How to Win Fifteen Puzzle
Warning - Reading this may spoil the challenge!The first three rows may seem complex, but studying these moves will show you the techiques
necessary to solve the entire puzzle.
Solve the puzzle from the top down when the space is at the bottom. Otherwise solve from the bottom up.
first slide tile #1 into position. The best way to position a tile is to get it to the position directly below where it needs to go, then open up a space for it by rotating the target row around and slide it up.
You will often need to move correctly positioned tiles in order to solve the puzzle. Pay attention to how you move them, and then move them back once the tile is in place.
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| Start - Scrambled | Solve Row 1 | Solve Row 2 | Solve Row 3 | Slide 14, 15, 13 right | ||||
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| rotate row 3 left | continue to rotate both rows left, now the 13, 14 & 15 are in position to re-arrange them without effecting the 9-12 | move 13 | move 15 | move 14 | ||||
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| drop 13 down | rotate row 3 right | rotate row 4 left | rotate row 3 right | rotate row 4 left | ||||
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