Copyright (c) James A. Storer Sliding Three Part 1 Generalized rectilinear movement is computed. One move is pushing a single piece with one finger, where that piece may push or drag other pieces with it. A second finger may NOT be used to aid movement, prevent a piece from being dragged to far, etc. If pieces (except for X) are not allowed to push other pieces, move 7 can be replaced by 2 moves and move 26 by three moves for a solution of 34 rectilinear moves. In additon, move 17 can be replaced by two moves for a solution of 35 restricted rectilinear moves. ###################################################################### Generalized Rectilinear steps: 31 ###################################################################### #0: X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X A A A A B B B B X X A a a A B b b B X L L a a M M b b R R L L M M R R #1. Move a: X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X A A A A B B B B X X A A B b b B X L L a a M M b b R R L L a a M M R R #2. Move b: X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X A A A A B B B B X X A A B B X L L a a M M b b R R L L a a M M b b R R #3. Move X: X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X A A A A B B B B X X A A B B X L L a a M M b b R R L L a a M M b b R R #4. Move L: L L X X X X X X X X X X L L X X X X X X X X X X X A A A A B B B B X X A A B B X a a M M b b R R a a M M b b R R #5. Move a: L L X X X X X X X X X X L L X X X X X X X X X X a a X A A A A B B B B X a a X A A B B X M M b b R R M M b b R R #6. Move M: L L X X X X X X X X X X L L X X X X X X X X X X a a X A A A A B B B B X a a X A A B B X M M b b R R M M b b R R #7. Move R: L L X X X X X X X X X X L L X X X X X X X X X X a a X A A A A B B B B X a a X A A B B X M M b b R R M M b b R R #8. Move B: L L X X X X X X X X X X L L X X X X X X X X X X a a X A A A A X a a X A A X M M b b R R B B B B M M b b R R B B #9. Move A: L L X X X X X X X X X X L L X X X X X X X X X X a a X A A A A X a a X A A X M M b b R R B B B B M M b b R R B B #10. Move b: L L X X X X X X X X X X L L X X X X X X X X X X a a X b b A A A A X a a X b b A A X M M R R B B B B M M R R B B #11. Move R: L L X X X X X X X X X X L L X X X X X X X X X X a a X b b R R A A A A X a a X b b R R A A X M M B B B B M M B B #12. Move M: L L X X X X X X X X X X L L X X X X X X X X X X a a X b b R R A A A A X a a X b b R R A A X M M B B B B M M B B #13. Move a: L L X X X X X X X X X X L L X X X X X X X X X X X b b R R A A A A X X b b R R A A X a a M M B B B B a a M M B B #14. Move L: X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X b b R R A A A A X X b b R R A A X L L a a M M B B B B L L a a M M B B #15. Move X: X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X b b R R A A A A X X b b R R A A X L L a a M M B B B B L L a a M M B B #16. Move b: X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X R R A A A A X X R R A A X L L b b a a M M B B B B L L b b a a M M B B #17. Move X: X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X R R A A A A X X R R A A X L L b b a a M M B B B B L L b b a a M M B B #18. Move L: L L X X X X X X X X X X L L X X X X X X X X X X X R R A A A A X X R R A A X b b a a M M B B B B b b a a M M B B #19. Move b: L L X X X X X X X X X X L L X X X X X X X X X X b b X R R A A A A X b b X R R A A X a a M M B B B B a a M M B B #20. Move a: L L X X X X X X X X X X L L X X X X X X X X X X b b X a a R R A A A A X b b X a a R R A A X M M B B B B M M B B #21. Move M: L L X X X X X X X X X X L L X X X X X X X X X X b b X a a R R A A A A X b b X a a R R A A X M M B B B B M M B B #22. Move a: L L X X X X X X X X X X L L X X X X X X X X X X b b X R R A A A A X b b X R R A A X M M a a B B B B M M a a B B #23. Move R: L L X X X X X X X X X X L L X X X X X X X X X X b b X A A A A X b b X A A X M M a a R R B B B B M M a a R R B B #24. Move A: L L X X X X X X X X X X L L X X X X X X X X X X b b X A A A A X b b X A A X M M a a R R B B B B M M a a R R B B #25. Move B: L L X X X X X X X X X X L L X X X X X X X X X X b b X A A A A B B B B X b b X A A B B X M M a a R R M M a a R R #26. Move M: L L X X X X X X X X X X L L X X X X X X X X X X b b X A A A A B B B B X b b X A A B B X M M a a R R M M a a R R #27. Move b: L L X X X X X X X X X X L L X X X X X X X X X X X A A A A B B B B X X A A B B X b b M M a a R R b b M M a a R R #28. Move L: X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X A A A A B B B B X X A A B B X L L b b M M a a R R L L b b M M a a R R #29. Move X: X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X A A A A B B B B X X A A B B X L L b b M M a a R R L L b b M M a a R R #30. Move a: X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X A A A A B B B B X X A A B a a B X L L b b M M a a R R L L b b M M R R #31. Move b: X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X A A A A B B B B X X A b b A B a a B X L L b b M M a a R R L L M M R R