Moon and Star


Designed and made by Diniar Namdarian, 2016; sleeve by J. A. Storer.
(laser cut plastic, 3+9/16" x 6+3/8" x 3/8" thick)

A two layer puzzle where the top tip of the moon overlaps (but is not attached to) the square next to it (and the raised tray edges prevents that tip from overlapping edges). Here are steps 1 through 40 from solutions provided by the puzzle directions for Problem 1:


Moon and Start Position Notation
In the solutions to follow, for each position, the bottom layer is to the left of the vertical row of $'s, and the top layer is to the right. For example, here are steps 0 to 2 of Problem 1 solution:


Moon and Star Solution, Problem 1
Starting with Step 2, here is every second step of a 40 moves solution:


Moon and Star Solution, Problem 2
Here is every second step of a 27 moves solution:


Moon and Star Solution, Problem 3
Here is a 12 moves solution:


Moon and Star Solution, Problem 4
Here is every second step of a 25 moves solution:


Moon and Star Solution, Problem 5
Here is every second step of a 38 moves solution: