In this puzzle its 3x4 tray is
covered with a transparent cover which has an opening in the shape of a Fir-tree. So you can see all tiles
which slide within the tray partially through the
opening, and partially through the transparent cover (in
the latter case they looks dim). Square tiles have blue
stars and orange bulbs depicted on them. Every piece can
slide to an adjacent free space. To move pieces simply
click them.
In the Start position all blue stars are gathered
exactly within the opening's outline (not crossing
it) so that they decorate the Fir-tree, while all bulbs
are scattered around the Fir-tree under the transparent
cover.
Now your holiday challenge is to slide the tiles so that
all blue stars surround the Fir-tree lying under the
transparent cover, and all bulbs are gathered exactly
within the opening's outline (not crossing it) so that
they illuminate the Fir-tree. Note that the Goal diagram
does not show the real solution.
Happy Puzzling and a Very Happy New Year!
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The Slide Fir puzzle uses the same 3x4 grid (with
nine 1x1 blocks in a 3x3 pattern, and a 1x2 "shuttle"
block) which was used in the sliding block puzzles by
Serhiy Grabarchuk shown below. Also, a
similar "shuttle" piece was used in
Card Suits Suite - 2 by Serhiy Grabarchuk. Using of
this "shuttle" piece which can move just by only one
cell back and forth
makes these puzzles especially
tricky.
It is a basic puzzle for this type
of sliding block puzzles in a 3x4 tray with nine square
blocks which make a 3x3 pattern, and a 1x2 "shuttle"
block. The goal is to restore the correct order of the
numbers on the square blocks...
The Correct Order Puzzle -
R by
Serhiy Grabarchuk.
This puzzle is a hard version of
the Correct Order Puzzle. Every piece but one can slide
to an adjacent free space. The goal is to change the
correct order of the numbers on the square blocks to
opposite...
One more variation in a 3x4 tray
with a "shuttle" block. Besides the "shuttle" block the
puzzle has nine blocks: eight identically shaped blocks
with one corner cut in two colors, and one central 1x1
block. The object is to reverse the whole fan. This
puzzle has two different challenges -- easy and hard.
In this puzzle its 3x4 tray is
covered with a transparent cover which has an opening in
it in the shape of a Fir-tree. In the Start position all
blue stars decorate the Fir-tree, while all bulbs are
scattered around it. Your challenge is to swap stars and
bulbs...
