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	Sliding puzzle -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Sliding puzzles or sliding block puzzles challenge a player to slide usually flat pieces along certain routes (usually on a board) to establish a certain end-configuration.
		Sliding puzzles are essentially two-dimensional in nature, even if the sliding is facilitated by mechanically interlinked pieces (like partially encaged marbles) or three-dimensional tokens.
		Sliding Piece Puzzles (by (Click link for more info and facts about Edward Hordern) Edward Hordern, 1986, (Click link for more info and facts about Oxford University Press) Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-853204-0)) is said to be the definitive volume on this type of puzzle.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sl/sliding_puzzle.htm (249 words)

	Sam Loyd's fifteen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		I must note that the theory of the puzzle, as presented in the puzzle's history page, relates only to two configurations: the original one with all the counters in the right order and the one with the counters 14 and 15 interchanged.
		For a given puzzle configuration, let N denote the sum of the total number of inversions and the row number of the empty square.
		Sliding it down changes the parity of the row number of the empty square.
	www.cut-the-knot.org /pythagoras/fifteen.shtml (843 words)

	Quzzle - Sliding Block Puzzle
		Lewis knows his puzzle is the world's hardest of its type as his computer considered every possible puzzle among ten's of thousands, each having an often long sequence of moves.
		Lewis considered puzzles consisting of blocks one by one, one by two, and two by two in frames up to four by five; where the objective is to move the largest piece from one specific corner to another specific corner.
		For those interested in some of the computer theory of sliding block puzzles, it has been shown that sliding block puzzles are in a class of problems that are the most difficult even for a computer to solve.
	www.quirkle.com /puzzle (850 words)

	MazeWorks - Sliders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Once the puzzle is scrambled, click on a block with the mouse to move it into the vacant square.
		The goal of the original puzzle was to move the blocks into correct numerical order, with the vacant square in the lower-right corner (the Home State of the 15-Square puzzle).
		But it is possible to solve the 14-15 puzzle if the Home State is modified slightly, by placing the vacant square in the upper-left corner of the board rather than the lower right.
	www.mazeworks.com /sliders (171 words)

	Javascript Sliding Puzzle V1.0 GUIDE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This means you need to cut the puzzle image up manually using an image editor, then rename each image as 'pictureXX.jpg' where XX is the number of that piece's position reading left to right and down (as you would a book).
		A number representing how difficult the puzzle is to solve, the higher this number, the harder it is. It actually how many random moves are made to mix the pieces up.
		If the puzzle is in a window opened with javascript, (see this example), set this value to 'opener' instead.
	www.dev-den.co.uk /puzzle/guide.html (1911 words)

	Math Games: Sliding Block Puzzles
		For puzzles with a small number of pieces, a high number of moves, and difficult solutions, my own puzzles used to be record setters.
		An old-style sliding-block puzzle fits into a 4×5 rectangle, has all pieces 1×1, 1×2, or 2×2, and has goal "move the large piece to position B." The most famous puzzle of this type is Dad's puzzle.
		Robert A Hearn, "The Complexity of Sliding-Block Puzzles and Plank Puzzles," http://www.swiss.ai.mit.edu/~bob/sliding-blocks.pdf.
	www.maa.org /editorial/mathgames/mathgames_12_13_04.html (1076 words)

	Escott Sliding Puzzle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This sliding block puzzle is very difficult - taking 48 moves to solve it.
		In this photo, the puzzle pieces are in the bottom tray, and the tray is placed inside the up-side-down lid.
		The puzzle consists of 2 identical sets each comprising 5 wooden pieces.
	www.cleverwood.com /patz_puzzle.htm (276 words)

	15 Puzzle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It's yet another Java version of the (in)famous "15 puzzle." The pieces are to be arranged in ascending order, with the hole in the bottom right corner.
		Well, one obvious reason is that the graphics are made to resemble an actual physical puzzle, with all the little grooves and ledges that hold it together.
		But if you happen to feel that click control is the only decent way to operate the 15 puzzle on a computer, then just press the "Toggle control" button.
	www.javaonthebrain.com /java/puzz15 (176 words)

	Resident Evil 4 Sliding Puzzle Solution - IGN FAQs
		When trying to solve the sliding puzzle, remember that if you mess it up, you can "retrace" your steps to make the puzzle look like it was originally.
		Assuming the puzzle is in the original pristine position, move the tile in position four to the middle (which starts off empty).
		Once you do, the solution is almost in the bag -- slide the tiles (1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, and 9) all clockwise until there is only one missing piece.
	faqs.ign.com /articles/580/580682p1.html (147 words)

	Sliding Piece Puzzles(Java) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Sliding Piece Puzzle is very familar, the rule is very simple but it requires deep thought.
		I made a JAVA version of Sliding Piece Puzzle, and I made my Java applet.
		This type is harder than normal type in the cause of 2 L shaped pieces.
	www.pro.or.jp /~fuji/java/puzzle/slide/index-eng.html (168 words)

	Kagen’s Block Box
		Each participant at IPP 22 reviewed all 61 puzzles entered in the competition and voted for their five most favorite puzzles, based on the merits of the puzzles themselves.
		To open this puzzle box you must first solve the compound sliding block puzzle that composes the lid.
		Each Block Puzzle Box is numbered by Kagen and bears his signature brand mark on the inside of the lid.
	www.cleverwood.com /kagens_block_box.htm (460 words)

	booyaka.com: slide puzzle
		Slide Puzzle is a simple tile sliding puzzle where you must arrange 24 tiles in numerical order from 1 to 24 starting at the top left
		When you finish the puzzle you will get a beep and the full puzzle, i.e.
		NOTE: This is only version 1.0 of Slide Puzzle will be out next week with saved game state and maybe some new pictures to slide
	www.booyaka.com /games/vmu/slide.html (196 words)

	Jaap's Links to other puzzle pages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Twisty Puzzles has a 3x3x3 cube solution here which explains a method to solve middle layer edges together with the top layer corners in pairs.
		Puzzle World, by John Rausch, is the portal site for assembly/disassembly puzzles as well as sliding piece puzzles.
		Ken Duisenberg's Puzzle of the Week has hard mathematical puzzles, with an archive of all the previous weekly puzzles.
	www.geocities.com /jaapsch/puzzles/puzzlink.htm (3057 words)

	Sliding Puzzle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A sliding puzzle is made from a stored image.
		To move a tile into the empty space, click on the tile and it will be moved to the new place.
		When all pieces are in their correct places the computer will fill in the space with the missing tile.
	www.windarooss.qld.edu.au /Slide_Puzzle/slide_puzzle_nf.html (62 words)

	Slider! - A non-Java sliding puzzle game for the web! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The image will be split into 16 pieces, and 15 of them will appear on the screen, randomly mixed up.
		Try to rearrange the pieces back into the original image by sliding them around.
		Click on a square that is on the same row or column as the blank spot to slide the square(s) towards/into that spot.
	server1.billsgames.com /slider (66 words)

	Sliding-Door Maze (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This puzzle is based on one of the mazes in SuperMazes.
		When you traveled over a red letter on your path, you had to slide one of the paper clips left or right until it overlaid the corresponding blue letter.
		Oriel also has his own Java puzzles (not currently available anywhere) and he has a great puzzle game called “Binky,” which has about 60 levels of play.
	home.att.net /~robtabbott/sliding.html (550 words)

	Brick Shooter Puzzle - cool sliding blocks puzzle
		BrickShooter Puzzle is a uniquely addictive puzzle game for strategists and puzzle fans of all levels from children to grand masters.
		BrickShooter Puzzle is not just for people who can think and move fast.
		It's for anyone who enjoys solving a puzzle and taking his/her own sweet time doing it.
	www.deaddybear.com /brickshooter_puzzle.php (203 words)

	Sliding-8 Puzzle \| Cheesy Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Sorry, you need a Java capable browser to play this puzzle.
		Here's yet another sliding 8-puzzle written in Java.
		For I have been able to resist the dark forces that condemn others to load large/slow bitmaps to use as tiles.
	cheesygames.com /slider (69 words)

	Java and Puzzle World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Nonogram is a very famous logic puzzle that originated in Japan.
		This puzzle is very well known in Japan now, there are more then 10 monthly magazines based on it.
		The Sliding Piece Puzzle is quite popular, the rules are simple but it requires deep thought.
	www.pro.or.jp /~fuji/java/index-eng.html (252 words)

	Free Sliding Puzzle - www.DatawareGames.com
		Sliding Puzzle is the computer version of the classic tile game that you hold in your hands and slide around the tiles with your thumbs.
		The fully functional version of Sliding Puzzle is included as a free game in the Dataware Classics Pack.
		Be the first person to review Sliding Puzzle.
	www.datawaregames.com /html/slide.htm (106 words)

	Online Flash Games: Jigsaw Puzzle, Flash Game, Puzzle Game sripts for webmasters
		Sliding Puzzle Component for Flash in order to help flash masters build their own online flash games.
		Jigsaw Puzzle Component for Flash MX This jigsaw puzzle tool is a Macromedia Flash MX 2004 UI Component developed by someFrogs.com.
		Sliding Puzzle Component for Flash MX This sliding puzzle tool is a Macromedia Flash MX 2004 UI Component developed by someFrogs.com.
	www.somefrogs.com (406 words)

	Free Christmas Games.com
		Hint: Order the numbers sequentially in their natural order starting with 0 in the left upper corner and proceeding right and down.
		One should do this by sliding either whole columns or whole rows.
		This means, for example, that the first element becomes the last when a row is rotated left.
	freechristmasgames.com /sliderpuzzle/sliderpuzzle.htm (93 words)

	B-Puzzle for Windows - Create and play sliding puzzles with your own pictures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		B-Puzzle is the electronic version of the classic sliding puzzle game.
		B-Puzzle allows you to create and play sliding puzzles with your own pictures.
		The game is not as easy as it looks because there are some unmovable pieces which limit your movements.
	www.adcsoft.com /bpuzzle.html (200 words)

	“Sliding Puzzle” Maths Investigation
		Coursework and Essays: By Level: GCSE: Maths: Sliding Puzzle: “Sliding Puzzle” Maths Investigatio
		Below is a short sample of the essay "“Sliding Puzzle” Maths Investigation".
		If you sign up you could be reading the rest of this essay in under two minutes.
	www.coursework.info /i/5565.html (471 words)

	Sliding Puzzle (3x3): Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		If you find this puzzle a little too easy, then please try the 4x4 sliding puzzle.
		Once you have all the pieces in their proper places, the blank tile should be in the upper left-hand corner.
		At this point, the final piece of the puzzle will fall into place and you will have completed the sliding puzzle.
	www.heritage.nf.ca /games/aboriginal/spuzzle2.html (344 words)

	Sliding Puzzle Game (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The object of this puzzle is to get the big square piece to the top.
		No piece can overlap another, so they must go into the gaps (there are two).
		There is a solution to this puzzle - there may be several.
	shieldeye.freeservers.com /games/slider/slider.html (179 words)

	Ruby Sliding Puzzle
		Complete this puzzle to reveal a detail of one of
		You will have to wait a few seconds for the puzzle to load.
		This puzzle was made using one of the many cool applets created by Eric Harshbarger.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /j.emmett/toys/applets/puzzle/ruby.puzzle.html (52 words)

	Checkmate Sliding Puzzle
		This puzzle combines the idea of the classic 15-16 puzzle of Samual Loyd with a chess theme.
		Information can be found on the Puzzle World Website.
		Thanks to W. Strijbos, for allowing to use the picture of his puzzle, and to S. Sirotkin for pointing towards this puzzle.
	www.chessvariants.com /solitaire.dir/checkmate.html (206 words)

	KidsAstronomy.com Slide Puzzle
		Use your mouse to drag puzzle peices around the game board.
		To win, you must get the puzzle pieces back in the right order.
		Which puzzle would you like to put together?
	www.kidsastronomy.com /games/slidepuzzle/game.htm (41 words)

	Puzzle / Logic Game Downloads at Game Album
		A full 3D attractive and colorful word puzzle game in three languages: French, English and Spanish with 180 levels of game with element of strategy and optional sound effects, music and an excellent graphic finesse with realistic rendering engine.
		Track Trouble is a tile-laying puzzle game that requires the player to place pieces of track as fast as possible.
		Built off of an enhanced version of our award winning puzzle engine, Dragon Eggs is sure to please.
	www.gamealbum.com /Games/Puzzle/index74.html (457 words)

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