I received the following “Ask Fred” question:
Message: Dear Fred,
Have you any ideas about adapting Sudoku for blind puzzle people?
Yes, there are some accessible versions both for computer users and for those who like the more traditional game play. First, for those who don’t know, let me say a little about the game.
Sudoku is a logic-based placement puzzle. The goal is to enter a numerical digit from 1 through 9 in each cel of a 9×9 grid starting with various digits in various cells. Each row, column, and region must contain only one instance of each numeral. Completing the puzzle requires patience and logical ability.
Sudoku attained a huge international popularity in 2005 and has already been called the “Rubik’s cube of the 21st century”. This may seem a bit late when you know that the foundation for the Sudoku was already established by an 18th century blind mathematician called Leonhard Euler, who lost his eyesight in early middle age. It was only after he lost his eyesight that he developed his famous latin squares (and latin square puzzles for that matter). You can read more about his story and Sudoku by clicking this link.
Sudo-San is the first online accessible Sudoku that features a graphical interface and an extensive auditory interface, enabling blind players as well as sighted players to play Sudoku. Click this link to play Sudo-San online.
Marburg Braille Sudoku is the Sudoku-game for both blind and seeing people with Braille on the chips and sheets. The board consists of an aluminum plate laminated with a magnetic foil. Metallic parts may be fixed easily to the board. You can put a sheet with the Sudoku task on it.. The sheet will be fixed with the chip box and it’s cover. The chips are made of thin metal plates, 18 mm in square, embossed with the numbers 1 to 9. The chips can be placed on the empty fields of the Sudoku sheet. .
Azabat Talking Games Volume 3 is a bundle of four games designed specifically for blind and visually impaired people, requiring greater memory skills than Volumes 1 and 2. The bundle includes:
All four games run from one CD, no installation required. Click this link to purchase Azabat Talking Games Volume 3 from the Adapt-IT website.
Nilipokea swali lifuatalo la "Muulize Fred": Ujumbe: Fred mpendwa, Je, una mawazo yoyote kuhusu kurekebisha Sudoku kwa watu vipofu wa fumbo? Kuna baadhi ya matoleo ya kupatikana kwa ajili ya watumiaji wa kompyuta na kwa wale ambao kama zaidi ya jadi ya kucheza mchezo. Kwanza, kwa wale ambao hawajui, napenda kusema kidogo kuhusu mchezo. Sudoku ni fumbo la kuweka mahali kulingana na mantiki. Mpango ni kuweka tarakimu kutoka 1 hadi 9 katika kila seli ya gridi ya 9x9 kuanzia na tarakimu mbalimbali katika seli mbalimbali. Kila safu, safu, na eneo lazima kuwa na mfano mmoja tu wa kila namba. Kukamilisha fumbo hilo huhitaji subira na uwezo wa kufikiri kwa busara. Sudoku ilipata umaarufu mkubwa wa kimataifa mnamo 2005 na tayari imeitwa "Rubik's Cube ya karne ya 21". "Hii inaweza kuonekana kama kuchelewa kidogo wakati unajua kwamba msingi wa Sudoku tayari ulianzishwa na mwanahisabati kipofu wa karne ya 18 aitwaye Leonhard Euler, ambaye alipoteza uwezo wake wa kuona katika umri wa kati.""" Ilikuwa tu baada ya kupoteza uwezo wake wa kuona kwamba aliendeleza maarufu yake Latin mraba (na Latin mraba puzzles kwa jambo hilo). Unaweza kusoma zaidi kuhusu hadithi yake na Sudoku kwa kubonyeza kiungo hiki. Sudoku ni mchezo wa kwanza wa Sudoku unaoweza kupatikana mtandaoni na una interface ya picha na interface ya kusikia, ambayo inaruhusu wachezaji vipofu na wenye kuona kucheza Sudoku. Bonyeza kiungo hiki kucheza Sudo-San online. Marburg Braille Sudoku ni Sudoku-mchezo kwa ajili ya wote vipofu na kuona watu na Braille juu ya chips na karatasi. Bodi inajumuisha sahani ya alumini laminated na karatasi ya sumaku. Sehemu za chuma zinaweza kuwekwa kwa urahisi kwenye ubao. Unaweza kuweka karatasi na kazi ya Sudoku juu yake.. karatasi itakuwa fasta na sanduku chip na ni kifuniko. Chip ni ya chuma nyembamba, 18mm mraba, embossed na namba 1 hadi 9. Chips inaweza kuwekwa juu ya mashamba tupu ya karatasi Sudoku. . Azabaat Talking Games Volume 3 ni bundle ya michezo minne iliyoundwa hasa kwa ajili ya vipofu na watu wenye ulemavu wa kuona, ambayo inahitaji ujuzi mkubwa wa kumbukumbu kuliko Volumes 1 na 2. Kifurushi ni pamoja na: Michezo yote minne kukimbia kutoka CD moja, hakuna ufungaji zinahitajika. "Kuchukua nafasi ya ""Kucheza Azazel"" kwenye tovuti ya Adapt.com."