Slider Puzzle

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• General Program Information

  • Solve an old fashioned sliding puzzle game. You know the type. The little puzzle that has 15 moveable pieces and 16 slots in a rectangular grid. You can only move one piece at a time, and the object of the game is to get all the pieces in the correct order. The pieces are either numbered, or will form a picture when put in proper order. This game uses numbered pieces.

• Program Features

  • Works on all AMS versions.
  • Works on the TI-89 and TI-92+.
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• Revision History
  • Version 2.2
    • Fixed bug where it would draw bad starting positions if the first puzzle piece was the missing piece.
  • Version 2.1
    • Fixed the loop to only ask you to play again after the first game is over.
    • Made minor source code adjustments for efficiency.
  • Version 2.0
    • Revamped source code to be more effective teaching tool.
    • Added a loop to let you play over and over again.
    • Added note that puzzles may be unsolvable. (mathematical impossibility?)
  • Version 1.0
    • Initial Program Release.
    • Created as a tool to teach programming concepts.
    • Simple puzzle piece numbers are generated from true-type fonts.