A080561 Number of positions that are exactly n moves from the starting position in the Orbix Type 1 puzzle.

1, 1, 3, 5, 10, 12, 18, 12, 10, 5, 3, 1, 1

Offset: 0

Author

N. J. A. Sloane, Feb 21 2003

Keywords

• nonn
• fini
• full

Comments

This is the number of positions that can be reached in n moves from the start, but which cannot be reached in fewer than n moves.

A puzzle in the Rubik cube family. The total number of distinct positions is 82. Here positions differing by rotations or reflections are considered the same.

Links

• Jaap Scherphuis, Puzzle Pages

Crossrefs

Cf. A010928, A080560-A080564.