Sudoku – Simply Sudoku.

Sudoku at BugleGames is a very basic, uncomplicated game. I wish I could roll out better adjectives, but it is what it is. ^_^

Bare bones doesn’t mean that it’s bad!

There are no difficulty levels to choose from, and to me it looks like the default is set to easy. (I play a lot of Sudoku.) The red numbers are your guides, and you can’t change them.

To fill in the gaps, click on a blank square and keep clicking until you see the right number. If it’s a 9, you’ll have to click nine times. Your numbers show up in black!

 Vivid contrast!

If you need some help, there are two tools available to you.

1. Hint

Click HINT and then click on an empty square. The correct number for that square will appear in red. You can use hint as many times as you want, but each time it will add 60 seconds to your score. (That’s not a good thing.)

2. Mini-grid

Look in the lower right corner in the above pics. See that small grid? It mirrors what you’ve done so far. Whenever you have 1-9 in a row/column, the corresponding boxes in the mini-grid will turn light green. Now when you have 1-9 in one of the small sections, those boxes in the mini-grid turn blue. When the blue and light green combine it becomes a dusky green.

When I was playing around I found a slight problem with the mini-grid. As long as you have the numbers 1-9 in the section, the grid will light up. This doesn’t mean the numbers are in the right order. So you’ll need to pay attention!

 

That’s pretty much everything. *^_^* Score is based on how long it takes you to finish the puzzle, so try to be quick!

 

Final Rating

As far as Sudoku games go, this one is right in the middle. There’s nothing fancy about it, but it works.

I generally prefer harder Sudoku puzzles, but much to my surprise I found that I was making several errors! (Does that sound arrogant? It does, doesn’t it. >_< Blast.)

It took me a while but I finally figured what was tripping me up. The red and black numbers are great contrasts, but they’re so good that my brain focuses on the colors individually. I’d see all of the black numbers, or all of the red numbers. I had to really concentrate if I wanted to see both at the same time!

Many Sudoku games do this, and it always bugs me. Feh.

Anyway, I rate BugleGames’ Sudoku a 2.5 out of 5 stars. What would you rate it? Do you even like Sudoku? ^_^

 

Similar Games

If you like Sudoku or puzzle games, you should try some of these games too!

• Sudoku Puzzle Blast at Pogo – Fantastic mashup of jigsaw puzzles and Sudoku!
• Drip Drop Sudoku at IWON – Wait.. this is a terrible game! How did it get in here??
• Jigsaw Puzzle at Spigo – Flat out the best online Jigsaw Puzzle game that I’ve ever seen.

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*Reads the pic.* Thrills guaranteed!! Sweet! Oh, and Pogo decided to make it St. Patrick's day themed. Ordinarily there aren't clovers, rainbows, or leprechauns in Atlantis. Just go with it for today. ^_^

This is another slot game from Pogo, but it's completely different from Showbiz Slots. Atlantis Slots has 5 reels instead of 3, and no story unfolds as you play. You can bet up to 9 lines with 5 tokens per line. Max bet is 45 tokens per spin.

I can haz Jackpot?

There is a small scatter bonus. Any time 3 or more of the "SCATTER!" icons show up you'll earn bonus tokens.

In addition there is a short minigame. Each time you get 3 (or more) of the stone chests in a row the minigame will open. You'll be shown a series of 7 chests and you get to pick 3 (or more) chests.

Shinies!

Inside each chest is a number of extra tokens. Select which ones you want and hope for the best!

60 tokens. Yay.......

Each time you finish the minigame your little dude will advance one doorway at the bottom.

A wee one is he!

When he gets up the stairs a final minigame will trigger.

Hmmm.... Which one should I pick?

Each panel hides a token amount or a shark. As long as you find shark-free panels you can keep on clicking and the bonus multiplier at the very top will increase. But as soon as you find a shark it's game over. There are 3 sharks and 9 panels, so your odds aren't great to begin with.

Once this minigame is gone your little dude is booted back to the very first door and you have to work your way back to the stairs again.

On the regular board you may notice what look to be stone carvings of sea creatures in the 4th and 5th wheels. I haven't figured the point of the carvings in the 4th wheel, but if a stone creature lands on the middle row in the 5th wheel, you lose any potential payouts for that turn. Oh, and a creature will come out and chase your little dude, which is cute to watch. ^_^

Sounds like a fun game, right?

Well, there is one MAJOR failing in Atlantis Slots. The payouts are crap. I spent well over an hour getting pics for this post. By the time I was done I was *maybe* 1,000 tokens richer. Winning was rare and often wasn't enough to cover my bet. That's far less than thrilling in my book.

On the upside, if your sole focus is the Jackpot you can place the min bet and qualify for the JP. Just don't forget to bet 9 lines!

Vaults of Atlantis Slots is a Progressive Jackpot game, with a max payout of $4,999. Odds of winning are not posted, but you can safely assume that the odds are terrible.

Final Rating
2.5 out of 5 stars.

This isn't a terrible slots game, but it isn't a very good one either. If you've played it, let me know what you think! And please, PLEASE have a safe Paddy's day!