This page explains how to complete Battleships interactive puzzles.

Battleships puzzles can be played interactively on the computer, offering many features and advantages compared to pencil and paper. This section explains everything about how to play Battleships Interactive.

Filling squares with ship segments or water

 

Battleships interactive is played by filling squares with ship segments or water. First click fills the square with water, second click fill the square with a ship segment and the third click brings the square back to its original state. Multiple squares may be filled or blanked by dragging the mouse.

Completing ship segments

When filling a square with a ship segment, the square will turn gray indicating it isn’t yet known which part of the ship it is going to be. As gray ship segments become surrounded with water or with other ship segments the color of the gray squares will change to black and their shape will change to show the appropriate ship segment which they represent.

Completing row or column

When all squares in a row or a column are completed, the corresponding number will change to gray. Empty squares in a row or a column may be filled with water by clicking the corresponding number. To finish the game, all squares must be filled with either ship segments or water. When the last square of the puzzle is filled correctly, a congratulations message will pop up.

Toolbar

All game functions are accessed through the toolbar. For some toolbar buttons, keyboard shortcut keys are also available as listed below.

Zoom in

Enlarge small puzzles for best viewing on your screen.

Zoom out

Reduce large puzzles for best fit on your screen.

Undo (Keyboard: U)

Go back as many steps in the game as you want.

Redo (Keyboard: R)

Go forward after using Undo as many steps as you want.

Restart puzzle

Restart puzzle to solve from the beginning.

Check puzzle (Keyboard: C)

Check all filled and blanked squares for errors.

Progress

Show elapsed solving time.

Show solution

Show solution of the puzzle. Using this button will also end the game.

Preferences

Open Preferences dialog box. New preferences will be automatically saved on the computer.

• Show ship conflicts: Check this box to automatically show conflicting ship segments during the game.
• Show ship errors: Check this box to automatically show wrong ship segments during the game.
• Auto complete row/column: Check this box to automatically fill with water empty squares in a row or a column when the number of ship segments is correct.
• Auto surround with water: Check this box to automatically fill with water according to the rules empty squares surrounding a ship segment.

About

Open About dialog box to see puzzle size, difficulty, ID, title and other information.

Help

Open Battleships Interactive page you are reading now.

Print options

 

Open Print dialog box. New print options will be automatically saved on the computer.

Print

• Puzzle: Select to print puzzle.
• Solution: Select to print solution.
• Current state: Select to print current solution state.

Grid

• Show fleet: Check this box to show fleet under the puzzle.
• Show water as X: Check this box to show water segments as X.

Scaling

• Preferred image scale: Reduce or enlarge printout.
• Attempt to reduce to page: Check this box to fit large puzzles on a single page. When this box is unchecked, large puzzles will print in multiple pages according to selected scaling.
• Attempt to enlarge to page: Check this box to fit small puzzles on a whole page. When this box is unchecked, small puzzles will print according to selected scaling.
• Select optimal orientation: Check this box to automatically select puzzle orientation.

Save puzzle (Keyboard: S)

Save current state of the puzzle.

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This page explains how to complete Kakuro interactive puzzles.

Kakuro puzzles can be played interactively on the computer, offering many features and advantages compared to pencil and paper. This section explains everything about how to play Kakuro Interactive.

Placing and deleting numbers (Keyboard: numerical keys)

Kakuro interactive is played by placing numbers in a grid. Click mouse on the desired square to open dial pad and then click on the desired number. To remove a number, repeat the above using X at the bottom of the dial pad. Numbers can also be placed by pointing mouse on the desired square and then typing with the keyboard.

Using pencilmarks (Keyboard: numerical keys)

Kakuro interactive also supports pencilmarks to help solve hard puzzles. Click mouse on the desired pencilmark square to open dial pad and then click on the desired number. To remove a pencilmark, repeat the above using X at the bottom of the dial pad. Pencilmarks can also be placed by pointing mouse on the desired pencilmark square and then typing with the keyboard.

Toolbar

All game functions are accessed through the toolbar. For some toolbar buttons, keyboard shortcut keys are also available as listed below.

Zoom in

Enlarge small puzzles for best viewing on your screen.

Zoom out

Reduce large puzzles for best fit on your screen.

Undo (Keyboard: U)

Go back as many steps in the game as you want.

Redo (Keyboard: R)

Go forward after using Undo as many steps as you want.

Magic blocks table

Open magic blocks table.

Restart puzzle

Restart puzzle to solve from the beginning.

Check puzzle (Keyboard: C)

Check all filled and blanked squares for errors.

 

Clear all pencilmarks

 

Clear all pencilmarks placed in the grid.

Progress

Show elapsed solving time.

Show solution

Show solution of the puzzle. Using this button will also end the game.

Preferences

Open Preferences dialog box. New preferences will be automatically saved on the computer.

• Show errors: Check this box to automatically show errors when completing a block.
• Show sum combinations: Check this box to show all possible sum combinations when mouse is pointing at a sum. Sum combinations list will appear under the puzzle.
• Show remainder: Check this box to show sum remainders in the horizontal and vertical blocks which the mouse is pointing at.
• Auto complete: Check this box to auto complete blocks when only one number is missing.

About

Open About dialog box to see puzzle size, difficulty, ID, title and other information.

Help

Open Kakuro Interactive page you are reading now.

Print options

Open Print dialog box. New print options will be automatically saved on the computer.

Print

• Puzzle: Select to print puzzle.
• Solution: Select to print solution.
• Current state: Select to print current solution state.

Clue colors

• Normal: Select to print in normal mode.
• Ink saving: Select to print in ink saving mode.

Scaling

• Preferred image scale: Reduce or enlarge printout.
• Attempt to reduce to page: Check this box to fit large puzzles on a single page. When this box is unchecked, large puzzles will print in multiple pages according to selected scaling.
• Attempt to enlarge to page: Check this box to fit small puzzles on a whole page. When this box is unchecked, small puzzles will print according to selected scaling.
• Select optimal orientation: Check this box to automatically select puzzle orientation.

Save puzzle (Keyboard: S)

Save current state of the puzzle.

Logic Puzzles are provided courtesy of www.conceptispuzzles.com.

This page explains how to complete Sudoku interactive puzzles.

Sudoku puzzles can be played interactively on the computer, offering many features and advantages compared to pencil and paper. This section explains everything about how to play Sudoku Interactive.

Placing and deleting numbers (Keyboard: numerical keys)

Sudoku Interactive is played by placing numbers in a grid. Click mouse on the desired square to open dial pad and then click on the desired number. To remove a number, repeat the above using X at the bottom of the dial pad. Numbers can also be placed by pointing mouse on the desired square and then typing with the keyboard.

Using pencilmarks (Keyboard: numerical keys)

Sudoku Interactive also supports pencilmarks to help solve hard puzzles. Click mouse on the desired pencilmark square to open dial pad and then click on the desired number. To remove a pencilmark, repeat the above using X at the bottom of the dial pad. Pencilmarks can also be placed by pointing mouse on the desired pencilmark square and then typing with the keyboard.

Selecting numbers

Selecting numbers is only needed when the Highlight selected number or the Highlight excluded squares preferences are used. To change the selected number, use mouse wheel, or spacebar, or click on a given (original) number in the puzzle.

Toolbar

All game functions are accessed through the toolbar. For some toolbar buttons, keyboard shortcut keys are also available as listed below.

Zoom in

Enlarge small puzzles for best viewing on your screen.

Zoom out

Reduce large puzzles for best fit on your screen.

Undo (Keyboard: U)

Go back as many steps in the game as you want.

Redo (Keyboard: R)

Go forward after using Undo as many steps as you want.

Restart puzzle

Restart puzzle to solve from the beginning.

Check puzzle (Keyboard: C)

Check all filled and blanked squares for errors.

 

Clear all pencilmarks

 

Clear all pencilmarks placed in the grid.

Progress

Show elapsed solving time.

Show solution

Show solution of the puzzle. Using this button will also end the game.

Preferences

Open Preferences dialog box. New preferences will be automatically saved on the computer.

• Show conflicts: Check this box to automatically show conflicting number instances during the game. A conflicting number means it already exists in the same row, column or box.
• Highlight selected number: Check this box to highlight squares in the puzzle which contain the selected number.
• Highlight excluded squares: Check this box to highlight squares into which the selected number cannot be placed.
• Font color: Select color of the placed numbers.

About

Open About dialog box to see puzzle size, difficulty, ID, title and other information.

Help

Open Sudoku Interactive page you are reading now.

Print options

 

Open Print dialog box. New print options will be automatically saved on the computer.

Print

• Puzzle: Select to print puzzle.
• Solution: Select to print solution.
• Current state: Select to print current solution state.

Scaling

• Preferred image scale: Reduce or enlarge printout.
• Attempt to reduce to page: Check this box to fit large puzzles on a single page. When this box is unchecked, large puzzles will print in multiple pages according to selected scaling.
• Attempt to enlarge to page: Check this box to fit small puzzles on a whole page. When this box is unchecked, small puzzles will print according to selected scaling.
• Select optimal orientation: Check this box to automatically select puzzle orientation.

Save puzzle (Keyboard: S)

Save current state of the puzzle.

Logic Puzzles are provided courtesy of www.conceptispuzzles.com.