=============== SLIDING PIECE PUZZLE SOLUTION =============== Release 6.0 Copyright (c) 2008 Balmoral Software All Rights Reserved File: sliding.txt Starting arrangement Ending arrangement +---+---+---+---+ +---+---+---+---+ | |12 | 4 | 5 | | | 2 | 3 | 4 | +---+---+---+---+ +---+---+---+---+ |10 |13 | 6 |15 | |12 | 1 |13 | 5 | +---+---+---+---+ +---+---+---+---+ | 1 |14 | 2 | 8 | |11 |14 |15 | 6 | +---+---+---+---+ +---+---+---+---+ |11 | 3 | 9 | 7 | |10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | +---+---+---+---+ +---+---+---+---+ 38-move solution relative to current position of space (L: Left, R: Right, A: Above, B: Below): R B B L A R B R R A L L B B L A R B R A R A A L L B L B R A L A R B R A L L +---+---+---+---+ | A | B | C | D | +---+---+---+---+ | E | F | G | H | +---+---+---+---+ | I | J | K | L | +---+---+---+---+ | M | N | O | P | +---+---+---+---+ 38-move solution in terms of absolute piece locations: B F J I E F J K L H G F J N M I J N O K L H D C B F E I J F E A B F G C B A