Copyright (c) James A. Storer Subbeams Rainbow 96 Rectilinear Moves Solution When 1x1's Are Colored This 96 moves rectilinear solution is the same as a 95 moves rectilinear moves solution except that at move 80, instead of using 1 rectilinear move and 2 straight-line or unit moves, it uses 2 rectilinear moves (and still 2 straight-line or unit moves) to keep A and B in a left-to-right order. ###################################################################### Rectilinear Solution Rectilinear steps: 96 Straight-Line steps: 98 Unit steps: 124 ###################################################################### #0: 1 1 X X 2 2 X X 3 3 A B 4 4 L R 5 5 L R 6 6 #1. Move X north: X X 1 1 X X 2 2 3 3 A B 4 4 L R 5 5 L R 6 6 #2. Move A north: X X 1 1 X X 2 2 A 3 3 B 4 4 L R 5 5 L R 6 6 #3. Move B north: X X 1 1 X X 2 2 A B 3 3 4 4 L R 5 5 L R 6 6 #4. Move L north: X X 1 1 X X 2 2 A B 3 3 L 4 4 L R 5 5 R 6 6 #5. Move R north: X X 1 1 X X 2 2 A B 3 3 L R 4 4 L R 5 5 6 6 #6. Move 6 west 2 units: X X 1 1 X X 2 2 A B 3 3 L R 4 4 L R 5 5 6 6 #7. Move 5 south: X X 1 1 X X 2 2 A B 3 3 L R 4 4 L R 6 6 5 5 #8. Move 4 south: X X 1 1 X X 2 2 A B 3 3 L R L R 4 4 6 6 5 5 #9. Move 3 south: X X 1 1 X X 2 2 A B L R 3 3 L R 4 4 6 6 5 5 #10. Move B east 2 units: X X 1 1 X X 2 2 A B L R 3 3 L R 4 4 6 6 5 5 #11. Move A east 2 units: X X 1 1 X X 2 2 A B L R 3 3 L R 4 4 6 6 5 5 #12. Move X south: 1 1 X X 2 2 X X A B L R 3 3 L R 4 4 6 6 5 5 #13. Move 1 west 2 units: 1 1 X X 2 2 X X A B L R 3 3 L R 4 4 6 6 5 5 #14. Move 2 north: 1 1 2 2 X X X X A B L R 3 3 L R 4 4 6 6 5 5 #15. Move A east 2 units: 1 1 2 2 X X A X X B L R 3 3 L R 4 4 6 6 5 5 #16. Move X east: 1 1 2 2 X X A X X B L R 3 3 L R 4 4 6 6 5 5 #17. Move L north 2 units: 1 1 2 2 L X X A L X X B R 3 3 R 4 4 6 6 5 5 #18. Move R west: 1 1 2 2 L X X A L X X B R 3 3 R 4 4 6 6 5 5 #19. Move 3 west: 1 1 2 2 L X X A L X X B R 3 3 R 4 4 6 6 5 5 #20. Move 4 west: 1 1 2 2 L X X A L X X B R 3 3 R 4 4 6 6 5 5 #21. Move B south 2 units: 1 1 2 2 L X X A L X X R 3 3 R 4 4 B 6 6 5 5 #22. Move A south 2 units: 1 1 2 2 L X X L X X R 3 3 A R 4 4 B 6 6 5 5 #23. Move X east: 1 1 2 2 L X X L X X R 3 3 A R 4 4 B 6 6 5 5 #24. Move L east: 1 1 2 2 L X X L X X R 3 3 A R 4 4 B 6 6 5 5 #25. Move R north 2 units: 1 1 2 2 R L X X R L X X 3 3 A 4 4 B 6 6 5 5 #26. Move 3 west: 1 1 2 2 R L X X R L X X 3 3 A 4 4 B 6 6 5 5 #27. Move 4 west: 1 1 2 2 R L X X R L X X 3 3 A 4 4 B 6 6 5 5 #28. Move A south 2 units: 1 1 2 2 R L X X R L X X 3 3 4 4 A B 6 6 5 5 #29. Move X south: 1 1 2 2 R L R L X X 3 3 X X 4 4 A B 6 6 5 5 #30. Move 2 south: 1 1 R L 2 2 R L X X 3 3 X X 4 4 A B 6 6 5 5 #31. Move 1 east 2 units: 1 1 R L 2 2 R L X X 3 3 X X 4 4 A B 6 6 5 5 #32. Move L north: L 1 1 R L 2 2 R X X 3 3 X X 4 4 A B 6 6 5 5 #33. Move R north: R L 1 1 R L 2 2 X X 3 3 X X 4 4 A B 6 6 5 5 #34. Move 3 north: R L 1 1 R L 2 2 3 3 X X X X 4 4 A B 6 6 5 5 #35. Move 4 north: R L 1 1 R L 2 2 3 3 X X 4 4 X X A B 6 6 5 5 #36. Move A west 2 units: R L 1 1 R L 2 2 3 3 X X 4 4 X X A B 6 6 5 5 #37. Move B west 2 units: R L 1 1 R L 2 2 3 3 X X 4 4 X X A B 6 6 5 5 #38. Move X south: R L 1 1 R L 2 2 3 3 4 4 X X A B X X 6 6 5 5 #39. Move 3 east 2 units: R L 1 1 R L 2 2 3 3 4 4 X X A B X X 6 6 5 5 #40. Move 4 north: R L 1 1 R L 2 2 4 4 3 3 X X A B X X 6 6 5 5 #41. Move A north: R L 1 1 R L 2 2 4 4 3 3 A X X B X X 6 6 5 5 #42. Move B north: R L 1 1 R L 2 2 4 4 3 3 A B X X X X 6 6 5 5 #43. Move 6 north: R L 1 1 R L 2 2 4 4 3 3 A B X X 6 6 X X 5 5 #44. Move 5 west 2 units: R L 1 1 R L 2 2 4 4 3 3 A B X X 6 6 X X 5 5 #45. Move X south: R L 1 1 R L 2 2 4 4 3 3 A B 6 6 X X 5 5 X X #46. Move B east 2 units: R L 1 1 R L 2 2 4 4 3 3 A B 6 6 X X 5 5 X X #47. Move A east 2 units: R L 1 1 R L 2 2 4 4 3 3 A B 6 6 X X 5 5 X X #48. Move 4 south: R L 1 1 R L 2 2 3 3 4 4 A B 6 6 X X 5 5 X X #49. Move L south: R 1 1 R L 2 2 L 3 3 4 4 A B 6 6 X X 5 5 X X #50. Move R south: 1 1 R L 2 2 R L 3 3 4 4 A B 6 6 X X 5 5 X X #51. Move 1 west 2 units: 1 1 R L 2 2 R L 3 3 4 4 A B 6 6 X X 5 5 X X #52. Move 2 north: 1 1 2 2 R L R L 3 3 4 4 A B 6 6 X X 5 5 X X #53. Move 3 north: 1 1 2 2 R L 3 3 R L 4 4 A B 6 6 X X 5 5 X X #54. Move A north: 1 1 2 2 R L 3 3 R L A 4 4 B 6 6 X X 5 5 X X #55. Move B north: 1 1 2 2 R L 3 3 R L A B 4 4 6 6 X X 5 5 X X #56. Move 4 east 2 units: 1 1 2 2 R L 3 3 R L A B 4 4 6 6 X X 5 5 X X #57. Move L south: 1 1 2 2 R 3 3 R L A B L 4 4 6 6 X X 5 5 X X #58. Move R south: 1 1 2 2 3 3 R L A B R L 4 4 6 6 X X 5 5 X X #59. Move 3 west 2 units: 1 1 2 2 3 3 R L A B R L 4 4 6 6 X X 5 5 X X #60. Move A north: 1 1 2 2 3 3 A R L B R L 4 4 6 6 X X 5 5 X X #61. Move B north: 1 1 2 2 3 3 A B R L R L 4 4 6 6 X X 5 5 X X #62. Move 4 north: 1 1 2 2 3 3 A B R L 4 4 R L 6 6 X X 5 5 X X #63. Move X north: 1 1 2 2 3 3 A B R L 4 4 R L X X 6 6 X X 5 5 #64. Move 5 east 2 units: 1 1 2 2 3 3 A B R L 4 4 R L X X 6 6 X X 5 5 #65. Move 6 south: 1 1 2 2 3 3 A B R L 4 4 R L X X X X 6 6 5 5 #66. Move L south: 1 1 2 2 3 3 A B R 4 4 R L X X L X X 6 6 5 5 #67. Move 4 west: 1 1 2 2 3 3 A B R 4 4 R L X X L X X 6 6 5 5 #68. Move B south: 1 1 2 2 3 3 A R 4 4 B R L X X L X X 6 6 5 5 #69. Move A east: 1 1 2 2 3 3 A R 4 4 B R L X X L X X 6 6 5 5 #70. Move 3 east: 1 1 2 2 3 3 A R 4 4 B R L X X L X X 6 6 5 5 #71. Move R north: 1 1 2 2 R 3 3 A R 4 4 B L X X L X X 6 6 5 5 #72. Move L west: 1 1 2 2 R 3 3 A R 4 4 B L X X L X X 6 6 5 5 #73. Move X west: 1 1 2 2 R 3 3 A R 4 4 B L X X L X X 6 6 5 5 #74. Move B south 2 units: 1 1 2 2 R 3 3 A R 4 4 L X X L X X B 6 6 5 5 #75. Move A south 2 units: 1 1 2 2 R 3 3 R 4 4 L X X A L X X B 6 6 5 5 #76. Move 3 east: 1 1 2 2 R 3 3 R 4 4 L X X A L X X B 6 6 5 5 #77. Move 4 east: 1 1 2 2 R 3 3 R 4 4 L X X A L X X B 6 6 5 5 #78. Move R east: 1 1 2 2 R 3 3 R 4 4 L X X A L X X B 6 6 5 5 #79. Move L north 2 units: 1 1 2 2 L R 3 3 L R 4 4 X X A X X B 6 6 5 5 #80. Move X west: 1 1 2 2 L R 3 3 L R 4 4 X X A X X B 6 6 5 5 #81. Move A west: 1 1 2 2 L R 3 3 L R 4 4 X X A X X B 6 6 5 5 #82. Move B north: 1 1 2 2 L R 3 3 L R 4 4 X X A B X X 6 6 5 5 #83. Move 5 north: 1 1 2 2 L R 3 3 L R 4 4 X X A B X X 5 5 6 6 #84. Move 6 east 2 units: 1 1 2 2 L R 3 3 L R 4 4 X X A B X X 5 5 6 6 #85. Move X south: 1 1 2 2 L R 3 3 L R 4 4 A B X X 5 5 X X 6 6 #86. Move A west 2 units: 1 1 2 2 L R 3 3 L R 4 4 A B X X 5 5 X X 6 6 #87. Move B west 2 units: 1 1 2 2 L R 3 3 L R 4 4 A B X X 5 5 X X 6 6 #88. Move 4 south: 1 1 2 2 L R 3 3 L R A B 4 4 X X 5 5 X X 6 6 #89. Move 3 south: 1 1 2 2 L R L R 3 3 A B 4 4 X X 5 5 X X 6 6 #90. Move 2 south: 1 1 L R 2 2 L R 3 3 A B 4 4 X X 5 5 X X 6 6 #91. Move 1 east 2 units: 1 1 L R 2 2 L R 3 3 A B 4 4 X X 5 5 X X 6 6 #92. Move L north: L 1 1 L R 2 2 R 3 3 A B 4 4 X X 5 5 X X 6 6 #93. Move A north: L 1 1 L R 2 2 A R 3 3 B 4 4 X X 5 5 X X 6 6 #94. Move R north: L R 1 1 L R 2 2 A 3 3 B 4 4 X X 5 5 X X 6 6 #95. Move B north: L R 1 1 L R 2 2 A B 3 3 4 4 X X 5 5 X X 6 6 #96. Move X north: L R 1 1 L R 2 2 A B 3 3 X X 4 4 X X 5 5 6 6