Markoshiki, logic puzzle game

Because the game system is so easy to master, Markoshiki is less about enjoying the game, and more about using the puzzle as the mental equivalent of a palate cleanser. The UI is clean and simple, but perhaps a bit too simple–the note functionality could be improved.

Markhoshiki is a number puzzle game. It’s like sudoku, but you place number sequentially on the board. There are four quadrants of cells on the board and the goal is to fill all the cells. Numbers flow clock-wise direction among the quadrants. The board is filled with some numbers initially. The player need to fill the numbers in all the cells to complete the sequence.

The game is fun to play. It took a while for me get it and how to play it. There is a handy help and tutorial to the rescue. As we get more comfortable with easier levels, we can venture into bigger size boards and more difficultly levels.

There is notes functionality that allows one tentatively put multiple numbers in a cell. But, notes functionality needs an improvement. (I started using notes less and less, and it is more fun that way. I could not complete many boards in extreme level without notes, though.)

The game is available as a web app also. I find it is comfortable to play 5×5 boards on a bigger screens than on smaller smartphone screens.