Hypothèse : ajouter des heuristiques pour guider / accélerer la recherche de solutions.
Taquin initial :
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | 5 |
Taquin but :
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 |
+---+---+---+
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
+---+---+---+
| 4 | 6 | 8 |
+---+---+---+
| 7 | 5 | |
+---+---+---+
/ \
/ \
/ \
+---+---+---+ +---+---+---+
| 1 | 2 | 3 | | 1 | 2 | 3 |
+---+---+---+ +---+---+---+
| 4 | 6 | 8 | | 4 | 6 | |
+---+---+---+ +---+---+---+
| 7 | | 5 | | 7 | 5 | 8 |
+---+---+---+ +---+---+---+
/ | \ / | \
/ | \ / | \
/ | \ / | \
+---+---+---+ +---+---+---+ +---+---+---+ +---+---+---+ +---+---+---+
| 1 | 2 | 3 | | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 1 | 2 | | | 1 | 2 | 3 |
+---+---+---+ +---+---+---+ +---+---+---+ +---+---+---+ +---+---+---+
| 4 | 6 | 8 | | 4 | | 8 | | 4 | 6 | 8 | | 4 | 6 | 3 | | 4 | | 6 |
+---+---+---+ +---+---+---+ +---+---+---+ +---+---+---+ +---+---+---+
| | 7 | 5 | | 7 | 6 | 5 | | 7 | 5 | | | 7 | 5 | 8 | | 7 | 5 | 8 |
+---+---+---+ +---+---+---+ +---+---+---+ +---+---+---+ +---+---+---+
Exemple, sur 24 lettres (5 × 5 - 1)
16 déplacements :