

Numerous other variations - twin, killer, etc. When the achievements ask you to play 500 games of non-challenge sudoku, you're going to get tired of the two types offered to you very quickly. The third is only available through daily challenges, which means it's essentially an extra to the other two modes. There are three different game modes in Microsoft Sudoku: normal, irregular, and an ice-breaking game. But is this enough to keep things fresh? I don't believe it is. This simply chalks things up to forming nine weird shapes out of a regular sudoku puzzle, which in turn changes the strategies to a fair degree. To break up the monotony, Microsoft included a warped variation of the game in the form of irregular shape puzzles. Sudoku is going to be sudoku no matter what happens: There is exactly one correct solution for every game. I'll be mentioning the other two on occasion as I talk about Microsoft Sudoku, and this review will be pretty similar to what I had to say about Solitaire. I've had some experience with all three Microsoft games (that I know of) that one can earn achievements with while using an iPhone: Wordament, Sudoku, and Solitaire.
