\[ [game|k4kur0#game] | [motivation|k4kur0#motivation] | [features|k4kur0#features] | [screenshots|k4kur0#screenshots] | [webdemo|k4kur0#webdemo] | [usermanual|k4kur0#usermanual] | [issues|k4kur0#issues] | [license|k4kur0#license] | [download|k4kur0#download] | [devices|k4kur0#devices] | [changelog|k4kur0#changelog]\] 1 k4kur0 - A mobile Kakuro game {anchor:game} The __k4kur0__ [Midlet] is a __J2ME__ game providing [Kakuro] puzzles (Cross Sum puzzles) for your java enabled mobile phone or PDA (check {link:J2ME Device List|http://developers.sun.com/techtopics/mobility/device/device}. The game requires at least MIDP 1.0 and CLDC 1.0, MIDP 2.0 is recommended). From Wikipedia's Kakuro page: {quote} The canonical Kakuro puzzle is played in a grid of filled and empty cells - "black" and "white", respectively - usually 16x16 in size, but these dimensions can vary widely. Apart from the top row and leftmost column - which are entirely black - the grid, just like a crossword, is divided into "entries" - orthogonal lines of white cells - by the black cells. The black cells themselves - possibly barring those in a cluster - are not entirely solid but rather contain a diagonal slash from upper-left to lower-right and a number in one or both halves, such that each horizontal entry has a number in the black half-cell to its immediate left and each vertical entry has a number in the black half-cell immediately above it. These numbers, continuing the borrowed crossword terminology, are commonly called "clues". The object of the puzzle is to insert a digit from 1 to 9 inclusive into each white cell such that the sum of the numbers in each entry matches the clue associated with it and that no digit is duplicated in any entry. It is that lack of duplication that makes creating Kakuro puzzles with unique solutions possible, and which means solving a Kakuro puzzle involves investigating combinations more, compared to Sudoku in which the focus is on permutations. {quote} Wikipedia contributors (2007). ~~Kakuro. (2007, December 16). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.~~ Retrieved 13:00, December 30, 2007, from\\ http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kakuro&oldid=178353628. 1 Motivation {anchor:motivation} For Kakuro not too many generators and mobile games exist. There are a some good ones and some quite simple ones. Our requirements for the mobile version are similar to the requirements we had in mind for [5ud0ku]. We wanted a simple user interface and create challenging, non-ambiguous puzzles. So it should match our player natures and remain free of charge. We also wanted to try out some things and - most important - want to play the game by ourselves. 1 Features {anchor:features} {image:img=kakurotitle|align=float-right} __Current Version 0.8 (BETA)__ - runs on mobile devices with java versions for at least MIDP 1.0 and CLDC 1.0. MIDP 2.0 is strongly recommended.\\ (depending on screen size, min 300k heap (RAM) is needed) - game creator for user selected puzzle grid size, generating puzzles with unique solution - game editor and game solver - supports pointer-devices (Stylus input on Smartphones/PDA) - colors can be adjusted - four different display sizes - autosave/load, load and save of games - download of games from internet puzzle library - undo/redo support - status display - helper: highlight clue-fields for sums with unique combination - helper: check puzzle - helper: show a hint - helper: reveal specific digit - helper: signal wrong sums - helper: show possible digit combinations for a sum - helper: mini-calculator for +/- operations - helper: show complete solution - languages: english, german 1.1 Screenshots {anchor:screenshots} {image:img=kakuroscreen} {image:img=kakuroscreen7210} 1 Web Demo {anchor:webdemo} You can preview the game before downloading it to your mobile. Checkout the [k4kur0/webdemo] (Java Applet based). 1 User Manual{anchor:usermanual} you will find instructions at http://wintermute.de/wap/k4kur0man.html 1 Upcoming/Open Issues{anchor:issues} {table} date|version|upcoming/issue|comment -|All|Language recognition seems to be not working on some devices (Samsung).|This is a known problem with Samsung devices. Just select the language in preferences screen -|All|Midlet Icon may not display on some devices (e.g. Motorola does not show 14x14, but requires 15x15).|Will not be fixed Jan08|0.8BETA|In-game menu contains entries multiple times|Reported, but currently not reproducable Jan08|0.8BETA|NullPointerException for some user input games with no solution|Resolved in Dev Stream Jan08|0.8BETA|Input of user game displays multiple solution message, but game actually has only one solution|Problem resolved in Dev Stream(thanks to Nanami reporting it - you should have recieved a reply from ivonne already...) Jan08|0.8BETA|Cannot play input games having multiple solution|Dev Stream allows playing games with no unique solution (with some features disabled) 7Feb08|0.8BETA|Generator creates puzzles with ~~wrong solution~~|__reported__ 7Jun08|0.8BETA|Exiting a puzzle via device means does not account play time|resolved in Dev Stream {table} 1 License {anchor:license} The k4kur0 midlet is freeware (emailware). The k4kur0 midlet ("The software") can be distributed and/or published on the Internet. The software must remain free of charge and it is prohibited to request any donations for the software. The software may not be modified, reverse-engineered, or otherwise changed without the prior written approval of the authors, Ivonne Engemann and Marcus Wagner ({image:http://wintermute.de/wap/email.gif}). The authors reserve and retain all rights to the software. The software is provided "AS IS", without warranty of any kind. The user assumes all risk, responsibility and liability resulting from the use or misuse of the software, and completely releases the authors therefrom. (At some later point in time, we might decide to use a gnu license and publish the source code, as well) 1 Download {anchor:download} 1.1 Emailware The game is Freeware, but we declared it __emailware__.\\ If you use it, please pass a short note to {image:http://wintermute.de/wap/email.gif}\\ Thanks!\\ The midlet and the sources can be redistributed according to the license information above. 1.1 Midlet Files * {link:k4kur0.jad|http://wintermute.de/wap/k4kur0.jad} * {link:k4kur0.jar|http://wintermute.de/wap/k4kur0.jar} To download the game to your mobile via WAP, point your mobile's browser to http://wintermute.de/wap/kakuro/ . {include:Midlet/J2MEInstall} 1.1 Java Sources __CURRENTLY NOT PROVIDED__ 1 Confirmed devices {anchor:devices} As mentioned above, in general the midlet should run on any J2ME enabled device with MIDP 1.0 and CLDC 1.0 at least and sufficient memory capabilities. Devices, such as K610im, which implement CLDC and DoJa cannot run the game (There are some doja games available at http://gnu-mode.sourceforge.net/). Nevertheless, this list contains the ~~confirmed~~ devices. * MTV 3.0 noir * Nokia 6230i * Nokia 6233 * Nokia E51 * Nokia E60 * Sony Ericsson W880i 1 Version History {anchor:changelog} __V0.8 (BETA)__ - inital release with basic features and minor glitches 2008-06-08 10:04:26.83 2008-01-27 20:43:27.195 Sun Jan 27 20:45:14 CET 2008 Sat Feb 23 12:58:19 CET 2008 Sun Jan 27 20:43:56 CET 2008