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[edit] The Puzzle
Shipwrightery is a sliding tile type puzzle on a 5x5 board. The goal of the puzzle is to execute long chains of patterns. Each piece moves in a diffrent way:
| Wood
| Iron
| Rope
| Cloth
| Gold
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| Up and down
| Left and right
| Diagonal
| No movement of its own
| Cannot be moved
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Pieces are draged on the board and may swap spots with pieces in their own movement directions or if the other piece may move there. The following sequence is all done dragging the wood piece:
| Starting
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| Draging the wood down
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| Draging the wood diagonal
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| Draging the wood down
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[edit] Scoring
- Using gold as part of the pattern adds to the score of the chain
- Having a less complex pattern follow the current pattern either reduces the score or does not help it.
[edit] Strategy
Try to set up multiple patterns on one board so you can get combos.
- Fair
- Good
- Great
- Excellent
- Admirable
- Superior
- Magnificent
- Artisan
- Paragon
- Master
[edit] Patterns
| Batten
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| A piece of wood sewn into sail cloth to give it strength
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| Bobstay
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| Ropes going up from the bowsprit
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| Bollard
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| A wooden post that rope is tied to
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| Cannon
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| A gun on a ship.
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| Cleat
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| A metal structure affixed to the ground or deck that rope tied to
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| Cringle
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| A metal ring sewn into the corner of a sail used to thread rope
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| Flag
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| A piece of cloth with a symbol on it designed to be displayed
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| Gaff
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| The yard on a jib
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| Halyard
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| The rope used to hoist a yard
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| Hatch
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| A covering of a hole in the deck, closed when the hole is not in use
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| Jib
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| A smaller, triangular sail
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| Knee
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| A metal support used to join two pieces of wood that meet at an angle
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| Pump
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| A device used to move water.
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| Rigging
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| The ropes that secure the sails
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| Shackle
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| A piece of metal used to connect rope and cloth
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| Thimble
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| A metal fitting used to strengthen a loop in rope
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| Ballast
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| The heavy material in the lowest part of the ship used to keep the ship upright
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| Barrel
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| A cylinder used to store cargo
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| Block
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| A metal wheel that routes the direction that rope runs
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| Boltrope
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| A sail cloth with rope sewn into it
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| Boom
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| A wooden support rod at the bottom of a sail
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| Mast
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| A thick wooden pole that provides a structure to hoist the sails
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| Rudder
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| A long, wide, thin piece of wood or metal that rests vertically in the water and turns the ship
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| Sail
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| A cloth that catches wind to move the ship
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| Shroud
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| The web of rope netting running from the mast to the deck used for climbing up and down
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| Yard
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| A wooden support rod at the top of a sail
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| Anchor
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| A heavy metal object attached to a rope or chain which will keep the ship from moving if the object is resting on the sea floor
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| Berth
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| A bed
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| Bowsprit
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| The wooden rod sticking out of the front of the ship that sails are attached to
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| Capstan
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| A rotary device used to coil and dispense lengths of rope
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| Gangway
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| A plank laid between the ship and the land so people can board and exit the ship
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| Helm
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| The wheel that moves the ship's rudder
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| Lateen
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| A large triangular sail attached to a vertical post
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| Mooring
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| A rope or chain from the ship tied to the docks to keep the ship in port
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| Nest
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| The platform at the top of the mast used as a lookout
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| Shot
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| The ammunition put in a cannon
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