Arnaud Bonatti arnaud.bonatti@gmail.com 2014-2019 16-Puzzle

The 16-Puzzle is the variant puzzle of Taquin. You can launch it at any time from the Start Screen.

Gameplay

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

You move all the tiles of a row or a column in one direction. The tile that is pushed out of the board is placed at the opposite side of the row or column.

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 one of the arrows displayed around the board. The row or column at the end of which this arrow is moves in this direction, and the tile that was next to the arrow is placed at the opposite side.

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 and Right arrows to change the selected column, and the Up and Down arrows to change the selected row. The currently selected row and column are indicated with lights around the board.

Use ShiftLeft and ShiftRight to swipe the selected row, or ShiftUp and ShiftDown to swipe the selected column.

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.