Sliding Three Square
Adapted from the Sliding Three puzzle, J. A. Storer, 2020.
(Planned construction for 3d print, 2.7" x 4.7" x 3/8" thick, with cardboard sleeve.)
A variation of the
Sliding Three puzzle
puzzle where all interior and exterior rounds have been eliminated, except for the two discs.
The start is a large piece containing Square U-shaped pieces,
each covering half a disc,
with along the bottom three square pieces.
The discs and squares are all 2 units high and wide,
the U-pieces are 2 units high by 4 units wide,
the big piece is 4 units high by 10 units wide,
and the tray interior is 6 units high by 12 units wide.
Problem 1:
Exchange the discs.
A solution that is identical to a Part 1 solution for the
Sliding Three puzzle
of
34 rectilinear moves
(43 straight-line moves)
is shown on the following page.
Problem 2:
Exchange the Square U-pieces.
A
40 rectilinear moves
(54 straight-line moves)
solution is shown on the following pages.
Problem 3:
The combination of Problems 1 and 2 to
exchange both the U-pieces and the discs.
It can be done in Square steps by first solving Problem 1 and then Problem 2;
the following pages show a shorter combined solution of
52 rectilinear moves
(66 straight-line moves).
All three solutions have some steps that involve moving the big piece while containing other pieces,
and can be performed by pushing with a single finger on one of the pieces.
Sliding Three Square Problem 1 Solution
(same as Sliding Three Part 1)
Sliding Three Square Problem 2 Solution
Sliding Three Square Problem 3 Solution, Steps 0 - 35
Sliding Three Square Problem 3 Solution, Steps 36 - 52