Stories about sliding block puzzles

Stories tagged sliding block puzzles

1. 01

   Sokoban vs sliding-block puzzles: push, glide, plan

   Learn how Sokoban pushing differs from glide-to-stop block puzzles, with practical examples of corners, access routes and temporary stopping points.

   OutBrick Editorial Desk · 8 min read

   
2. 02

   How we verified 2,000 sliding-block puzzle boards before release

   A pathfinding result is only the beginning. Here is how we replayed a clear for every OutBrick board against the same rules the game uses.

   Mourad Hamdi · 6 min read

   
3. 03

   Why crosswords, jigsaws and sliding puzzles endure

   Puzzles have outlasted every craze around them. What research on crossword solvers, jigsaw puzzlers and the aha moment says about why they stay with us.

   OutBrick Editorial Desk · 7 min read

   
4. 04

   How computers generate puzzle levels, and why checking matters

   Procedural generation can make endless puzzles, but a board that is merely solvable is not a good one. How generators work, and where they fall short.

   OutBrick Editorial Desk · 6 min read

   
5. 05

   How to solve sliding block puzzles: a practical guide

   Work backwards from the exit, find the move that makes space, count before you commit. A designer’s method for sliding block puzzles that look impossible.

   Mourad Hamdi · 7 min read

   

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