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* Let's call the entire 9x9 Sudoku box a box, and arbitrarily call the 3x3 boxes inside it square blocks.

Let's call a row of 9 squares horizontally and vertically a block.

Sudoku is not difficult once you know the basic principles and get used to it.

I was really into Sudoku a long time ago, and now that I'm playing it, the methods I used to solve it are coming back to me vividly.

I don't remember all the methods, but I remembered a few, so I'll share them.

1. The numbers 1 to 9 must be placed in a 9-square block without any duplicates .

2. This rule also applies to horizontal and vertical blocks.

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Nine 3x3 square blocks.

There are 18 blocks, each with 9 horizontal and 9 vertical blocks.

The first thing you should do is look around the entire Sudoku board.

Like scouting in an RTS game.

If you look closely, there are sections with more hints.

Of course, if we focus on these, it will be easily solved, right?

If you look at the red circles below, you can see that there are 3 or 4 blank spaces, which is less than other blocks.

Others have more than 5 blank spaces, which means there are fewer spaces to fill in and therefore more hints.

We need to figure out which number is empty here.

The leftmost red circle doesn't have 1, 2, 3, or 9.

The middle square is often easier to solve because there are hints on all sides.

There are three blank spaces in the vertical block in the very middle. Can you see that the numbers 3, 4, and 5 are blank?

Find 3, 4, 5 among the numbers around you.

Number 4 of them provide useful hints in various ways.

The red vertical block at the very bottom overlaps the yellow square block, right?

The red vertical block overlaps the yellow square block at the bottom, and there is already a 4 there.

So, that overlapping interval cannot contain 4.

The yellow line is the overlapping area of 4.

There must not be any other 4 within this overlapping area.

If you look at the red box again, it should contain 3, 4, and 5.

Except for the top section, the remaining sections overlap with the 4 sections of other sections.

So only the top one can have 4.

That is, it becomes like this.

Here's another way to solve it.

It should be used in conjunction with the above method rather than with other solutions.

If you look around the map, you will see that one of the two is more advantageous than the other.

In that case, each person can apply it.

As expected, we scan the board focusing on the central square block.

Here, we will first solve it focusing on the number 9.

Looking around the 9, I see a lot of hints.

If you follow the default overlapping area of 9,

You will find a non-overlapping area of 9 in the yellow square blocks.

Based on these results, we can see that 9 is confirmed in the upper left corner of the block one space below.

If you solve them one by one like this, the whole thing will be completed before you know it.

This is a different version.

As expected, there are many hints in number 9, so let's start from number 9.

As explained above

Just look at the overlapping area of each block and write down the numbers.

Before that, let's look at the middle blocks to see which blocks and numbers have the most hints.

The hint for 8 is simple and effective.

Find the simple and easy parts and solve them first.

Fill in the blanks.

By looking at other blocks, you will find overlapping areas and fill in the gaps.

This time, let's solve it focusing on the number 3.

After identifying the overlapping area, identify the valid section.

Once you solve just one, hints will follow, making the solution faster.

The basic outline of solving Sudoku is as follows.

It's been a few years since I've done it, so I'm a bit confused and remembering things as I go along, so I feel like I've talked nonsense.

If you do a quick Google search for a Sudoku guide, you'll find some easy-to-follow examples.

It's not difficult once you learn the solution, but if you get confused about the rules before that, it seems really difficult.

But the truth is, it's really simple.

After scouting the entire board and identifying the overlapping area,

If you start by solving easy and fast problems centered around numbers or blocks with lots of hints,

As the hints increase, it becomes easier to solve like a snowball.

Ugh... I missed the rhythm game coupon yesterday. ㅜㅜ

I thought it was the same event as the previous rhythm game with a lower difficulty level, so I thought it wouldn't give out coupons. ㅜㅜ

Anyway, this Sudoku is fun and anyone can try it, so I hope you give it a try.

There are also Sudoku games for steam and stoves, so you might want to check them out.

Although it is a game of numbers, it provides endless content that will make you lose track of time as you play.

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As the title suggests, this game embodies the life of a lonely indie developer.

You can think of it as a tycoon game where you manage your health and abilities, develop the game, manage funds, and pay taxes.

When you die, it shows you the process of your life in this way.

I saw this screenshot and decided to write this post.

Kan Kikuchi in this screenshot is the developer's name.

Became independent as an indie developer at the age of 26.

My first game, Mirage Quest, was released at the age of 30.

At the age of 32, he started raising a cat named Enchan, a long-cherished dream.

(syncopation)

At the age of 38, due to financial difficulties, he devoted himself to outsourcing work.

At age 50, his profits increased significantly with the release of his masterpiece 'Eden'.

(syncopation)

He passed away at the age of 84 while developing 'The True Mirage Quest'.

I guess we didn't get married in the end. ㅜㅜ

But the total sales are...

Usually you have to divide it by 10 to 100 times...

It feels like a Cairo soft game.

It has a slightly more rustic appearance.

If Cairo's game development story portrays an indie developer with several people,

The game focuses on the management and life of one developer.

Discover the asset site and get help in various ways and increase your abilities.

You can improve your abilities by attending art schools or other academies.

We need to sell the game and quickly buy subscription programming tools and graphics tools.

Make better games and increase your revenue.

If your game doesn't sell well, you'll have to do outsourcing or other work to make money.

In the beginning, you earn money like this, go to school, buy tools, and improve your skills.

We'll make better and better games.

If you work too hard, you will ruin your health and die young, so you should take care of your health by exercising and not overdoing it.

I also made some extra money through gambling...

Manage your expenses, pay rent, taxes, insurance, pension, and entertainment expenses. ㅜㅜ

Because money is tight, we have to cut down on tuition fees.

But I will face death alone...

A chance for reincarnation!?

In the official version, you can create a masterpiece game early with reincarnated abilities.

I hope I can get married and start a development company!

Oh, for a poor young man, winning a prize like this is like a drop of rain in a drought.

For me, the stove did that job.

There are also events like this.

Anyone who works on a PC has probably experienced this...

If the new game is not that good

Complaints are pouring out like this on social media.

To be honest, I feel really discouraged when my work gets bad reviews.

But complaining together!?

Professor Won Chance appears.

There's something mad in your eyes...

It seems like a good breeding and management game has come out.

I wanted to introduce this game because its title was vague and I couldn't pass it up.

The release date has not been set yet, but since the demo is only about 2 hours long, it doesn't seem like it will take long to release.

But as I was writing, tears came to my eyes... ㅜㅜ

Developer Kan Kikuchi.

Do all works support Korean?

Starting with Money Bass in 2019, we have been releasing games every year.

Um... the reviews... are mostly not very good. --

First work Money Bass VR.

As the title suggests, it seems like you're taking a bath with pretty girls and money. --

The evaluation is complex...

Beauty and money.

His desire is visible.

In 22, they even developed a game called Cat Mafia because they liked cats.

Cat Mafia rating is...

Are you feeling positively okay?

Number of reviews: 24...

Mr. Kikuchi, this wasn't written by your family or relatives, was it?

From 24 years onwards, the color of the group really starts to change.

I feel like there has been a lot of progress in effects, UI, images (AI?), etc.

However, the ambitious work Wonwang also failed to become a hit with only 14 reviews.

It shows a gradual development as the work progresses.

Finally, this game is in development, and watching the demo, it feels like all the skills I've accumulated over the years are finally coming to fruition.

I think this game will be a hit.

If you play the demo, the game looks pretty good.

I can feel the hardships of indie developers in many ways.

Drift into cat deck building in the first VR game full of money and pretty girls...

After that, he returned to tycoon style games that seemed to tell their own story.

Can real-life developer Kan Kikuchi find success with this game?

I'll end this article while waiting for the official release of the game that contains the joys and sorrows of an indie developer.

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