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English 16 Puzzle - Online Board Game

This an online version of the delightful puzzle bloard game created in the 19th century by Sam Loyd, described by Martin Gardner as "America's greatest puzzlist."

The object of the puzzle is to transpose the positions of the gold and silver pieces in the fewest number of moves.

Click on a piece with the mouse to move it into the vacant square on the bpard. A piece may either be moved to an adjacent vacant square, or jumped over an adjacent piece (of either color) to the vacant square. No diagonal moves or jumps are permitted.

The Solve button will initiate a search for a solution, then run the found solution.

Please allow time for the game to fully load in your browser.

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