UniSudoku Review and Giveaway

Most of our readers have probably heard of the popular Japanese puzzle game Sudoku and probably are addicted or at least know someone who is. While there are many apps and widgets for the Mac that allow you to play the addicting game paperlessly, I really think that none provide as many features as UniSudoku.

Read on for a chance to win your own UniSudoku license.

One of the biggest problems many of the apps have is that they use a predetermined set of puzzles instead of generating random puzzles. While this may not pose a problem to casual players, those hopelessly addicted to the game soon find themselves out of new puzzles to solve. Not only does UniSudoku allow you to have it randomly generate puzzles of five difficulty levels, it also allows you to enter in your own puzzles. Some other games that randomly generate puzzles, sometimes generate ones that can not be solved with logic (as all sudoku puzzles should be).

While solving the puzzle, the app allows you to make “pencil marks.” When you hover your mouse over a square, all the numbers show up and you can make a mark by clicking one or more numbers. After you figure out which number fits, you can either double click the right one or enter it using your keyboard. Some more advanced features such as being able to rotate the board and customizing the color scheme can help some more advanced players.

For beginners, the game can help you by marking wrong answers as you enter them so you don’t go too far down the wrong path. There is also a full undo feature, allowing you to take as many steps back as you like all the way to restarting the puzzle.

Not only does UniSudoku have all the features, it also is easy on the eyes.

If you are a sudoku addict like me, UniSudoku will satisfy all your cravings and more. A free trial is available and a license will only set you back $15, however, Dave Ross has given us one license to giveaway to one of our lucky readers. All you have to do is answer the following question in a comment:

What are some new features you would like to see in UniSudoku?

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What’s another great puzzler you would love to see appear on Mac?

You have until December 8th at 10AM to enter to win. We will randomly select one lucky commenter to receive the license. Good luck and stay subscribed for more great giveaways!