SudokuGold is a Sudoku game application with six levels of difficulty, from "Easy" to "Impossible". This project, built in WPF with the MVVM pattern, showcases a way to implement a custom control as a UserControl, making it both reusable and adaptable within a larger interface. The project is divided into three main components:
- Sudoku Board UserControl: A reusable control that dynamically builds the Sudoku board based on the ViewModel.
- Main Game Interface: A primary WPF application that integrates Pages for navigation, each with its own ViewModel, including the game board component.
- Difficulty and Validation Interfaces: Special interfaces that generate board values according to difficulty and validate board configurations.
- A standalone UserControl project that constructs a dynamic 9x9 Sudoku board.
- Managed by a ViewModel that handles the board's logic, making it flexible and easy to integrate into other projects.
- Requires an interface implementation to supply board values and validate board legality based on difficulty levels.
- Houses the main application window with a menu structure, navigating between Pages that support different functionalities.
- Includes a dedicated page for the game, where the Sudoku board is integrated as a component.
- Contains a JSON file with a database of 9x9 board configurations pre-defined for the six difficulty levels.
- These interfaces provide board values dynamically according to the chosen difficulty.
- Implement validation functions to ensure game legality. These functions:
- Verify cell values based on Sudoku rules (row, column, and subgrid constraints).
- Highlight mistakes in the board by flagging incorrect values in red, later resetting to blue when corrections are made.
This prototype is fully playable, but some features are still under development to enhance the gameplay experience. Here’s what’s coming soon:
- 🔄 Undo Operations: Allows players to revert to previous moves to correct mistakes without starting over.
- ✏️ Pencil Mode: Enables players to make temporary "pencil" notes for potential numbers in cells without committing them.
- ⚙️ Settings Page: A customizable page for adjusting difficulty, themes, and other preferences.
- 🏆 Hall of Fame: A leaderboard tracking players who’ve completed numerous boards at various difficulty levels.
- ℹ️ About Page: Game information, including version details, credits, and a brief gameplay description.
These features are prioritized for future updates to create a richer and more engaging game experience.
Beyond creating a fun and challenging Sudoku game, this project serves as a demonstration of using MVVM architecture and Pages in a WPF application. It illustrates how to build a custom UserControl for a Sudoku board that is efficient, reusable, and easily integrated within a complex interface.
