Copyright (c) James A. Storer Sliding Three Square Problem 2 ###################################################################### Straight-Line Solution Rectilinear steps: 40 Straight-Line steps: 54 ###################################################################### *** For capture moves that move multiple pieces at once, the first piece listed for the move is one that a single finger can pust to push the whole group. #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 b b A B a a B X L L b b M M a a R R L L M M R R #1. Move a south: 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 B X L L b b M M a a R R L L M M a a R R #2. Move L west: 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 B X L L b b M M a a R R L L M M a a R R #3. Move b 2 segments ending west: 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 #4. Move X+A+B west: 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 #5. Move R 2 segments ending north: X X X X X X X X X X R R X X X X X X X X X X R R X A A A A B B B B X X A A B B X L L b b M M a a L L b b M M a a #6. Move a 2 segments ending north: X X X X X X X X X X R R X X X X X X X X X X R R X A A A A B B B B X a a X A A B B X a a L L b b M M L L b b M M #7. Move M east: X X X X X X X X X X R R X X X X X X X X X X R R X A A A A B B B B X a a X A A B B X a a L L b b M M L L b b M M #8. Move B south: X X X X X X X X X X R R X X X X X X X X X X R R X A A A A X a a X A A X a a L L b b B B B B M M L L b b B B M M #9. Move A east: X X X X X X X X X X R R X X X X X X X X X X R R X A A A A X a a X A A X a a L L b b B B B B M M L L b b B B M M #10. Move b 2 segments ending west: X X X X X X X X X X R R X X X X X X X X X X R R X b b A A A A X a a X b b A A X a a L L B B B B M M L L B B M M #11. Move B west: X X X X X X X X X X R R X X X X X X X X X X R R X b b A A A A X a a X b b A A X a a L L B B B B M M L L B B M M #12. Move A west: X X X X X X X X X X R R X X X X X X X X X X R R X b b A A A A X a a X b b A A X a a L L B B B B M M L L B B M M #13. Move M 2 segments ending north: X X X X X X X X X X R R X X X X X X X X X X R R X b b A A A A M M X a a X b b A A M M X a a L L B B B B L L B B #14. Move B east: X X X X X X X X X X R R X X X X X X X X X X R R X b b A A A A M M X a a X b b A A M M X a a L L B B B B L L B B #15. Move A 2 segments ending east: X X X X X X X X X X R R X X X X X X X X X X R R X b b M M X a a X b b M M X a a L L A A A A B B B B L L A A B B #16. Move b 2 segments ending south: X X X X X X X X X X R R X X X X X X X X X X R R X M M X a a X M M X a a L L b b A A A A B B B B L L b b A A B B #17. Move M west: X X X X X X X X X X R R X X X X X X X X X X R R X M M X a a X M M X a a L L b b A A A A B B B B L L b b A A B B #18. Move A north: X X X X X X X X X X R R X X X X X X X X X X R R X M M A A A A X a a X M M A A X a a L L b b B B B B L L b b B B #19. Move B west: X X X X X X X X X X R R X X X X X X X X X X R R X M M A A A A X a a X M M A A X a a L L b b B B B B L L b b B B #20. Move a 2 segments ending east: X X X X X X X X X X R R X X X X X X X X X X R R X M M A A A A X X M M A A X L L b b B B B B a a L L b b B B a a #21. Move R south: X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X M M A A A A X X M M A A X L L b b B B B B a a R R L L b b B B a a R R #22. Move X east: X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X M M A A A A X X M M A A X L L b b B B B B a a R R L L b b B B a a R R #23. Move a north: X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X M M A A A A a a X X M M A A a a X L L b b B B B B R R L L b b B B R R #24. Move B east: X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X M M A A A A a a X X M M A A a a X L L b b B B B B R R L L b b B B R R #25. Move X+M+A+a east: X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X M M A A A A a a X X M M A A a a X L L b b B B B B R R L L b b B B R R #26. Move L north: 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 M M A A A A a a X X M M A A a a X b b B B B B R R b b B B R R #27. Move b 2 segments ending north: 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 M M A A A A a a X b b X M M A A a a X B B B B R R B B R R #28. Move M 2 segments ending west: 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 a a X b b X A A a a X M M B B B B R R M M B B R R #29. Move B west 2 units: 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 a a X b b X A A a a X M M B B B B R R M M B B R R #30. Move A west: 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 a a X b b X A A a a X M M B B B B R R M M B B R R #31. Move a 2 segments ending south 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 B B B B a a R R M M B B a a R R #32. Move A east: 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 B B B B a a R R M M B B a a R R #33. Move B north: 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 B B B B A A A A X b b X B B A A X M M a a R R M M a a R R #34. Move M east: 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 B B B B A A A A X b b X B B A A X M M a a R R M M a a R R #35. Move b 2 segments ending east: 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 B B A A A A X X B B A A X b b M M a a R R b b M M a a R R #36. Move L 2 segments ending east: X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X B B B B A A A A X X B B A A X L L b b M M a a R R L L b b M M a a R R #37. Move X+A+B west: X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X B B B B A A A A X X B B A A X L L b b M M a a R R L L b b M M a a R R #38. Move b north: X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X B B B B A A A A X X B b b B A A X L L b b M M a a R R L L M M a a R R #39. Move a 2 segments ending north: X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X B B B B A A A A X X B b b B A a a A X L L b b M M a a R R L L M M R R #40. Move R west: X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X B B B B A A A A X X B b b B A a a A X L L b b M M a a R R L L M M R R *** The corresponding straight-line solution may be obtained by: Replace step 3 by 2 straight-line steps. Replace step 5 by 2 straight-line steps. Replace step 6 by 2 straight-line steps. Replace step 10 by 2 straight-line steps. Replace step 13 by 2 straight-line steps. Replace step 15 by 2 straight-line steps. Replace step 16 by 2 straight-line steps. Replace step 20 by 2 straight-line steps. Replace step 27 by 2 straight-line steps. Replace step 28 by 2 straight-line steps. Replace step 31 by 2 straight-line steps. Replace step 35 by 2 straight-line steps. Replace step 36 by 2 straight-line steps. Replace step 39 by 2 straight-line steps.