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Klotski (from Polish: klocki, lit. 'wooden blocks') is a sliding block puzzle thought to have originated in the early 20th century. The name may refer to a specific layout of ten blocks, or in a more global sense to refer to a whole group of similar sliding-block puzzles where the aim is to move a specific block to some predefined location.
15 puzzle. To solve the puzzle, the numbers must be rearranged into numerical order from left to right, top to bottom. The 15 puzzle (also called Gem Puzzle, Boss Puzzle, Game of Fifteen, Mystic Square and more) is a sliding puzzle. It has 15 square tiles numbered 1 to 15 in a frame that is 4 tile positions high and 4 tile positions wide, with ...
The oldest type of sliding puzzle is the fifteen puzzle, invented by Noyes Chapman in 1880; Sam Loyd is often wrongly credited with making sliding puzzles popular based on his false claim that he invented the fifteen puzzle. Chapman's invention initiated a puzzle craze in the early 1880s.
Lists. v. t. e. A combination puzzle collection. A disassembled modern Rubik's 3x3. A combination puzzle, also known as a sequential move puzzle, is a puzzle which consists of a set of pieces which can be manipulated into different combinations by a group of operations. Many such puzzles are mechanical puzzles of polyhedral shape, consisting of ...
Klotski: A sliding block puzzle Polish klocki, plural of klocek ("toy block") [citation needed] Konik: A horse breed Polish konik, diminutive of koń ("horse") [citation needed] Krakowiak: Polish national dance Polish national dance from Krakow Krówka: Polish fudge type sweet Diminutive of krowa, "cow" Kujawiak: Polish national dance
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This Klotski page already shows a standard example: move the largest block until it touches the blue block at the bottom. If people here don't mind I'll remove the verify tag. AbelCheung 01:21, 10 June 2006 (UTC) Please wait, I'd like to dig deeper before conclusion. There is a page about L'âne rouge, which is french name of Klotski. It also ...
Croatian cuisine is heterogeneous and is known as a cuisine of the regions, since every region of Croatia has its own distinct culinary tradition. Its roots date back to ancient times. The differences in the selection of foodstuffs and forms of cooking are most notable between those in mainland and those in coastal regions.