The left ear can be at any of the 4 squares on the top row, so we have 4 cases to work from. Setup: Make sure that the blank tile is at the front-left (by doing an F+3 move). |
Case #1:The left ear is already located at the leftmost top tile, so you can continue onto part C: Solve the Right Green Ear. | ||
Case #2:The left ear is at the 2nd tile of the top row. |
Do the move: L+ T-3 L- |
Do the move: L+ T-1 L- T+1 |
Do the move: F-2 R- F-1 R+ |
Result: the left ear is now where it is suppose to be. | |||
Case #3:The left ear is at the 3rd tile of the top row. |
Do the move: L+ T-3 L- |
Do the move: F-1 L- F+1 L+ |
Do the move: F-2 R- F-1 R+ |
Result: the left ear is now where it is suppose to be. | |||
Case #4:The left ear is at the rightmost tile of the top row. |
Do the move: L+ T-3 L- |
Do the move: F-1 L- F+1 L+ |
Do the move: F-2 R- F-1 R+ |
Result: the left ear is now where it is suppose to be. |
The left ear is at the leftmost tile
of the top side. Setup: Make sure that the blank tile is at the front-right (by doing an F-3 move). |
Do the move: R+ T+3 R- |
Repeat the move:
F+1 R- F-1 R+ |
Do the move: F+2 L- F+1 L+ |
... until you have double green links on the top row |
Result: All of the green links are solved. |
You are probably wondering; why solve the red links adjacent to the yellow links? And why solve the green links last?. The answer is: you can build up the Missing Link puzzle at any color combination you want. However, it is important that you build the first two sides of any color (that use 4 tiles total each) adjacent to each other. It is then important that you build the WHITE row (with only 3 tiles) immediately afterwards. The other 4 tiles are solved last, regardless of the final color of that row.