=============== SLIDING PIECE PUZZLE SOLUTION =============== Release 6.0 Copyright (c) 2008 Balmoral Software All Rights Reserved File: bm2.txt Starting arrangement Ending arrangement +---+---+---+---+ +---+---+---+---+ | 1 | | 7 |11 | | 1 | 2 | 3 | | +---+---+---+---+ +---+---+---+---+ | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | +---+---+---+---+ +---+---+---+---+ |10 | 4 | 6 | 8 | | 8 | 9 |10 |11 | +---+---+---+---+ +---+---+---+---+ 28-move solution relative to current position of space (L: Left, R: Right, A: Above, B: Below): B R R A L B B R A L L L B R R A L L B R R A L B R A R A +---+---+---+---+ | A | B | C | D | +---+---+---+---+ | E | F | G | H | +---+---+---+---+ | I | J | K | L | +---+---+---+---+ 28-move solution in terms of absolute piece locations: F G H D C G K L H G F E I J K G F E I J K G F J K G H D