3.
      • Operand numbers don’t need to be in order for division and subtraction.
      • A blob comprising a single block will be its own result.
  • Placement
    • You can place “candidate” answers through the number pad or your keyboard.
    • Once you’re content with your final answer, select the number again.
    • You can check your answers by selecting the query button.
      • If you have no wrong answers, it will indicate it onscreen.
      • It will only detect final answers. Candidate answers will not be counted among your errors.
      • If you have wrong answers, the cells they’re in will be marked with a red x.
      • There is no penalty for using the query button.
• Target Audience
  • The game is suited for people of all ages who like mathematics & sudoku puzzle games.
  • The game has no adult themed content.

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Mobile Friendly Cross Browser Support

This game is rendered in mobile-friendly HTML5, so it offers cross-device gameplay. You can play it on mobile devices like Apple iPhones, Google Android powered cell phones from manufactures like Samsung, tablets like the iPad or Kindle Fire, laptops, and Windows-powered desktop computers. All game files are stored locally in your web browser cache. This game works in Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Opera and other modern web browsers.

Plays.org published this Math Sudoku on January 13, 2022 / 0 Comments