puzzle
TLDR
Launch puzzle collection
$ puzzle
Play specific puzzle$ puzzle [fifteen]
List available puzzles$ puzzle --list
SYNOPSIS
puzzle [name]
DESCRIPTION
puzzle refers to various puzzle game collections, most commonly Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection. It includes classic puzzles like Sudoku, Minesweeper variants, and logic puzzles.
EXAMPLES
$ # Play fifteen puzzle
puzzle fifteen
# Play Sudoku
puzzle solo
# Minesweeper
puzzle mines
puzzle fifteen
# Play Sudoku
puzzle solo
# Minesweeper
puzzle mines
COMMON PUZZLES
$ blackbox - Find hidden balls
bridges - Connect islands
fifteen - Sliding tile puzzle
galaxies - Divide grid into galaxies
lightup - Place lights
loopy - Draw loops
mines - Minesweeper
net - Rotate tiles to connect
pattern - Nonogram puzzle
pearl - Draw masyu loop
singles - Circle numbers
solo - Sudoku
tents - Place tents
towers - Latin square with heights
undead - Place monsters
unequal - Futoshiki puzzle
bridges - Connect islands
fifteen - Sliding tile puzzle
galaxies - Divide grid into galaxies
lightup - Place lights
loopy - Draw loops
mines - Minesweeper
net - Rotate tiles to connect
pattern - Nonogram puzzle
pearl - Draw masyu loop
singles - Circle numbers
solo - Sudoku
tents - Place tents
towers - Latin square with heights
undead - Place monsters
unequal - Futoshiki puzzle
CAVEATS
Specific commands vary by puzzle collection installed. May be sgt-puzzles, gnome-games, or other packages.
HISTORY
Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection was created by Simon Tatham (author of PuTTY), providing cross-platform puzzle games.
SEE ALSO
gnome-sudoku(1), gnome-mines(1)
