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Ma Drasi and her kitchen in need of paralyzation
I visited Ma Drasi's kitchen today, and it was a hot mess, both temperamental and situation-wise. The rooks were rattling, cooks were crying, snooks were shattering, and crooks were flying and defying!...
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Wizard of subsets
Can you change this
into this
in three moves?
You are the wizard of subsets. With only your mind, you can grab any subset of the 16 stone blocks and move them one unit in any direction (north, ...
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A Complex Dash To Stalemate
For today's contribution to PSE, I present a sliding block puzzle! I have a series-helpstalemate in 26 for you all with a relevant question attached. The illegal position is intentional.
Objective #1: ...
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16 Step Switchover
The picture above shows two arrangements of four rectangular blocks, each labelled A to D. The arrangement on the left is the starting arrangement, the one on the right is the goal position. To solve ...
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Lasers: (Rotation + Movement) (Level 4)
Previous Level: Lasers: Cross through the bridges (Level 3)
Here's another level for my new puzzle, after a long time. Some new ideas came too:
Rules:
There will be lasers which are shaped like an ...
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A Stranger (Chess Sliding Puzzle)
A suspicious stranger lurks in the village. Deal with him before escorting the King to the luxurious safety of h8.
White is first to move. Only legal chess moves are allowed. Pawns are not promoted ...
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Pool of Pawns (Chess Sliding Puzzle)
The King has tired of watching the Queen swim in the Pool of Pawns. Help him return to his palace on h8 using as few moves as possible.
Only legal chess moves are allowed. Pawns are not promoted on ...
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Rook River (Chess Sliding Puzzle)
The absent-minded king has gotten himself lost. Help him return to his palace on h8 using as few moves as possible.
Only legal chess moves are allowed. Pawns are not promoted on the final rank.
You ...
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Puzzle similar to 15-puzzle but more moveable pieces?
In the name of Science!™, I'm trying to look for (or, in the worst case, create) a puzzle/game similar to the n-puzzle whereby a player or player(s) have to put some pieces in a particular order (e.g. ...
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Is this two-sliding-block overlapped puzzle equivalent to the 8-puzzle?
I'm creating a new puzzle: two sliding blocks 8-puzzle, one on top of the other. Several pieces are covered and cannot be moved until the covering piece moves away. The objective is to pair colors, no ...
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What is the superflip on 15-puzzle?
On the 15-puzzle, what (solvable) position takes the most moves to solve if you solve it optimally?
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