Monopoly Sudoku

[S1lent]

Greetings,
If you need Monopoly Sudoku money, and we all do.  Give PlayBuddy app a try.  Be sure to set it on "EXPERT" and use your free power-ups wisely.  Dumb me wasted them...oh well live and learn.

TIP: I use the app on iPhone to keep track of the timer.  Heck...you all knew that.
S1lent

[snowflower]

TY

[Mayhem]

Yeah, I'm slowly making progress on it.

[Squid]

I'm near the end of building up the properties.  I max out the money, then need it to continue building.  I'm almost done.

[minimarshs]

I always play the Expert puzzles, as they offer the largest reward and I have all the badges offered for Expert level. 

Suddenly my Buddy can't complete the Expert puzzles any more.  I have had three in a row that have at least 10 solutions when I plug the numbers into Sudoku Solver (after my Buddy has defaulted to Medium).  I have had to solve the puzzles manually - it can be done, but does anyone have an idea how long this streak of unsolvability goes? 

I like sudoku well enough, but I hadn't anticipated making a career of it.

[smokyrain]

Hi Minimarshs 

I just tried the buddy on Expert as that is what I always use, and it played fine. I had no issues with it.

There aren't really any settings that effect it that I know of, not like Daily Sudoku where you have to keep the main theme I believe.

I am not sure what would cause yours not too work.

[minimarshs]

If the Buddy can't figure out the solution, and uses up lives with wrong guesses, then it defaults to Medium level.  (That explanation comes with the Buddy.)  I have used an online Sudoku Solver to try to get the solution, but there are usually at least 10 possible solutions to that particular puzzle.  That is when I do the puzzle manually.  And I am frustrated. 
The Buddy does great on the other levels, as there are less chances to get a multi-solution puzzle.

[smokyrain]

I get your issue, and would suggest submitting a bug report. I played for over an hour on Expert mode last night and it worked perfectly. I am on City #6 almost at the end. 

[smokyrain]

It is frustrating for sure when it's not working properly.

[minimarshs]

I don't think it's a bug.  I think the algorithm isn't sophisticated enough to find the correct solution, when there are at least 10 of them.  I am finished all the cities, I have all the badges that are offered for Expert mode, and I am halfway through the second Champion badge.
The Buddy has this explanation: Buddy will switch to medium difficulty when presented with a multi-solution puzzle (RED TEXT). You need to manually solve/use hints until only one solution is possible (BLUE TEXT).
It takes quite some time, as every time you use 3 lives, the puzzle closes and you have to put in all your correct answers again, and it's over and over again.  I have been looking for a good online solver but none of them have the same set of numbers as Pogo wants.  If it was on Beginner, that is no big deal, but Expert has a bazillion empty spaces.
Just frustrated - I will belabour this no longer.  Thanks for your replies.