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Kazu数

Generate checked Sudoku and logic puzzles, read native rules and hints, and draw or embed playable boards.

Kazu is the Japanese word 数 for number. About the name

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Reference · Shikaku rules

hintShikakufunction

A rectangle is offered only when the remaining partition has one proved answer.

Import it

import { hintShikaku } from "@johnmorrisdotca/kazu/shikaku";

Also exported from: @johnmorrisdotca/kazu

Definition

function hintShikaku(game: ShikakuGame): ShikakuRectangle | null

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
gameShikakuGame

The current immutable game state.

Returns

ShikakuRectangle | null

Find a native Shikaku hint, or null when no actionable hint is available.

Examples

import type { ShikakuBoard } from "@johnmorrisdotca/kazu/shikaku";
import { hintShikaku, newShikaku } from "@johnmorrisdotca/kazu/shikaku";

const shikakuBoard: ShikakuBoard = {"width":5,"height":5,"clues":[3,0,0,0,2,0,0,0,0,4,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,3,4,3,6,0,0]};
const shikakuGame = newShikaku(shikakuBoard);
console.log(hintShikaku(shikakuGame));
{ x: 0, y: 0, width: 3, height: 1 }

What it prints (run when this page was built)

View sourceEdit on GitHubMade from the source of @johnmorrisdotca/kazu 2.1.0.