Kakuro Puzzle Generator

Kakuro Generator Spec. 1. Code in Visual Basic .NET using Visual Studio. Must be compatible with Visual Studio 2003. 2. Generate Kakuros from 3x3 to 9x9 3. Just produce the solutions in an 81 character string. 4. **Solutions must be unique.** 5. 6 or more levels of difficulty. 6. Difficulty can be based upon the length of words and whether combinations for a word are unique. Eg 4 in 2 cells can only be 1 + 3 whereas 6 in 2 cells could be 1+5 or 2+4 so slightly harder etc. 6 in 3 cells slightly harder than 4 in 2. Generally harder puzzles should use longer words. 7. You may need to create a solver in order to ensure puzzles are unique. Uniqueness is of paramount importance. 8. Generator should generate symmetrical or asymmetrical solutions (form = 0 or form = 1) 9. 81 character string = KakuroGenerator(width, height, difficulty, form) 10. Kakuros must be genuine Kakuros. I.e. minimum word size 2, maximum word size of 9, no repeating of a number within a word, unique, etc ## Deliverables 1) Complete and fully-functional working program(s) in executable form as well as complete source code of all work done. 2) Deliverables must be in ready-to-run condition, as follows (depending on the nature of the deliverables): a) For web sites or other server-side deliverables intended to only ever exist in one place in the Buyer's environment--Deliverables must be installed by the Seller in ready-to-run condition in the Buyer's environment. b) For all others including desktop software or software the buyer intends to distribute: A software installation package that will install the software in ready-to-run condition on the platform(s) specified in this bid request. 3) All deliverables will be considered "work made for hire" under U.S. Copyright law. Buyer will receive exclusive and complete copyrights to all work purchased. (No GPL, GNU, 3rd party components, etc. unless all copyright ramifications are explained AND AGREED TO by the buyer on the site per the coder's Seller Legal Agreement). ## Platform Visual Basic .NET using Visual Studio