SwiftUI Sudoku Game

A full-featured Sudoku game built with SwiftUI, featuring multiple difficulty levels and an intuitive, user-friendly design. This app brings the classic puzzle game to life, complete with note-taking for pencil mode, mistake highlighting, and a confetti celebration for completed puzzles!

Preview

Features

• Three Difficulty Levels: Choose from Easy, Medium, and Hard to match your puzzle-solving skills.
• Interactive Sudoku Grid: Tap any cell to select it, enter numbers, or add notes in pencil mode.
• Game Center Integration: Track your scores on the leaderboard and challenge yourself to beat your best times.
• Confetti Celebration: Enjoy a fun confetti animation when you complete a puzzle!
• Timer and Error Highlighting: Track your time and see if any numbers are incorrect with mistake highlighting.
• Undo and Restart Options: Reset the game or start over anytime to improve your solving speed and accuracy.

Getting Started

1. Clone the Repository:

    git clone https://github.com/jaredcassoutt/chess_swiftui.git
   

2. Open the Project in Xcode:
   • Open Sudoku.xcodeproj in Xcode.
   • Make sure you’re running Xcode 12 or later.
3. Run the App:
   • Build and run on the simulator or an actual device.
   • Select a difficulty level and start solving puzzles!

How It Works

The project is organized into several key components:

• SudokuGridView.swift: The main layout for the grid, with cell highlighting and selection capabilities.
• SudokuGenerator.swift: The engine that generates new puzzles with unique solutions, adjustable by difficulty.
• GameCenterHelper.swift: Manages Game Center authentication and leaderboard score submissions.
• SudokuViewModel.swift: Handles the puzzle logic, including user input, pencil mode, and completion detection.
• ConfettiView.swift: Displays a celebratory confetti animation when a puzzle is completed.

Future Enhancements

• Hints and Undo: Add hints to help players and an undo feature for better control.
• Daily Challenges: Include a new puzzle each day for users to compete on a global leaderboard.
• Sound Effects and Animations: Add subtle sound effects and more animations to enhance the user experience.

Contributing

Feel free to fork the project, submit issues, or suggest improvements. Feedback and ideas for new features are welcome!

License

This project is open-source under the MIT License.

Thanks for checking out my SwiftUI Sudoku game! Dive into the code, solve some puzzles, and see if you can beat your own high scores.