Hashiwokakero Free download

Edit By BS Editor: Hashiwokakero is played on a rectangular Grid with no standard size, although the grid itself is not usually drawn. Some cells start out with (usually encircled) numbers from 1 to 8 inclusive; these are the islands. The rest of the cells are empty. The goal is to Connect all of the islands into a single connected group by drawing a series of bridges Between the islands. The bridges must follow the criteria below:

* They must begin and end at distinct islands, traveling in a Straight line in between
* They must not cross any other bridges or islands
* They may only up/down or across
* At most two bridges connect a pair of islands
* The number of bridges connected to each island must match the number on that island

Solving a Hashiwokakero puzzle is a matter of procedural force: having determined where a bridge must be placed, placing it there can eliminate other possible places for bridges, forcing the placement of another bridge, and so on.

This program helps you solve existing Hashiwokakero puzzles as well as Create new ones. Main features of this program are:

* Create new puzzles manually or automatically; automatic creation offers puzzles with different grid sizes from 7x7 to 25x25
* Solve existing puzzles manually or let program solve it
* Save puzzles as bitmap files
* Print puzzles and solutions
* Display options include: circular or square islands, island size and display color schemes
* Puzzle size limitation of 7x7 to a maximum 25 rows and 25 columns
* 20,000 puzzles with varying levels of difficulty and solutions are provided.

Requirements: No special requirements