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Solution for the
Chinese Checkers Puzzle
By Erik Gos
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Introduction
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This solution for the "Chinese Checkers Puzzle", in fact an ordinary
"Solitaire Game", starts of with a set of moves thats is repeated four times.
Afterwards, a walkaround is performed, resulting in a very elementary setup of
5 pieces that can easily be solved.
It seems to me that using a returning pattern of moves is the most logical way
to solve this puzzle.
The notation of the moves will be given in the following format:
"4-5 D"
meaning "4th row-5th column Down".
The four direction symbols used are:
* "L" for "left",
* "R" for "right",
* "D" for "down",
* and "U" for "up".
Notice that not all row and column combinations are possible.
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The first move
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Start position O O O
O O O
O O O O O O O
O O O . O O O
O O O O O O O
O O O
O O O
First move : 2-4 D Result ==> O O O
O . O
O O O . O O O
O O O O O O O
O O O O O O O
O O O
O O O
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Four times the same pattern
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First time : 3-2 R Result ==> . . .
1-3 D . . O
4-3 U O . O O O O O
1-5 L O O . O O O O
1-3 D O O O O O O O
O O O
O O O
Second time : 6-3 U Result ==> . . .
5-1 R . . O
5-4 L . . O O O O O
3-1 D . O O O O O O
5-1 R . . O . O O O
. O O
O O O
Third time : 5-6 L Result ==> . . .
7-5 U . . O
4-5 D . . O O O O O
7-3 R . O O O . O O
7-5 U . . O O O . O
. O .
. . .
Fourth time : 2-5 D Result ==> . . .
3-7 L . . .
3-4 R . . O . O . .
5-7 U . O O O O O .
3-7 L . . O O O . .
. O .
. . .
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A walkaround and the final moves
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Walk around : 5-4 R Result ==> . . .
5-6 U . . .
3-6 L . . . . . . .
3-4 L . . O O O . .
3-2 D . . . O . . .
5-2 R . O .
. . .
Final moves : 4-4 R Result ==> . . .
6-4 U . . .
4-3 R . . . . . . .
4-6 L . . . O . . .
. . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
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Solution by Erik Gos (Erik.Gos@hiva.kuleuven.ac.be) - All Rights Reserved
щ 1992-1996, EGOS ProductionsTM
Chinese Checkers Puzzle
By Erik Gos
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Introduction
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
This solution for the "Chinese Checkers Puzzle", in fact an ordinary
"Solitaire Game", starts of with a set of moves thats is repeated four times.
Afterwards, a walkaround is performed, resulting in a very elementary setup of
5 pieces that can easily be solved.
It seems to me that using a returning pattern of moves is the most logical way
to solve this puzzle.
The notation of the moves will be given in the following format:
"4-5 D"
meaning "4th row-5th column Down".
The four direction symbols used are:
* "L" for "left",
* "R" for "right",
* "D" for "down",
* and "U" for "up".
Notice that not all row and column combinations are possible.
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The first move
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Start position O O O
O O O
O O O O O O O
O O O . O O O
O O O O O O O
O O O
O O O
First move : 2-4 D Result ==> O O O
O . O
O O O . O O O
O O O O O O O
O O O O O O O
O O O
O O O
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Four times the same pattern
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First time : 3-2 R Result ==> . . .
1-3 D . . O
4-3 U O . O O O O O
1-5 L O O . O O O O
1-3 D O O O O O O O
O O O
O O O
Second time : 6-3 U Result ==> . . .
5-1 R . . O
5-4 L . . O O O O O
3-1 D . O O O O O O
5-1 R . . O . O O O
. O O
O O O
Third time : 5-6 L Result ==> . . .
7-5 U . . O
4-5 D . . O O O O O
7-3 R . O O O . O O
7-5 U . . O O O . O
. O .
. . .
Fourth time : 2-5 D Result ==> . . .
3-7 L . . .
3-4 R . . O . O . .
5-7 U . O O O O O .
3-7 L . . O O O . .
. O .
. . .
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A walkaround and the final moves
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Walk around : 5-4 R Result ==> . . .
5-6 U . . .
3-6 L . . . . . . .
3-4 L . . O O O . .
3-2 D . . . O . . .
5-2 R . O .
. . .
Final moves : 4-4 R Result ==> . . .
6-4 U . . .
4-3 R . . . . . . .
4-6 L . . . O . . .
. . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
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Solution by Erik Gos (Erik.Gos@hiva.kuleuven.ac.be) - All Rights Reserved
щ 1992-1996, EGOS ProductionsTM