Solution for the

Chinese Checkers Puzzle

in

Shivers
What Darkness Conceals, Terror Reveals

By Erik Gos

Introduction

This solution for the "Chinese Checkers Puzzle", in fact an ordinary "Solitaire Game", starts of with a set of moves thats is repeated four times. Afterwards, a walkaround is performed, resulting in a very elementary setup of 5 pieces that can easily be solved.

It seems to me that using a returning pattern of moves is the most logical way to solve this puzzle.

The notation of the moves will be given in the following format:

"4-5 D"
meaning "4th row-5th column Down".
The four direction symbols used are:

"L" for "left",
"R" for "right",
"D" for "down",
and "U" for "up".
Notice that not all row and column combinations are possible.

The first move

Start position				    O O O                
					    O O O
					O O O O O O O
					O O O . O O O 
					O O O O O O O 
					    O O O 
					    O O O 

First move : 2-4 D	Result ==>	    O O O
					    O . O
					O O O . O O O
					O O O O O O O 
					O O O O O O O 
					    O O O 
					    O O O

Four times the same pattern

First time :  3-2 R	Result ==>	    . . .
	      1-3 D			    . . O
	      4-3 U			O . O O O O O
	      1-5 L			O O . O O O O 
	      1-3 D			O O O O O O O 
					    O O O 
					    O O O 

Second time : 6-3 U	Result ==>	    . . .
	      5-1 R			    . . O
	      5-4 L			. . O O O O O
	      3-1 D			. O O O O O O 
	      5-1 R			. . O . O O O 
					    . O O 
					    O O O 

Third time :  5-6 L	Result ==>	    . . .
	      7-5 U			    . . O
	      4-5 D			. . O O O O O
	      7-3 R			. O O O . O O 
	      7-5 U			. . O O O . O 
					    . O . 
					    . . . 

Fourth time : 2-5 D	Result ==>	    . . .
	      3-7 L			    . . .
	      3-4 R			. . O . O . .
	      5-7 U			. O O O O O . 
	      3-7 L			. . O O O . . 
					    . O . 
					    . . .

A walkaround and the final moves

Walk around : 5-4 R	Result ==>	    . . .
	      5-6 U			    . . .
	      3-6 L			. . . . . . .
	      3-4 L			. . O O O . . 
	      3-2 D			. . . O . . . 
	      5-2 R			    . O . 
					    . . . 

Final moves : 4-4 R	Result ==>	    . . .
	      6-4 U			    . . .
	      4-3 R			. . . . . . .
	      4-6 L			. . . O . . . 
					. . . . . . . 
					    . . . 
					    . . .