Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-games
In the gnome-games package, in the sudoku program, I occasionally find that the "hint" function is broken, that is, it gives incorrect numbers. So for instance, when it is possible for a square to be either a 4, 5, or 6, it fails to list 6 as a possibility, which often leads to contradictions such as two squares both having only the number 1 as a possibility, when other numbers are possible. Also, the game occasionally marks one of my entries as red, (meaning there is a contradiction somewhere) when it should not (because there is no contradiction).The problem happens intermittently, but I have been unable to replicate at will. It happens almost randomly, or perhaps on certain puzzles. The end result of this however, is that some puzzles are seemingly unsolvable unless you ignore the hints. I've attached a screenshot demonstrating the first problem, where the auto-hint is incorrect. In this puzzle I was working on, there are two sets of notes in the squares. The top set are my own notes, (which should mostly be correct) and the bottom row are the automatically generated notes, which are definitely incorrect (and yes, I tried filling in another square and clearing it to make sure that the auto- hint was updated). For example, take a look at the square in the first row, fifth column, between the 7 and the 3. I have noted that 5, 6, and 8 are possibilities for the square, but the game excludes 6 as a possibility, for no apparent reason. Or, look at column 3, rows 6 and 9. I have listed 1 and 6 as possibilites for both, and the auto-hint only lists 1 as a possibility for both. Now, if you were thinking of closing this bug and writing this off as a user error, *please* take a close look at the screenshot. I'm not crazy, I'm not making a mistake. The computer is wrong, I tell you! Wrong! (please tell me I'm not going crazy!) ** Affects: gnome-games (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- sudoku auto-hint is incorrect, or incorrectly reports numbers as "wrong" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/251142 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-games in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs