Fifteen puzzle

[Rinfiyks]

Has anyone here heard of the fifteen puzzle? It's basically a 2D sequential move puzzle.
There's a little app for it on the windows vista/7 sidebar called "picture puzzle".

If you've played it, what's your fastest time? I usually get 20 - 30 seconds, my best is 17.

 

[~Phoenix Death~]

I only played with an 8. And it was a picture of a frog,.

 

[Owen]

I love it. Average around 35. PB is 20.

 

[Daniel Wu]

I average high 20s to low 30s on a physical puzzle. (40ish on the computer..)

 

[TheCubeMaster5000]

I've had one for a while. I don't time myself though. I write down a random combination for the puzzle then try it to see if it's possible. Or maybe make a pattern. I don't just do the normal 1-->15 combination.

 

[keemy]

hmm I play it on my phone sometimes so hard to do the moves fast but probably around 20 on avg and 13ish or less single.

 

[Mike Hughey]

István has done it BLD.

I'm jealous. Someday I'll have to do it too.

 

[cuberkid10]

Im sub 20 for it

 

[Hyprul 9-ty2]

When I was "practicing", I was around 25 seconds.

But I know for a fact Abel Brata from Indonesia is godly fast at it. :S

 

[AbelBrata]

I am averaging around 18 - 23s...
Not playing it for a long time.
My best time is 12 something (non lucky), 7 was lucky

Me and my friend Ardianto now interested in doing it blindfolded...

 

[TheMachanga]

I can do 75% of it, but i've never finished one...I've never used a tutorial and only tried it twice.

 

[AbelBrata]

When I was "practicing", I was around 25 seconds.

But I know for a fact Abel Brata from Indonesia is godly fast at it. :S

Going to Asian Champ?

BTW, i made a scramble generator here:
http://abelbrata.phpnet.us/puzzle/15puzzle.php

U = slide up
D = slide down
L = slide left
R = slide right
The number after that is how many pieces you slide.
Example D3 --> slide 3 pieces downwards.....

 

[Ranzha]

I loved my 15 puzzle. I had one, and it was a promotional 15-puzzle advertising the movie "Knowing" starring Nicolas Cage.
Two of the left border pieces were the same, so I could have had permutation parity.
I averaged 15 seconds.

 

[AbelBrata]

We should make it an official competition... It's quite fun and addictive

 

[ardi4nto]

We should make it an official competition... It's quite fun and addictive

And doing it blindfolded too!

 

[Forte]

i think i gave my metal one away
i want it back now lol

 

[AbelBrata]

i think i gave my metal one away
i want it back now lol

I have a metal one from thinkfun.com
But i love my plastic 15 puzzle. I sanded and lubed it so it turns so smooth... It also cuts corners! LOL

 

[AnthonyH]

I figured it out in under like 2minutes on my cousins iphone. That was the only time i did it though.

 

[ariasamie]

I did it 2 times both took me about 4 minutes.
here is a good 200kb one if you want to download:

http://file.20upload.com/download-2736-1279629455-9d7d395b77262d4b9b3775ed427a4b49.zip

and here is a good online one:
http://www.javaonthebrain.com/java/puzz15/

 

[tanapak1]

[My friend]