Copyright (c) James A. Storer Monarch Solution - 39 rectilinear moves ###################################################################### Rectilinear Solution Rectilinear steps: 39 Straight-Line steps: 51 Unit steps: 112 ###################################################################### #0: 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 C C B B A A C C B B A A C C B B A A C C B B A A X X X X X X X X #1. Move A east: 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 C C B B A A C C B B A A C C B B A A C C B B A A X X X X X X X X #2. Move C ending south on a path of 2 edges: 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 B B A A B B A A C C B B A A C C B B A A C C X X X X C C X X X X #3. Move X east 2 units: 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 B B A A B B A A C C B B A A C C B B A A C C X X X X C C X X X X #4. Move B ending south on a path of 2 edges: 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 A A A A C C B B A A C C B B A A C C B B X X X X C C B B X X X X #5. Move 2 ending east on a path of 2 edges: 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 A A 2 2 2 2 A A C C B B A A C C B B A A C C B B X X X X C C B B X X X X #6. Move C north 4 units: C C 1 1 1 1 C C 1 1 1 1 C C 2 2 2 2 A A C C 2 2 2 2 A A B B A A B B A A B B X X X X B B X X X X #7. Move B west 2 units: C C 1 1 1 1 C C 1 1 1 1 C C 2 2 2 2 A A C C 2 2 2 2 A A B B A A B B A A B B X X X X B B X X X X #8. Move 2 south 2 units: C C 1 1 1 1 C C 1 1 1 1 C C A A C C A A B B 2 2 2 2 A A B B 2 2 2 2 A A B B X X X X B B X X X X #9. Move C east 2 units: C C 1 1 1 1 C C 1 1 1 1 C C A A C C A A B B 2 2 2 2 A A B B 2 2 2 2 A A B B X X X X B B X X X X #10. Move B north 4 units: B B C C 1 1 1 1 B B C C 1 1 1 1 B B C C A A B B C C A A 2 2 2 2 A A 2 2 2 2 A A X X X X X X X X #11. Move 2 ending south on a path of 2 edges: B B C C 1 1 1 1 B B C C 1 1 1 1 B B C C A A B B C C A A A A A A 2 2 2 2 X X X X 2 2 2 2 X X X X #12. Move B south 2 units: C C 1 1 1 1 C C 1 1 1 1 B B C C A A B B C C A A B B A A B B A A 2 2 2 2 X X X X 2 2 2 2 X X X X #13. Move C ending east on a path of 2 edges: 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 B B C C A A B B C C A A B B C C A A B B C C A A 2 2 2 2 X X X X 2 2 2 2 X X X X #14. Move 1 west 4 units: 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 B B C C A A B B C C A A B B C C A A B B C C A A 2 2 2 2 X X X X 2 2 2 2 X X X X #15. Move A north 2 units: 1 1 1 1 A A 1 1 1 1 A A B B C C A A B B C C A A B B C C B B C C 2 2 2 2 X X X X 2 2 2 2 X X X X #16. Move C north 2 units: 1 1 1 1 C C A A 1 1 1 1 C C A A B B C C A A B B C C A A B B B B 2 2 2 2 X X X X 2 2 2 2 X X X X #17. Move X ending west on a path of 2 edges: 1 1 1 1 C C A A 1 1 1 1 C C A A B B C C A A B B C C A A B B X X X X B B X X X X 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 #18. Move A south 4 units: 1 1 1 1 C C 1 1 1 1 C C B B C C B B C C B B X X X X A A B B X X X X A A 2 2 2 2 A A 2 2 2 2 A A #19. Move C east 2 units: 1 1 1 1 C C 1 1 1 1 C C B B C C B B C C B B X X X X A A B B X X X X A A 2 2 2 2 A A 2 2 2 2 A A #20. Move X north 2 units: 1 1 1 1 C C 1 1 1 1 C C B B X X X X C C B B X X X X C C B B A A B B A A 2 2 2 2 A A 2 2 2 2 A A #21. Move A west 2 units: 1 1 1 1 C C 1 1 1 1 C C B B X X X X C C B B X X X X C C B B A A B B A A 2 2 2 2 A A 2 2 2 2 A A #22. Move C south 4 units: 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 B B X X X X B B X X X X B B A A C C B B A A C C 2 2 2 2 A A C C 2 2 2 2 A A C C #23. Move X ending north on a path of 2 edges: 1 1 1 1 X X X X 1 1 1 1 X X X X B B B B B B A A C C B B A A C C 2 2 2 2 A A C C 2 2 2 2 A A C C #24. Move A ending west on a path of 2 edges: 1 1 1 1 X X X X 1 1 1 1 X X X X B B A A B B A A B B A A C C B B A A C C 2 2 2 2 C C 2 2 2 2 C C #25. Move C north 2 units: 1 1 1 1 X X X X 1 1 1 1 X X X X B B A A C C B B A A C C B B A A C C B B A A C C 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 #26. Move 2 east 4 units: 1 1 1 1 X X X X 1 1 1 1 X X X X B B A A C C B B A A C C B B A A C C B B A A C C 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 #27. Move A south 2 units: 1 1 1 1 X X X X 1 1 1 1 X X X X B B C C B B C C B B A A C C B B A A C C A A 2 2 2 2 A A 2 2 2 2 #28. Move B south 2 units: 1 1 1 1 X X X X 1 1 1 1 X X X X C C C C B B A A C C B B A A C C B B A A 2 2 2 2 B B A A 2 2 2 2 #29. Move 1 ending east on a path of 2 edges: X X X X X X X X 1 1 1 1 C C 1 1 1 1 C C B B A A C C B B A A C C B B A A 2 2 2 2 B B A A 2 2 2 2 #30. Move B north 4 units: B B X X X X B B X X X X B B 1 1 1 1 C C B B 1 1 1 1 C C A A C C A A C C A A 2 2 2 2 A A 2 2 2 2 #31. Move A west 2 units: B B X X X X B B X X X X B B 1 1 1 1 C C B B 1 1 1 1 C C A A C C A A C C A A 2 2 2 2 A A 2 2 2 2 #32. Move 1 south 2 units: B B X X X X B B X X X X B B C C B B C C A A 1 1 1 1 C C A A 1 1 1 1 C C A A 2 2 2 2 A A 2 2 2 2 #33. Move B east 2 units: B B X X X X B B X X X X B B C C B B C C A A 1 1 1 1 C C A A 1 1 1 1 C C A A 2 2 2 2 A A 2 2 2 2 #34. Move A north 4 units: A A B B X X X X A A B B X X X X A A B B C C A A B B C C 1 1 1 1 C C 1 1 1 1 C C 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 #35. Move 1 ending south on a path of 2 edges: A A B B X X X X A A B B X X X X A A B B C C A A B B C C C C C C 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 #36. Move B ending east on a path of 2 edges: A A X X X X A A X X X X A A B B C C A A B B C C B B C C B B C C 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 #37. Move A ending south on a path of 2 edges: X X X X X X X X A A B B C C A A B B C C A A B B C C A A B B C C 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 #38. Move C west: X X X X X X X X A A B B C C A A B B C C A A B B C C A A B B C C 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 #39. Move X west 2 units: X X X X X X X X A A B B C C A A B B C C A A B B C C A A B B C C 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2