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Steps to Create Sudoku or Puzzle in Penpa

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Here you can find a non-exhaustive list of Sudoku and Puzzle Types you can create in Penpa+.

Table of Contents

Sudokus

Classic Sudoku

  1. Click on "New grid / Update" button and set the Board type: "Sudoku" and then click on "New grid". Click on "Yes, Reset it" popup.
  2. Select Edit: Problem (Shortcut: press "F2")
  3. Select Mode: Sudoku
  4. Select Sub: Normal
  5. Select Style: Black Color
  6. Enter your given digits into the grid.
  7. Enabling Answer Check and Selecting User Preference Mode
    1. Select Edit: Solution (Shortcut: press "F3")
    2. Select Mode: Sudoku
    3. Select Sub: Normal
    4. Select Style: Blue Color
    5. Enter your solution digits into the grid.
  8. Click on "Share" button
  9. Provide some puzzle info (Optional but Recommended)
    1. Give some Title (e.g. Classic Sudoku (Theme - Boxes))
    2. Add author name
    3. Add rules
    4. If you are trying to create a puzzle from some other source then please provide the Source URL to credit the origins.
  10. Click on "URL with answer check / Extra Options"
  11. Under "AND" column, select the "Number-Normal, L, M, S - Green, Blue, Red" checkmark.
  12. Click on "Generate URL with answer check" button.
  13. Click on "URL_short" button.
  14. Press "CTRL+V" to paste the link and click on "Shorten".
  15. Copy the shortened URL and Save/Share it.

Thermo Sudoku

Killer Sudoku

Kropki Sudoku

Little Killer Sudoku

Arrow Sudoku

Consecutive Sudoku

XV Sudoku

Greater Than Sudoku

Quadruple

Puzzles

Tapa

Masyu

  1. Click on "New grid / Update" button and set the Board type: "Square", Set your grid size in "Rows:" and "Columns:" and then click on "New grid". Click on "Yes, Reset it" popup.
  2. Select Edit: Problem (Shortcut: press "F2")
  3. Select Mode: Shape (Default is Circles, so a panel with circle choices will pop up)
  4. Select Style: "Behind Lines"
  5. Place your shapes into the grid (You can select in Panel or use keyboard shortcuts 1,2,3...)
  6. [Optional] - In case you need to use some shading, Select Mode: Surface
  7. Enabling Answer Check and Selecting User Preference Mode
    1. Select Edit: Solution (Shortcut: press "F3")
    2. Select Mode: Line
    3. Select Sub: Normal
    4. Select Style: Green Color
    5. Draw the Loop
  8. Click on "Share" button
  9. Provide some puzzle info (Optional but Recommended)
    1. Give some Title (e.g. Classic Sudoku (Theme - Boxes))
    2. Add author name
    3. Add rules
    4. If you are trying to create a puzzle from some other source then please provide the Source URL to credit the origins.
  10. Click on "URL with answer check / Extra Options"
  11. Under "AND" column, select the "Line - Green, Double" checkmark.
  12. Click on "Generate URL with answer check" button.
  13. Click on "URL_short" button.
  14. Press "CTRL+V" to paste the link and click on "Shorten".
  15. Copy the shortened URL and Save/Share it.

Kakuro

Castle Wall

Pentominoes

Sun and Moon

Akari

Hotaru Beam

Pentopia

Icebarn

Battleships

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