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Someone has developed the world's most difficult (but simple) sliding-block puzzle.
You can play it here.
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Posted by Rand Simberg at December 08, 2004 05:55 AM
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You can play it here.
Maybe you can....
Posted by McGehee at December 8, 2004 08:38 AM
I said you could play it. I didn't say you could win.
Posted by Rand Simberg at December 8, 2004 08:51 AM
What the heck? There are only two starting moves that I can see, and both of them lead to stalemates where you can only move backwards. Anyone move A more than once?
Posted by Just John at December 8, 2004 10:07 AM
I managed two moves (so far), but I suspect I'm a long way from winning.
Posted by Rand Simberg at December 8, 2004 10:23 AM
I can get it to the lower right, but that's it. I think it's one of those puzzles that your brain needs to work on in spare cycles - come back to it later, and you'll be surprised what you'll "see" when you start to do it.
Posted by Matt Picioccio at December 8, 2004 11:04 AM
Yes, I've now gotten it to the lower right as well. I wonder if that's on the path to the upper right?
Posted by Rand Simberg at December 8, 2004 11:26 AM
I suspect the next step is to put it in the lower left, then diagonally to the upper right, but I do have to pretend to get some work done today.
Posted by Raoul Ortega at December 8, 2004 01:56 PM
Well, it CAN be done - only took me 317 moves :)
And believe me, it is a way better use of my time than studying for an Income Tax exam...
Posted by Steve Russell at December 8, 2004 03:29 PM
I moved it down to the bottom-right... and then up to the upper-left! Yay!
...Wait a minute. :(
Posted by Just John at December 9, 2004 04:59 PM
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