... by: PJT,

Love love love this. It's also a nice aide in teaching kids logic.

... by: Paul, Florida, US

Any plans to get the solver to be able to input puzzles that we are having a harder time with, or be able to view some of the strategies that are being used? It would come in handy especially with the iPhone puzzles.

Also, would be excellent to be able to have the iPhone version autofill all the possible numbers for given cells.

Jeff Widderich writes (27-Aug-2009):
I have put up the iPhone puzzle solutions on this page: http://www.str8ts.com/Support Its true I need to add a method for entering puzzles into the solver. Its in the job queue. I'd rather not simply list the puzzles to load them into the solver as it would be giving away the content of the iPhone game. Best regards

... by: Greyscot, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

I posted this review of your iPod app on iTunes (Canada). It is a great puzzle game and I wish you every successs with it! I also posted in Toucharcade. I hope this game gets the attention it deserves.

"If you like good, well-designed logic puzzles (with unique solutions!), Str8ts is excellent. Challenging but not frustrating. Well sequenced puzzles with a great tutorial and solid interface. For people who play and enjoy sudoku, nurikabe, masyubug, jabeh, kenken, kakuro... this game is a joy to play. Go to their website first and check out the tutorial and the strategy."

Jeff Widderich writes (4-Aug-2009):
Thanks!

... by: Ann, Nottingham, UK

I found the Str8ts puzzles recently and think they are great.

I hadn't read the feedback page, and had failed to notice the "how to print" link, so had some interesting puzzles as a result of having blanked out the wrong squares by hand after printing. Within IE8 (possibly also IE7) there is a "Page setup" option under the dropdown menu from the printer icon, from which you can choose to print background - slightly quicker than the fix which I eventually found via your link.

Keep up the good work!
Ann.

Jeff Widderich writes (9-May-2009):
Really appreciate the tip. I don't have IE8 yet but I've added your words to our print help page. Thank you!

... by: Ben, Boston

I love str8ts. They are super fun. I print out the daily puzzle every day but I don't always remember to check the solution. Do you have a solutions page for past puzzles? There is also no option to load your own into the solver so I can't check it that way.

Lastly, when will packs be available for purchase...I keep checking but it just keeps saying they are coming.

Thanks again and keep up the great work.

Ben in USA

Jeff Widderich writes (21-Mar-2009):
I've today created the 30 archive (+solutions) for the Str8ts puzzle, at
http://www.str8ts.com/daily_str8ts

Currently it opens puzzles for printing. I'd like to extend it to open into the player as well, but haven't figured that out yet. Also on the job list is being able to set black/white cells for entering your own. That’s the only component missing.

First Str8ts pack will be available in April.

... by: JL, san diego, ca USA

Looks complicated, but once you keep taking steps you get the gang of it.

How about a str8ts book? (like Puzzler has a Futoshiki book, and there are books for tredoku, tridoku, and hidato+

Jeff Widderich writes (1-Mar-2009):
We'd love to do a puzzle book - and we're talking to publishers about this.

... by: Jeroen W, The Netherlands

At first, great pzzl! I can see many variations to come!
Second, pls check str8ts @ newspaper Trouw of today 01-11-09 http://www.trouw.nl/ontspanning/article1930461.ece/Straigth.html
I'm not able to solve this str8ts because if u look at column 6 the're is an eight white field compartment and one black. Since there is a 1 in the white compartment the highest number to fill out is 8. This puts a 9 in the only black compartment A6. But, look at A9, there is allready a 9 as a clue.
Pls advise ..
Regards JW

Jeff Widderich writes (11-Jan-2009):
Don't try and fill in the black cells! They may or may not resolve to one number but it’s a mistake to try and fill them. On the player you cannot edit that cell. The puzzle does not require unqiue numbers or any number in black cells - other than the given clues - try not to think of Sudoku. The only correspondance with sudoku is unique in rows and columns - but in white cells only.

... by: Sue D, Macclesfield, England

I love str8ts. It's gr8 to have a new puzzle. When are they going to be in print? Would love to try them in the classroom (I'm a secondary school maths teacher)



Jeff Widderich writes (11-Jan-2009):
Going to be in newspapers just as soon as we can persuade the editors!

... by: CJ, Connecticut, USA

I am SO addicted to Str8ts!! Is there any hope of purchasing a large package (with all the solver features), or perhaps even just membership to an online archive of puzzles? lol one a day just isn't enough!

Thanks for a great game!!


Jeff Widderich writes (11-Jan-2009):
Hi. Yes, we will be making a pack of 50 puzzles, one pack per month. I'm working on the puzzles at this moment. Hopefully starting in Febuary

... by: puzzled, Canada

In the Daily Str8ts puzzle, why do the blacked out squares print clear rather than black?

Jeff Widderich writes (4-Jan-2009):
Good question, I've tested this on Firefox and it seems to be fine. But with Internet Exploder there is a setting for this. I've created a help page

Printing the Daily Str8ts

Feedback appreciated

Best regards