Copyright (c) James A. Storer 1234 Puzzle ###################################################################### Rectilinear steps: 58 ###################################################################### (ABCD represent the dark versions of 1234) #0: A B C D $ $ 1 2 3 4 #1. Move 4 north: A B C D $ $ 4 1 2 3 #2. Move 3 east: A B C D $ $ 4 1 2 3 #3. Move 2 east: A B C D $ $ 4 1 2 3 #4. Move B south (2 units): A C D $ $ 4 1 B 2 3 #5. Move A ending south (2 segments, 2 units): C D $ A $ 4 1 B 2 3 #6. Move C west (2 units): C D $ A $ 4 1 B 2 3 #7. Move A ending east (2 segments, 2 units): C A D $ $ 4 1 B 2 3 #8. Move B north (2 units): C B A D $ $ 4 1 2 3 #9. Move 2 ending north (2 segments, 2 units): C B A D $ 2 $ 4 1 3 #10. Move 3 west (2 units): C B A D $ 2 $ 4 1 3 #11. Move 4 ending west (2 segments, 2 units): C B A D $ 2 $ 1 3 4 #12. Move D south (2 units): C B A $ 2 $ 1 3 4 D #13. Move A ending south (2 segments, 2 units): C B $ 2 $ A 1 3 4 D #14. Move B east (2 units): C B $ 2 $ A 1 3 4 D #15. Move 2 ending east (2 segments, 2 units): C 2 B $ $ A 1 3 4 D #16. Move C ending south (2 segments, 2 units): 2 B $ C $ A 1 3 4 D #17. Move 2 west (2 units): 2 B $ C $ A 1 3 4 D #18. Move B west (2 units): 2 B $ C $ A 1 3 4 D #19. Move A ending west (2 segments, 2 units): 2 B A $ C $ 1 3 4 D #20. Move D north (2 units): 2 B A D $ C $ 1 3 4 #21. Move 4 ending north (2 segments, 2 units): 2 B A D $ C $ 4 1 3 #22. Move 3 east (2 units): 2 B A D $ C $ 4 1 3 #23. Move C ending east (2 segments, 2 units): 2 B A D $ $ 4 1 C 3 #24. Move B south (2 units): 2 A D $ $ 4 1 B C 3 #25. Move 2 ending south (2 segments, 2 units): A D $ 2 $ 4 1 B C 3 #26. Move A west: A D $ 2 $ 4 1 B C 3 #27. Move D west: A D $ 2 $ 4 1 B C 3 #28. Move 4 north: A D 4 $ 2 $ 1 B C 3 #29. Move 3 north: A D 4 $ 2 $ 3 1 B C #30. Move C east: A D 4 $ 2 $ 3 1 B C #31. Move B east: A D 4 $ 2 $ 3 1 B C #32. Move 2 south: A D 4 $ $ 3 1 2 B C #33. Move A south: D 4 $ A $ 3 1 2 B C #34. Move D west (2 units): D 4 $ A $ 3 1 2 B C #35. Move 4 west (2 units): D 4 $ A $ 3 1 2 B C #36. Move 3 ending west (2 segments, 2 units): D 4 3 $ A $ 1 2 B C #37. Move C north (2 units): D 4 3 C $ A $ 1 2 B #38. Move B ending north (2 segments, 2 units): D 4 3 C $ A $ B 1 2 #39. Move 2 east (2 units): D 4 3 C $ A $ B 1 2 #40. Move 1 east (2 units): D 4 3 C $ A $ B 1 2 #41. Move A ending west (2 segments, 2 units): D 4 3 C $ $ B A 1 2 #42. Move 4 south (2 units): D 3 C $ $ B A 4 1 2 #43. Move 3 ending south (2 segments, 2 units): D C $ 3 $ B A 4 1 2 #44. Move D east (2 units): D C $ 3 $ B A 4 1 2 #45. Move 3 ending west (2 segments, 2 units): 3 D C $ $ B A 4 1 2 #46. Move 4 north (2 units): 3 4 D C $ $ B A 1 2 #47. Move 1 ending north (2 segments, 2 units): 3 4 D C $ 1 $ B A 2 #48. Move 2 west (2 units): 3 4 D C $ 1 $ B A 2 #49. Move B ending west (2 segments, 2 units): 3 4 D C $ 1 $ A 2 B #50. Move C south (2 units): 3 4 D $ 1 $ A 2 B C #51. Move D ending south (2 segments, 2 units): 3 4 $ 1 $ D A 2 B C #52. Move 4 east (2 units): 3 4 $ 1 $ D A 2 B C #53. Move 3 east (2 units): 3 4 $ 1 $ D A 2 B C #54. Move 1 ending west (2 segments, 2 units): 1 3 4 $ $ D A 2 B C #55. Move 2 north (2 units): 1 2 3 4 $ $ D A B C #56. Move B west: 1 2 3 4 $ $ D A B C #57. Move C west: 1 2 3 4 $ $ D A B C #58. Move D south: 1 2 3 4 $ $ A B C D