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I think the number of moves isn’t the key stat here, just the number of tries to complete in that many moves.

I do wonder what the minimum required moves to complete a level is, but it seems it would be at least close to 11. How many moves did it take you?

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The minimum is 11 today. It varies by puzzle but is always the minimum for that arrangement of tiles. Assuming my solver is any good.

I completed it in 11 moves and assumed that that was the minimum.

Ah, think I misunderstood you originally. Anecdotally, it took me a couple tries and some thought, and I felt quite satisfied when I figured it out!

I also find it takes me a few tries on puzzles like this to see if I really like them, so hopefully if you try some harder ones in the future you’ll enjoy it more.

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