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| Genre: Logic, Puzzle |
| The 15-puzzle is constructed with 15 numbered sliding tiles packed into a 4x4 frame. The object of the puzzle is to arrange the tiles in the right order using free place to slide tile by tile. |
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| System Requirements
Platform: 2002/3.x, 2003, 2003SE, 5.0
Processor: ARM, MIPS, SH3
Available RAM: 500 KB
Screen Sizes Supported: 320x240, 640x480
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We at BYTE@HAND would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
As a gift, we've added a new free game, check out famous 15 Puzzle! |
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15 Puzzle is a sliding square puzzle commonly (but incorrectly) attributed to Sam Loyd. However, research by Slocum and Sonneveld (2006) has revealed that Sam Loyd did not invent the 15 puzzle and had nothing to do with promoting or popularizing it. The puzzle craze that was created by the 15 puzzle began in January 1880 in the United States and in April in Europe and ended by July 1880. Loyd first claimed in 1891 that he invented the puzzle, and he continued until his death a 20 year campaign to falsely take credit for the puzzle. The actual inventor was Noyes Chapman, the Postmaster of Canastota, New York, and he applied for a patent in March 1880.
The 15 puzzle consists of 15 squares numbered from 1 to 15 that are placed in a box leaving one position out of the 16 empty. The goal is to reposition the squares from a given arbitrary starting arrangement by sliding them one at a time into the configuration shown above. For some initial arrangements, this rearrangement is possible, but for others, it is not. |
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