Sliding Piece Puzzle: Boots (Leolei) Torsten Sillke, FRA, 1999-06-10 Author's edition Title: Boots Author: Sam Cornwell 22 Albert Rd., Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7HE, England Pieces: 4 left L-pieces and 4 right L-pieces German edition Title: Leolei -- manufactured by Habermaass GmbH, Postfach 1107, D-96473 Rodach Puzzle No. 2461 Date: ??? (>1990) Author: Sam Cornwell Pieces: 4 left L-pieces and 4 right L-pieces Massure: unit square piece 15 mm * 15 mm * 3 mm size of the puzzle 138 mm * 138 mm * 14 mm size of the box 150 mm * 150 mm * 25 mm Starting Position: .. .. .. L1 .. L2 .. L3 .. L4 L1 L1 L2 L2 L3 L3 L4 L4 R1 .. R2 .. R3 .. R4 .. R1 R1 R2 R2 R3 R3 R4 R4 Object: fill the two top squares. No rotation of pieces is allowed. Comment: The puzzle shows a lion. Each piece has a paw of the lion. So you end up with a complete pair of paws for the lion. Rating: easy Solution: 19 moves .. .. .. L1 .. L2 .. L3 .. L4 Start L1 L1 L2 L2 L3 L3 L4 L4 R1 .. R2 .. R3 .. R4 .. R1 R1 R2 R2 R3 R3 R4 R4 -> L2 .. L2 .. L1 .. L2 L2 L3 .. L4 L1 L1 .. .. L3 L3 L4 L4 R1 .. R2 .. R3 .. R4 .. R1 R1 R2 R2 R3 R3 R4 R4 -> R2 .. L2 .. L1 R2 L2 L2 L3 .. L4 L1 L1 R2 R2 L3 L3 L4 L4 R1 .. .. .. R3 .. R4 .. R1 R1 .. .. R3 R3 R4 R4 -> R3, R4 .. L2 .. L1 R2 L2 L2 L3 .. L4 L1 L1 R2 R2 L3 L3 L4 L4 R1 .. R3 .. R4 .. .. .. R1 R1 R3 R3 R4 R4 .. .. -> L4 .. L2 .. L1 R2 L2 L2 L3 .. .. L1 L1 R2 R2 L3 L3 .. .. R1 .. R3 .. R4 .. .. L4 R1 R1 R3 R3 R4 R4 L4 L4 -> L3 .. L2 .. L1 R2 L2 L2 .. .. L3 L1 L1 R2 R2 .. .. L3 L3 R1 .. R3 .. R4 .. .. L4 R1 R1 R3 R3 R4 R4 L4 L4 -> R4 .. L2 .. L1 R2 L2 L2 .. .. L3 L1 L1 R2 R2 .. R4 L3 L3 R1 .. R3 .. .. R4 R4 L4 R1 R1 R3 R3 .. .. L4 L4 -> R3, R1 .. L2 .. L1 R2 L2 L2 .. .. L3 L1 L1 R2 R2 .. R4 L3 L3 .. .. R1 .. R3 R4 R4 L4 .. .. R1 R1 R3 R3 L4 L4 -> L1 .. L2 .. .. R2 L2 L2 .. .. L3 .. .. R2 R2 .. R4 L3 L3 .. L1 R1 .. R3 R4 R4 L4 L1 L1 R1 R1 R3 R3 L4 L4 -> R2 .. L2 R2 .. .. L2 L2 .. .. L3 R2 R2 .. .. .. R4 L3 L3 .. L1 R1 .. R3 R4 R4 L4 L1 L1 R1 R1 R3 R3 L4 L4 -> R1 .. L2 R2 .. R1 L2 L2 .. .. L3 R2 R2 R1 R1 .. R4 L3 L3 .. L1 .. .. R3 R4 R4 L4 L1 L1 .. .. R3 R3 L4 L4 -> L1 .. L2 R2 .. R1 L2 L2 .. .. L3 R2 R2 R1 R1 .. R4 L3 L3 .. .. .. L1 R3 R4 R4 L4 .. .. L1 L1 R3 R3 L4 L4 -> R2 .. L2 .. .. R1 L2 L2 .. .. L3 .. .. R1 R1 .. R4 L3 L3 R2 .. .. L1 R3 R4 R4 L4 R2 R2 L1 L1 R3 R3 L4 L4 -> R1 .. L2 R1 .. .. L2 L2 .. .. L3 R1 R1 .. .. .. R4 L3 L3 R2 .. .. L1 R3 R4 R4 L4 R2 R2 L1 L1 R3 R3 L4 L4 -> L1 .. L2 R1 .. .. L2 L2 .. .. L3 R1 R1 L1 .. .. R4 L3 L3 R2 L1 L1 .. R3 R4 R4 L4 R2 R2 .. .. R3 R3 L4 L4 -> L2, R3 (left) L2 .. R1 .. L2 L2 .. .. .. L3 R1 R1 L1 .. .. R4 L3 L3 R2 L1 L1 R3 .. R4 R4 L4 R2 R2 .. R3 R3 .. L4 L4 -> R4 L2 R4 R1 .. L2 L2 R4 R4 .. L3 Finish R1 R1 L1 .. .. .. L3 L3 R2 L1 L1 R3 .. .. .. L4 R2 R2 .. R3 R3 .. L4 L4 -> R3 L2 R4 R1 .. L2 L2 R4 R4 .. L3 symmetric R1 R1 L1 .. .. R3 L3 L3 R2 L1 L1 .. .. R3 R3 L4 R2 R2 .. .. .. .. L4 L4 References: Edward Hordern; Sliding Piece Puzzles, Oxford Univ. Press, 1986, ISBN 0-19-853204-0 Series: Recreations in Mathematics Vol. 4