KenKen
This is a library for generating and rendering KenKen puzzles. Puzzle generation is seedable and highly customizable. Rendering can also be customized.
KenKen are mathematical puzzles similar to Sudoku. They must include exactly one of each number in each column and row while also solving the simple math problems arranged throughout the board.
This library generates KenKen puzzles of any size and is capable of rendering them as images via an HTMLCanvasElement.
Usage
Generate a 4x4 KenKen puzzle.
Generate a 6x6 KenKen puzzle with a specific seed and more math operations
Render a 7x7 to a PNG
Uses the node-canvas library.
Renderer.renderCanvaspuz, canvas.getContext'2d', fs.writeFileSync'kenken-7x7.png', canvasBuffer
Output
4x4
5x5
6x6
7x7
8x8
9x9
10x10
TODO
- Allow more complex math constraints to be imposed
- Test the various types of math operations
- Generate cell and math distributions
- Add CLI interface