Slider puzzle variant.
I was bored at work so I desinged this puzzle. Enjoy.
There are a series of 9 numbers organized in 3 rows of 3, as seen below.
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
Each segment of two by two numbers (upper left, upper right, lower left, lower right) can be moved clockwise or counter clockwise as seen below.
Examples:
Upper Left clockwise
Before:
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
After:
4 1 3
5 2 6
7 8 9
Lower right counter clockwise
Before:
4 1 3
5 2 6
7 8 9
After:
4 1 3
5 6 9
7 2 8
Using these movement rules change this series of numbers:
4 2 1
7 8 3
9 5 6
To this series of numbers in 4 moves or less.
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
There are a series of 9 numbers organized in 3 rows of 3, as seen below.
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
Each segment of two by two numbers (upper left, upper right, lower left, lower right) can be moved clockwise or counter clockwise as seen below.
Examples:
Upper Left clockwise
Before:
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
After:
4 1 3
5 2 6
7 8 9
Lower right counter clockwise
Before:
4 1 3
5 2 6
7 8 9
After:
4 1 3
5 6 9
7 2 8
Using these movement rules change this series of numbers:
4 2 1
7 8 3
9 5 6
To this series of numbers in 4 moves or less.
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9