tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71536364200145882722011-04-21T10:46:26.721-07:00Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02394243395600270527noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153636420014588272.post-13701813776286923822008-07-15T20:42:00.000-07:002008-07-15T20:58:51.718-07:00<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Scramble</span> is a new version of the classic 15-puzzle, available for iPhone and iPod Touch through the iTunes App Store.  The 15-puzzle created a puzzle sensation in the 1870s and has been a favorite of puzzle enthusiasts ever since.</div><div><br /></div><div>This version allows you to scramble a photo from your camera or photo library, or use a preset image to create the movable tiles.  There are also several challenge modes:</div><div><br /></div><div>* Race against the clock: chess prodigy Bobby Fischer could solve the puzzle in 25 seconds -- how fast are you?</div><div>* Minimize moves (every solvable configuration can be solved in at most 80 moves).</div><div>* Fade challenge: each tile gradually fades away until you find its correct position.</div><div><br /></div><div>I've also included Sam Loyd's original "challenge" in which only the 14 and 15 tiles are switched.  He offered $1000 (no small sum in the 1870s) for the first correct solution to this puzzle, a prize which was never claimed...</div><div><br /></div><div>Send feedback, requests, and bug reports to scramblepuzzle 'at' gmail.com.</div><div>Happy puzzling!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7153636420014588272-1370181377628692382?l=scramble-puzzle.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02394243395600270527noreply@blogger.com1