Before you give the command to build the Futoshiki puzzle, you must first set some options which the program will use during the
construction process.
Futoshiki Size: Enter a single digit which tells the program how big you want the puzzle to be. This number can range from 4 to 8.
To some extent, this will have an impact on the difficulty of solving the puzzle.
Preset Numbers: Enter a single digit to tell the program how many preset numbers should be built into the puzzle. This number can
range between 0 and the puzzle dimension described above.
Difficulty: A combo box allows you to choose between difficulty settings of Easy and Hard.
If you want to make a number of puzzles all having the same dimensions, then type a number into the How many
puzzles input field. When you issue the Make command, Magnum Opus will make that number of puzzles. The puzzle names will be a number which starts
with the number which you provide for the first puzzle, and increases by one for each new puzzle. The companion Futoshiki Java Applet is able to perform a
calculation based on the current date, and the start date for the puzzle sequence, to produce the name of the puzzle file to be loaded. This makes the setup
of Daily Puzzles a very simple task. Virtually any number of puzzles can be made in a single operation using this feature.
If you do choose to make multiple puzzles, then by default, Magnum Opus will change the difficulty of the resulting puzzles over a cycle
of seven puzzles. This would be useful for a daily newspaper so that the week could start with a very easy puzzle, with quite difficult puzzles reserved
for the weekend. If you don't want this feature, clearing the Vary Difficulty on 7 day cycle checkbox will disable it.
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