Techniquest

Exhibit: Rocket Puzzle

The object of the puzzle is to swap the coloured rockets over by sliding the pieces one at a time.

It is a lengthy task to repeat the procedures to complete the exchange of all 5 pieces of each rocket – it takes almost 400 moves! It is much simpler to ignore one of the rockets and transfer the other into the middle slot. Be warned though, this is not the way to begin the main puzzle.