| From: | Francis G. Loch |
| Date: | 26 Aug 2000 at 14:00:33 |
| Subject: | Re: rubik's cube |
Hi there,
--- pbrace@cwctv.net wrote:
> Does anybody have any idea how to write ablitz
> program to solve a Rubik's cube. apart from working
> out that there are 18 possible moves and the total
> number of positions is in the region of 20 digits
> long the only thing I can think of is a loop trying
> it first in one move. However
> with this method the total amount of moves goes up
> by a factor of 18:
>
> Moves Total number
> 1 18
> 2 324
> 3 5832
> 4 104996
> 5 approx 1.8 million
>
> This leads to the proram slowing down a lot. Prehaps
> it would be better in C
> John Brace
I remember there being a program on the BBC Micro that
could solve a Rubik's Cube. The source for it was in
one of the BBC Micro magazines (either Acorn User or
Micro User).
Sorry I can't much more of a help.
Kind regards,
Francis.
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