Sliding Puzzles: How to solve for ANY size! | Tutorial

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Solutions to 3x3, 4x4, 5x5, 6x6, NxN sliding puzzles using a simple method that requires you to learn only two types of rotation. The game, also known as 15-Puzzle, can be solved using a simple and reliable order-reducing algorithm.

The same system can also detect when the puzzle is unsolvable/unfair. It's easy now, have fun making bets with your friends :-]

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* Soundtrack:
Song: Kevin McLeod - Pale Rider
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Keywords: roblox, metaverse, 15-puzzle, sliding puzzle, "This game is pain"

[huybv]

Out of every slide puzzle tutorial i find on youtube, this is the only one that actually works, easy to understand . Thanks man

[xxHolyRabbitxx]

Thank you so much! Fun fact. Tried to solve one of these in a video game. And after an hour of frustration it was, either rip my hair out or look up if there was some methods to it. Got it done in less than a minute after watching your method. An incredible method you have going here, really shows how easy things can actually be with the right set up. But it takes some very high level of understanding of the puzzles to come up with the simplified methods though. So all props to you, and again. Thanks! You literally saved my day!

[zixnity]

Me trying to finish "this game is a pain"

[j.russell]

Thank you so much. There's a special place in heaven for people like you.

[seekthevoid]

holy shit dude. always had trouble with these you made it crazy easy.

[anabelkrph]

A other method :
First solve the 1 tile like this:
1 x x x
x x x x
x x x x
x x x x
Then solve the 2 tile like this:
1 2 x x
x x x x
x x x x
x x x x
Then slide the 4 to the place that 3 should be or slide the 3 to the place that 4 should be so it will be like one of these:
1 2 4 x
x x x x
x x x x
x x x x
or
1 2 x 3
x x x x
x x x x
x x x x
Then do this:
1 2 4 0
x x 3 x
x x x x
x x x x
or
1 2 0 3
x x x 4
x x x x
x x x x
and
Type 1: Move the 4 to the 0 then move the 3 to the 0.
Type 2: Move the 3 to the 0 then move the 4 to the 0.
(0 = Empty Place)
Repeat at the second row.
Then you should get this:
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
x x x x
x x x x
Then do this :
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
13 9 x x
0 x x x
or
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
0 x x x
9 13 x x
Type 1: Move the 13 to the 0 then move the 9 to the 0.
Type 2: Move the 9 to the 0 then Move the 13 to the 0.
(Again, 0 = Empty Place)
Repeat at the second column.
Then move the 3 pieces until they are solved.

[pkmntrainerred]

I was having a lot of trouble with a slide puzzle in a video game, learning about the 2nd rotation (the piece you wanna place goes into centre, then you rotate everything around the centre till you find q good position) helped a lot! Now I finally solved it!
Thanks for the great tutorial!

[LLawliet]

I know this is an old old video but it’s still serving it’s purpose. I’m 100%ing Ghost Trick thanks to you. I always used to lose my patience with these—this method is actually wonderful.

[gorux]

By 5:13 with the rotation logic and the consideration to star solving alternating superior rows and left rows, from the top left corner to the bottom right corner was enough to pass my game! I’m so happy I found this video, such a nice tutorial, super clear! Thank you!

[johnny]

This legit just worked perfectly for me. Huge thanks

[emilywalsh]

This made so much sense, and it really helped me. The only thing is that there were a couple spots where I had to watch it in slo mo

[Pishlle]

need this for my runescape hard scroll puzzle

[thesoupsong]

I tried a puzzle right afterwards and I solved it in just a few minutes, Im so glad I watched this video. Thank you!

[FritzHugo]

Its so many easier with numbers and not konfused rows, signs or something strange as picture on it.
Very good video, thx and like goes out.

[jebus]

cant believe it actually worked !! i even went all the way up to 8x8 . i very much recommend this to anyone who may be a bit skeptical at first

[rudyrowland]

After being on this planet for 23 years I have officially solved my first ever sliding puzzle thanks to you. You’re my hero

[HeyKevinYT]

IMPORTANT: for those doing the metaverse, your strategy should be right > left (instead of left > right in the video) because the missing final piece is at the bottom left corner, not the bottom right

[garya]

Thanks! I've always hated these but this made so much sense. I practiced for about two hours now and I just crushed a 5x5 in 410 moves, 414 seconds. But 3x3, 4x4s were no problem at all. Thanks for a very easy method to follow, I just kept solving the horizontal / vertical and then reducing to 9x9 and these are cake.

[azulacrying]

I needed this when I was playing a horrible indie game and it worked. Thanks man

[xnd]

Simple enough to understand, and worked 100% for me. Thanks!