nbsudoku

terminal sudoku puzzle game

TLDR

Play sudoku

$ nbsudoku

Play with a larger board

$ nbsudoku -s [4]

Use fast puzzle generation

$ nbsudoku -f

nbsudoku is a terminal-based Sudoku puzzle game from the nbsdgames collection. Fill the grid so that each row, column, and box contains all digits exactly once.Controls: arrow keys or hjkl to move cursor, number keys to enter digits, q to quit. Mouse input is also supported.

PARAMETERS

-s SIZE

Set puzzle size (2-7). Default is 3 (standard 9x9 grid).

-f

Fast (flawed) puzzle generation. Automatically enabled for sizes larger than 4.

-h

Display help information.

PREVIEW

 5 3 . | . 7 . | . . .
 6 . . | 1 9 5 | . . .
 . 9 8 | . . . | . 6 .

CAVEATS

Requires a terminal with ncurses support. Part of the nbsdgames collection. Large board sizes (above 4) require fast generation mode.

HISTORY

nbsudoku is part of nbsdgames, a package of 18 text-based terminal games created by abakh. Sudoku puzzles were popularized worldwide in 2004 after being featured in *The Times* newspaper.