Arnaud Bonatti arnaud.bonatti@gmail.com 2014-2019 15-Puzzle

The 15-Puzzle is the default puzzle of Taquin. It is displayed the first time the application is opened. You can start one at any time from the Start Screen.

Gameplay

The goal is to move all the tiles to their proper places.

There’s an empty space where you can move adjacent tiles by pushing them onto it. You can push more than one tile at the same time in the empty space’s direction.

End of the game

At the end of the game, Taquin notifies you and displays the complete image.

You can click the New Game button in the headerbar to go to the Start Screen. Alternatively, you can restart the game by clicking on the button with a counter of moves done, and then on the Restart entry.

How to play with a mouse

To make a move:

Click on a tile on the same row or column as the empty space.

If you click on a tile that cannot move, the game notifies you that the move is impossible.

You can always undo your move. For that, click on the button with a counter of moves done in the headerbar, and click the Undo entry in the menu that appears.

Whether you finished the current game or not:

To start a new game –possibly with other options–, click the New Game button in the headerbar to go to the Start Screen.

Alternatively, you may want to restart the game. For that, click in the headerbar on the button with a counter of moves done, and click the Restart entry in the menu that appears.

You can also use the keyboard.

How to play with the keyboard

To make a move:

Use the Left, Right, Up and Down arrows to go at the tile you want to move. The currently selected tile is indicated with four arrows around the board, on each side of its row and column.

Use the Space key to move the selected tile in the direction of the empty space.

If you click on a tile that cannot move, the game notifies you that the move is impossible.

You can always undo your move. For that, use CtrlZ.

Whether you finished the current game or not:

To start a new game –possibly with other options–, use CtrlN to go to the Start Screen.

Alternatively, you may want to restart the game. For that, use ShiftCtrlN.

You can also use a mouse.