Object: Transform the setup shown on the left half the screen into the setup shown on the right half of the screen. A move consists of rotating a (orthogonal or diagonal) line of consecutive coins by a multiple of 45 degrees. The pivot (turning point) is the first coin of your series of coins. Click a coin to mark the beginning of the line of (consecutive) coins you want to rotate. The beginning of the line is also the hub of the rotation. Then move the end of the line of coin around this pivot by a multiple of 45 degrees. Green dots will show you where you can go. You win when you have created exactly the figure shown on the right. Note that the relative positioning of this figure on the board is important! There are two numbers shown in the centre part of the screen. The lower number shows the number of moves used by you. The top one shows the minimum number of moves necessary for this variant. Try to achieve or even beat this number. Please note that there are four alternative piece sets available. Despite the fact that this is based on such a simple idea (only one type of movement), it seems to be new. You can easily play Transform on a chessboard with coins or other tokens and challenge them with some of the examples presented here. If you come up with your own interesting challenges, you can email them to me (karl at kiwi.gen.nz) and I might include them in a future version of Transform. More freeware and real puzzles and games at my homepage: karl.kiwi.gen.nz. |