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I give up! How do I get the dragon into the lair?
1 of 64: You may wish to make note of the patterns of movement as the characters are swapped and moved across the board, so that you will be better equipped to complete the game yourself later, should you choose to do so. For example, you may wish to work our the remainder of the solution after the knights are moved out of the way, since the game becomes a bit less complicated at that point. Note: Should you need to restart the puzzle from the beginning again, press the blue button towards the bottom left.
2 of 64: The board will be labeled as follows: The rows will be from A through D; the columns from 1 through 4. Note that it is the playing board that is labeled, not the individual playing pieces. For example, whatever piece is in the top left corner will be called A1 (and if that piece moves to a new location, the new piece that moves into the top left corner will be called A1). The top right corner will be called A4, the bottom left corner will be called D1, etc.
3 of 64: Remember, you will need to start by getting the knights out of the way in the bottom right corner. The first several moves will do exactly that. Start by swapping A1 with B1 (the piece in the top left corner with the piece just below it).
4 of 64: Swap A1 and A2. This will be a swap between the piece that just moved into the top left corner and the piece immediately next to it in the top row.
5 of 64: Swap B1 and B2. This will be a swap between the piece on the far left of the second row and the piece to its immediate right.
6 of 64: Swap A2 and B2.
7 of 64: Swap A2 and A3.
8 of 64: Swap B2 and B3.
9 of 64: Swap A3 and B3.
10 of 64: Swap C3 and C4.
11 of 64: Swap B3 and C3.
12 of 64: Swap C2 and C3.
13 of 64: Swap C3 and C4.
14 of 64: Swap C4 and D4. This should place the first knight into the right corner.
15 of 64: Swap B2 and B3.
16 of 64: Swap A3 and B3.
17 of 64: Swap B2 and C2.
18 of 64: Swap B1 and B2.
19 of 64: Swap C2 and C3.
20 of 64: Swap B2 and C2.
21 of 64: Swap B2 and B3.
22 of 64: Swap B3 and C3.
23 of 64: Swap C2 and C3.
24 of 64: Swap C3 and C4. This should place the second knight into the right corner.
25 of 64: Swap B1 and B2.
26 of 64: Swap A2 and B2.
27 of 64: Swap B2 and C2.
28 of 64: Swap C2 and C3. This should place the third knight into the right corner.
29 of 64: Swap A1 and B1.
30 of 64: Swap A1 and A2.
31 of 64: Swap A2 and B2.
32 of 64: Swap B1 and B2.
33 of 64: Swap B2 and B3.
34 of 64: Swap A3 and A4.
35 of 64: Swap A3 and B3.
36 of 64: Swap A1 and B1.
37 of 64: Swap A1 and A2.
38 of 64: Swap A2 and A3.
39 of 64: Swap A2 and B2.
40 of 64: Swap A1 and A2.
41 of 64: Swap A1 and B1.
42 of 64: Swap B1 and B2.
43 of 64: Swap B2 and C2.
44 of 64: Swap A2 and A3.
45 of 64: Swap A2 and B2.
46 of 64: Swap C2 and D2.
47 of 64: Swap B2 and C2.
48 of 64: Swap B2 and B3.
49 of 64: Swap B1 and B2. This should place the dragon out of the way on the left to give you an opportunity to rearrange the mages again.
