Get a Twist on Sudoku with Hitori

Enjoy A Great Puzzle Game with Hitori

I had always been in to Sudoku, ever since I discovered one day by chance in my daily newspaper. But after a while, I am not sure exactly what happened, I felt like I wanted a change. So when a friend told me he had just downloaded Hitori on to his mobile phone, and he described it as a ?game of Sudoku with a twist,? I figured it could not do any harm to give the game a try. When asking about what kind of name Hitori is, my friend told me that he did not know but that it is a Japanese word as the game originates in Japan.

How Hitori is Played

The game is played on a grid like Sudoku (depending on which version you choose there are various grid sizes from pretty small to up to 17 x 17 squares). In the beginning of the game, all the squares have a number on them. They are either shaded or unshaded. Players must ensure that the shaded ones do not ever come in to contact with each horizontally or vertically. Unshaded squares follow the counter rule; they have to be touching at all times so that they form a line at all times. A player can activate shading or unshading by using their left mouse to click on the specific squares.

Cool Things About Hitori

What I found particularly cool about Hitori was the fact that even though it was a really easy game to learn how to play (simple rules and even simpler for Sudoku players), it requires a bit of strategy vis-à-vis what to do with the shaded and unshaded squares. But that is why I was sensible and started with the first, easiest version of the game. I have progressed since then of course, but I have yet to reach the hardest level. Still, I have all the time in the world given that the game is so accessible on my mobile phone.