Kendoku (aka Square Wisdom, CanCan, KenKen) calculator!
Some of you may have already started playing “the new Sudoku” puzzles that appear in The Times (UK) under the name KenKen which translates to “Square Wisdom“.
It’s an interesting concept, quite similar to Killer Sudoku, but with all four basic arithmetic operations involved. Another change is that repeats within a cage are allowed if possible.
To help out those of you who are starting to like this game, I have prepared a tool that shows you which combinations of numbers can go into a certain cage. All you need to do is plugin the numbers, click “Calculate” and voila!, you get the list of possible options.
Guess what’s coming soon to this site?
Here is the calculator:
UPDATE: I’ve started posting these puzzles on a daily basis. You can find them in the Square Wisdom (CanCan, Kendoku) category.
Killer Sudoku fans
May 15th, 2008 at 6:54 am
I was just wondering how I can pencil in numbers on the online puzzles.
Thanks
May 24th, 2008 at 9:52 am
I have tried the ones in the Times - with the + - x or / given to you they are quite easy - hope yours are going to be harder, DJ.
October 16th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
Your calculator for listing the possible combinations is a great help for checking purposes. Would it be possible to modify it to include a maximum number of repeats (2,3 etc.)?
The list for 23+ in a cage of 6 cells, for example, is very long.
Gwyn
October 16th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
Sorry about my previous note about the calculator. I must be blind or at least unable to read.
October 16th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
No Gwyn, you’re neither blind nor unable to read, it’s just that I amended the calculator about a minute ago, after I saw your question and thought it was a good idea.