Copyright (c) James A. Storer
Century
(One additional 1/2 unit move at the start precedes this solution.)
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Rectilinear steps: 99
Straight-Line steps: 111
Unit steps: 135 (but possible in 131 unit steps)
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#0:
1 X X 2
A X X C
A B C
3 B 4
J J K K
#1. Move 4 on a path of 2 segments ending north:
1 X X 2
A X X C
A B 4 C
3 B
J J K K
#2. Move K north:
1 X X 2
A X X C
A B 4 C
3 B K K
J J
#3. Move J east 2 units:
1 X X 2
A X X C
A B 4 C
3 B K K
J J
#4. Move 3 on a path of 2 segments ending east:
1 X X 2
A X X C
A B 4 C
B K K
3 J J
#5. Move A south 2 units:
1 X X 2
X X C
B 4 C
A B K K
A 3 J J
#6. Move 1 south 2 units:
X X 2
X X C
1 B 4 C
A B K K
A 3 J J
#7. Move X west:
X X 2
X X C
1 B 4 C
A B K K
A 3 J J
#8. Move 2 west:
X X 2
X X C
1 B 4 C
A B K K
A 3 J J
#9. Move C north:
X X 2 C
X X C
1 B 4
A B K K
A 3 J J
#10. Move 4 east:
X X 2 C
X X C
1 B 4
A B K K
A 3 J J
#11. Move 2 south 2 units:
X X C
X X C
1 B 2 4
A B K K
A 3 J J
#12. Move X east:
X X C
X X C
1 B 2 4
A B K K
A 3 J J
#13. Move 1 north 2 units:
1 X X C
X X C
B 2 4
A B K K
A 3 J J
#14. Move A north 2 units:
1 X X C
A X X C
A B 2 4
B K K
3 J J
#15. Move 3 on a path of 2 segments ending north:
1 X X C
A X X C
A B 2 4
3 B K K
J J
#16. Move J west 2 units:
1 X X C
A X X C
A B 2 4
3 B K K
J J
#17. Move K south:
1 X X C
A X X C
A B 2 4
3 B
J J K K
#18. Move 4 on a path of 2 segments ending west:
1 X X C
A X X C
A B 2
3 B 4
J J K K
#19. Move C south 2 units:
1 X X
A X X
A B 2 C
3 B 4 C
J J K K
#20. Move X east:
1 X X
A X X
A B 2 C
3 B 4 C
J J K K
#21. Move B north 2 units:
1 B X X
A B X X
A 2 C
3 4 C
J J K K
#22. Move 3 on a path of 2 segments ending north:
1 B X X
A B X X
A 3 2 C
4 C
J J K K
#23. Move J north:
1 B X X
A B X X
A 3 2 C
J J 4 C
K K
#24. Move K west 2 units:
1 B X X
A B X X
A 3 2 C
J J 4 C
K K
#25. Move 4 on a path of 2 segments ending east:
1 B X X
A B X X
A 3 2 C
J J C
K K 4
#26. Move J east:
1 B X X
A B X X
A 3 2 C
J J C
K K 4
#27. Move K east:
1 B X X
A B X X
A 3 2 C
J J C
K K 4
#28. Move A south 2 units:
1 B X X
B X X
3 2 C
A J J C
A K K 4
#29. Move 1 south 2 units:
B X X
B X X
1 3 2 C
A J J C
A K K 4
#30. Move B west:
B X X
B X X
1 3 2 C
A J J C
A K K 4
#31. Move 3 north 2 units:
B 3 X X
B X X
1 2 C
A J J C
A K K 4
#32. Move 1 east:
B 3 X X
B X X
1 2 C
A J J C
A K K 4
#33. Move B south:
3 X X
B X X
B 1 2 C
A J J C
A K K 4
#34. Move 3 west:
3 X X
B X X
B 1 2 C
A J J C
A K K 4
#35. Move X west:
3 X X
B X X
B 1 2 C
A J J C
A K K 4
#36. Move C north 2 units:
3 X X C
B X X C
B 1 2
A J J
A K K 4
#37. Move J east:
3 X X C
B X X C
B 1 2
A J J
A K K 4
#38. Move 1 south:
3 X X C
B X X C
B 2
A 1 J J
A K K 4
#39. Move 2 west:
3 X X C
B X X C
B 2
A 1 J J
A K K 4
#40. Move J north:
3 X X C
B X X C
B 2 J J
A 1
A K K 4
#41. Move 1 east:
3 X X C
B X X C
B 2 J J
A 1
A K K 4
#42. Move 4 north:
3 X X C
B X X C
B 2 J J
A 1 4
A K K
#43. Move K east:
3 X X C
B X X C
B 2 J J
A 1 4
A K K
#44. Move A east:
3 X X C
B X X C
B 2 J J
A 1 4
A K K
#45. Move B south 2 units:
3 X X C
X X C
2 J J
B A 1 4
B A K K
#46. Move 2 on a path of 2 segments ending north:
3 X X C
2 X X C
J J
B A 1 4
B A K K
#47. Move J west 2 units:
3 X X C
2 X X C
J J
B A 1 4
B A K K
#48. Move 4 on a path of 2 segments ending west:
3 X X C
2 X X C
J J 4
B A 1
B A K K
#49. Move C south 2 units:
3 X X
2 X X
J J 4 C
B A 1 C
B A K K
#50. Move X east:
3 X X
2 X X
J J 4 C
B A 1 C
B A K K
#51. Move 2 on a path of 2 segments ending north:
3 2 X X
X X
J J 4 C
B A 1 C
B A K K
#52. Move J north:
3 2 X X
J J X X
4 C
B A 1 C
B A K K
#53. Move A north:
3 2 X X
J J X X
A 4 C
B A 1 C
B K K
#54. Move B north:
3 2 X X
J J X X
B A 4 C
B A 1 C
K K
#55. Move K west 2 units:
3 2 X X
J J X X
B A 4 C
B A 1 C
K K
#56. Move 1 south:
3 2 X X
J J X X
B A 4 C
B A C
K K 1
#57. Move 4 south:
3 2 X X
J J X X
B A C
B A 4 C
K K 1
#58. Move C south:
3 2 X X
J J X X
B A
B A 4 C
K K 1 C
#59. Move X south:
3 2
J J X X
B A X X
B A 4 C
K K 1 C
#60. Move 2 east 2 units:
3 2
J J X X
B A X X
B A 4 C
K K 1 C
#61. Move 3 east 2 units:
3 2
J J X X
B A X X
B A 4 C
K K 1 C
#62. Move J north:
J J 3 2
X X
B A X X
B A 4 C
K K 1 C
#63. Move A north:
J J 3 2
A X X
B A X X
B 4 C
K K 1 C
#64. Move 4 west:
J J 3 2
A X X
B A X X
B 4 C
K K 1 C
#65. Move 1 north:
J J 3 2
A X X
B A X X
B 4 1 C
K K C
#66. Move K east:
J J 3 2
A X X
B A X X
B 4 1 C
K K C
#67. Move B south:
J J 3 2
A X X
A X X
B 4 1 C
B K K C
#68. Move A west:
J J 3 2
A X X
A X X
B 4 1 C
B K K C
#69. Move X west:
J J 3 2
A X X
A X X
B 4 1 C
B K K C
#70. Move 2 south:
J J 3
A X X 2
A X X
B 4 1 C
B K K C
#71. Move 3 east:
J J 3
A X X 2
A X X
B 4 1 C
B K K C
#72. Move C north:
J J 3
A X X 2
A X X C
B 4 1 C
B K K
#73. Move J east:
J J 3
A X X 2
A X X C
B 4 1 C
B K K
#74. Move A north:
A J J 3
A X X 2
X X C
B 4 1 C
B K K
#75. Move B north:
A J J 3
A X X 2
B X X C
B 4 1 C
K K
#76. Move K east:
A J J 3
A X X 2
B X X C
B 4 1 C
K K
#77. Move 4 on a path of 2 segments ending west:
A J J 3
A X X 2
B X X C
B 1 C
4 K K
#78. Move 1 on a path of 2 segments ending south:
A J J 3
A X X 2
B X X C
B C
4 1 K K
#79. Move X south:
A J J 3
A 2
B X X C
B X X C
4 1 K K
#80. Move 2 west:
A J J 3
A 2
B X X C
B X X C
4 1 K K
#81. Move 3 south:
A J J
A 2 3
B X X C
B X X C
4 1 K K
#82. Move J east:
A J J
A 2 3
B X X C
B X X C
4 1 K K
#83. Move A east:
A J J
A 2 3
B X X C
B X X C
4 1 K K
#84. Move B north 2 units:
B A J J
B A 2 3
X X C
X X C
4 1 K K
#85. Move X west:
B A J J
B A 2 3
X X C
X X C
4 1 K K
#86. Move 2 south:
B A J J
B A 3
X X 2 C
X X C
4 1 K K
#87. Move 3 west:
B A J J
B A 3
X X 2 C
X X C
4 1 K K
#88. Move C north:
B A J J
B A 3 C
X X 2 C
X X
4 1 K K
#89. Move K north:
B A J J
B A 3 C
X X 2 C
X X K K
4 1
#90. Move 1 east 2 units:
B A J J
B A 3 C
X X 2 C
X X K K
4 1
#91. Move 4 east 2 units:
B A J J
B A 3 C
X X 2 C
X X K K
4 1
#92. Move X south:
B A J J
B A 3 C
2 C
X X K K
X X 4 1
#93. Move 2 west 2 units:
B A J J
B A 3 C
2 C
X X K K
X X 4 1
#94. Move A south:
B J J
B A 3 C
2 A C
X X K K
X X 4 1
#95. Move J west:
B J J
B A 3 C
2 A C
X X K K
X X 4 1
#96. Move C north:
B J J C
B A 3 C
2 A
X X K K
X X 4 1
#97. Move K north:
B J J C
B A 3 C
2 A K K
X X
X X 4 1
#98. Move 4 on a path of 2 segments ending east:
B J J C
B A 3 C
2 A K K
X X 4
X X 1
#99. Move X east:
B J J C
B A 3 C
2 A K K
X X 4
X X 1
*** The corresponding straight-line solution may be obtained by:
Replace step 1 by 2 straight-line steps.
Replace step 4 by 2 straight-line steps.
Replace step 15 by 2 straight-line steps.
Replace step 18 by 2 straight-line steps.
Replace step 22 by 2 straight-line steps.
Replace step 25 by 2 straight-line steps.
Replace step 46 by 2 straight-line steps.
Replace step 48 by 2 straight-line steps.
Replace step 51 by 2 straight-line steps.
Replace step 77 by 2 straight-line steps.
Replace step 78 by 2 straight-line steps.
Replace step 98 by 2 straight-line steps.