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Zengaku Lite app for iPhone and iPad


4.9 ( 3069 ratings )
Games Education Educational Puzzle
Developer: Redshirt Labs
Free
Current version: 1.3.2, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 23 Apr 2010
App size: 13.69 Mb

Try the game that all the ex-Sudoku and ex-Kakuro players are talking about. Its time for Zengaku!

Zengaku (full) 4.5/5 on AppSafari: http://www.appsafari.com/games/11284/zengaku/

You know Sudoku. You know Kakuro. Zengaku is the next level of brain twisting number crunching puzzle fun.

Zengaku has teased out the best elements of Sudoku and Kakuro to create a number puzzle game that we takes the number puzzle genre to the next level. Kakuro forces you to find sums within interesting patters similar to a crossword. Sudoku limits you to numbers 1 through 9 appearing only once in a row or column. Zengaku blends those concepts creating a logic/strategy puzzle that is fresh and new and fun. You might say its Kakuro and Sudoku remixed.

Zengakus UI is top notch It gets out of your way and lets you solve the puzzle the way you want. Wed even go so far as to say its almost Zen-like. The name, Zengaku, is actually from a japanese word that means: total, full amount, or sum according to some translations.

Give Zengaku a try youll be done with Sudoku and Kakuro forever. Zengaku is the future. Start solving these great puzzles now.

The rules of Zengaku are very simple:

- The numbers 1 through 9 must appear exactly once in every column and in every row.
- Numbers in a column must sum to the number above them.
- Numbers in a row must sum to the number to their left.
- A circle joining any two squares indicates that the digits in those squares must be consecutive.
- Squares which are not joined by a circle must not have consecutive digits.

Zengaku Lite comes with the following features:

1. 8 unique puzzles to try. Three of our mini-puzzles, two jumbled mini puzzles, two easier full puzzles and one more challenging puzzle.
2. Zoomable game field to make entering digits easier. You can use a double tap or pinch gesture.
3. Ability to enter multiple notes into a cell to keep track of possible answers.
4. A check button to verify your answers whenever youre ready.
5. Puzzle progress is saved for each started puzzle.

Brush up on your math and logic skills, youll need them! And when youre ready upgrade to the full Zengaku game easily using the Upgrade button on the main screen.