How to: The Fifteen Puzzle

I got this nifty little puzzle yesterday while I was out searching for a Rubik’s UFO.. it is very easy but I figured I would show people how to do it anyways. I am self taught with logic, but someone probably beat me to this method, so I guess I probably can’t take credit for it. = ) Wow! This tutorial, considering it was my first and that no one cares about this puzzle, has done quite well. This was the original stepping stone that got me into making tutorials in the first place… I didn’t know enough about Rubik’s Cube to make a convincing tutorial, so I thought I would play it safe and make this instead. I went over the video and added annotations which highlight the working areas during the solve! Hopefully that makes the explanation even more obvious than it already is! To aspiring puzzle masters: Mastering this particular puzzle is a freebie! Learn it quick and conquer the next challenge, the Rubik’s Cube! My Rubik’s Cube Tutorial: www.youtube.com ***Subscribe if you like puzzles!*** My Website: www.blueknightcubing.com

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Fifteen Puzzle

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#1 written by richard2mitchell 1 year ago

@LanceTheBlueKnight where can i get one of them?

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#2 written by Renegade655 1 year ago

lol these are so simple

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#3 written by ejello2 1 year ago

@pianobeast110 That was his first solve he ever did! He didnt even know the right method!

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#4 written by pianobeast110 1 year ago

ha. it took you three minutes?? i can do those things in about 15 seconds on average. my record is 13 seconds tho…. so suck it

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#5 written by Zack000Fair 1 year ago

wow thanks this help me alot on final fantasy 20th aniversery editon

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#6 written by Neakiaro 1 year ago

Rubik’s UFOs Are Rare and VERY Limited

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#7 written by TheBrokenandDefeated 1 year ago

when u did the 9 and 13 there was a much easier way to do it

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#8 written by uabcjgrad2006 1 year ago

found mine at the thrift store in perfect condition (with the snap pouch) for $1.48, no tax–non-profit (501c3) organization!! Puzzle sells for $9.99 (plus tax and/or shipping). Thanks for the tutorial, was able to solve but much slower…thanks for showing how to manipulate the pieces!

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#9 written by saamarit 1 year ago

Oh, another technique for this puzzle! I have done it just putting them in numerical order, 1234.. etc. Nice, must try that. My record is 51seconds.

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#10 written by charliemunroe113 1 year ago

the who kick ass!

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#11 written by rhomcy 1 year ago

this thing is so easy

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#12 written by cubesolver28 1 year ago

me 2

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#13 written by TheBlueUmbreon 1 year ago

i easily figured this out myself

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#14 written by Pixilful 1 year ago

You sound weird in this video…o-o…very very weird.

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#15 written by evilwiskers 1 year ago

if you are in charlotte north carolina like me you can go to a really good puzzle store called “paper skyscraper”. it has really good puzzles like this

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#16 written by klo1024 1 year ago

loll…i found a cheapy plastic one at Pier 1 Imports fer 3 bucks god deal..it actually works pretty okay…plast ic not metal so it does lock up..but thats not something modding wont fix

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#17 written by attaboy527 1 year ago

i just got one today at barnes and noble i solved it on my own but this wis way easier thx

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#18 written by swedhockey0394 1 year ago

barns and noble or a hobby shop

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#19 written by ahhMyHeadahh 1 year ago

i live in michigan where can i get this exact same puzzle

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#20 written by swedhockey0394 1 year ago

this is easily the best method out there for some reason i find this more fun than cubing…. because my cube time is 45 sec =(

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#21 written by LanceTheBlueKnight 1 year ago

Haha, cool man. I really don’t solve this much, but if I had it on my phone I’m sure I would.

I like this video because it was my first tutorial, even though the method is maybe not the best. I like your idea of making a line and placing them all at once.

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#22 written by badmephisto 1 year ago

oh and for the last 2 layers I set up a snake of 10, 9, 13, 14 on the very last row. When you slide this snake “in” to the left, it will essentially solve the 2×2 square on bottom left, and the last 3 numbers will always be solved after rearrangement.

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#23 written by badmephisto 1 year ago

Interesting how you solve it
I have this on my iphone so I play with it all the time. I have come up with a pretty good way of solving these things… I set up snakes of solutions. So.. 1234 snake and slide it in for example. If its hard to do a snake, i do the 12 and then 34. But essentially the same thing as you though. I can do them in 20-30 seconds its very addictive

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#24 written by bluecobra95 1 year ago

You can play it online. Otherwise, I think cube4you has them, or hobby shops.

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#25 written by iasimp1997 1 year ago

Where can I buy this?

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