Christmas Sudoku
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🎄 Christmas Sudoku Interface
The interface is designed to be fun, colorful, and highly interactive. It includes a Sudoku board, icon choices, controls, messages, and win/lose modals. Here’s how everything is organized:
🏷️ 1. Header Area
Title: “Christmas Sudoku”
Displayed at the top in a large, festive font.
Uses Christmas colors (red and gold shadow).
Subtitle
Reads: “Try the easy 4×4 or the challenging 6×6 grid!”
Encourages players and provides context.
⚙️ 2. Settings Bar (Puzzle Options)
Located under the title.
a) Size Selector (Dropdown)
Options: 4×4 Puzzle or 6×6 Puzzle
Determines which size Sudoku board is generated.
b) New Puzzle Button
Generates a completely new puzzle with the selected size.
Resets mistakes, hints, and UI highlights.
🧩 3. Game Container
This includes two major parts side-by-side (or stacked on mobile):
A. The Sudoku Board
A dynamically generated grid (4×4 or 6×6).
Each cell is clickable.
Contains:
Fixed cells (pre-filled, blue-tinted).
Editable cells (white background).
Clicking a cell:
Selects it.
Highlights its row, column, and box.
Errors appear with a red background + shake animation.
Features:
Responsive sizing using CSS
clamp()for mobile friendliness.Block borders drawn between sub-grids (2×2 or 2×3 depending on size).
B. Icon Choices & Controls
1. Icon Choices Panel
A grid of emoji choices the user can place on the board:
4×4 uses: 🎄 ❄️ 🎅 🔔
6×6 uses: 🎄 ❄️ 🎅 🔔 ☃️ 🎁
Also includes a ❌ clear button.
Clicking an emoji inserts it into the selected board cell (unless it’s a fixed cell).
2. Mistakes Counter
Button-like element reading:
Mistakes: 0/3
Tracks how many incorrect placements the user has made.
Turns red when mistakes reach the max.
At 3 mistakes → Game Over modal appears.
3. Controls Panel
Three main buttons:
⭐ Hint Button
Starts with: Give Me a Hint (3 left)
Inserts the correct piece into the first empty cell.
Turns gray and disables when hints run out.
✔️ Check My Puzzle
Checks the board for duplicate violations.
Highlights errors in red.
If fully correct → triggers the win modal + confetti.
🎁 Show Solution
Reveals the full solved board (except original fixed cells).
Clears all highlights.
💬 4. Message Bar
A rounded green message box at the bottom:
Used to provide:
Instructions
Feedback on moves
Hint notifications
Error explanations
It updates dynamically depending on the player’s actions.
Examples:
“Selected row 2, column 3.”
“Oops! Invalid placement.”
“Congratulations! You solved the puzzle!”
🎉 5. Win / Loss Modals
Two centered pop-up windows appear when the game ends:
Win Modal
Shows: “Congratulations! You solved the puzzle!”
Includes a New Game button.
Loss Modal
Shows: “Game Over! You made too many mistakes.”
Also includes a New Game button.
Both modals darken the background using a semi-transparent overlay.
✨ 6. Visual Effects
Confetti
Triggered on successful puzzle completion.
Animated falling confetti circles in festive colors.
Error Shake
Invalid moves cause the target cell to shake.
📱 7. Responsive / Mobile Behavior
When the screen width is small:
Layout shifts to vertical stacking.
Sudoku board scales using
aspect-ratio.Choice grid and controls resize appropriately.
This ensures the game is fully playable on phones and tablets.
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