The Shortest Known Solutions
to each of the existing rooms for

 

If you find a shorter solution to any room,
please let me know!!

 

This page was last updated Wednesday, February 27, 2002.
Last person to discover a shorter solution: Timo Mähönen
(Doug's Room #15 - Last but not least)

 

Volume v-db-01.dat
(15 of Doug Beeferman's original 16 rooms)

Room Number and Name

 Shortest Known Solution
   
1 The lobby. 15 moves
2 No problem. 53 "
3 Think ahead. 85 "
4 Choices, choices. 41 "
5 You can do it! 77 "
6 Chain reaction. 45 "
7 Your guess... 31 "
8 Go with the flow. 31 "
9 Don't get zapped! 26 "
10 Prioritize! 86 "
11 Fifty-fifty. 61 "
12 Move it or lose it. 138 "
13 Zapperland. 26 "
14 Logistics. 75 "
15 Last but not least. 90 "

 

Volume v-edc-01.dat
(my first set of rooms - these come with the non-deluxe version)

Room Number and Name

 Shortest Known Solution
   
16 Welcome to CyberBox. 141 moves
17 Easy does it. 123 "
18 Don't worry, be happy! 73 "
19 No room for error, here. 117 "
20 Even my G'ma could do this! 97 "
21 71 moves and you're outta here! 71 "
22 Just push 'em out of the way. 215 "
23 Hey you, quit following me! 115 "
24 So close and yet so far... 100 "
25 Clearing a path thru the snow. 106 "
26 Two steps to this one. 258 "
27 Zapperland II. 31 "
28 The Storage Shed. 383 "
29 Those dang Pullers! 301 "
30 But Ma, this looks so easy! 162* "

(*Executable versions of the program prior to 7.22 have a slight glitch
which allows one to solve Room #30 in fewer than 162 moves.)

 

 

Volume v-edc-02.dat
(my second set of rooms)

Room Number and Name

 Shortest Known Solution
   
31 Tic-Tac-Toe. 33 moves
32 Piece of cake. 144 "
33 The Lawn Mower. 25 "
34 Give up one and bring back two. 133 "
35 Once, twice, three times a lady. 137 "
36 Do Wa Diddy-Diddy Dum Diddy-Do. 153 "
37 Move it or lose it II. 283 "
38 Don't be fooled! 142 "
39 Mirror image? Not quite! 62 "
40 The Spider. 99 "
41 The Mine Field. 122 "
42 Follow the yellow brick road. 76 "
43 Back and forth. 119 "
44 The Active Hallway. 260 "
45 Simple, but effective. 501 "

 

Volume v-edc-03.dat
(my third set of rooms)

Room Number and Name

 Shortest Known Solution
   
46 Let's not get zapped! 58 moves
47 Advance and retreat. 106 "
48 It's not as hard as you think! 124 "
49 99 Boxes - 99 Moves. 99 "
50 Slow and steady wins this race. 73 "
51 Either way is fine. 75 "
52 One-Way Street. 60 "
53 Three ZAPS should do the trick! 168 "
54 Five hundred miles away from home. 500 "
55 The Face. 599 "
56 MacGyver could do it! 185 "
57 These boots were made for walkin... 720 "
58 Which SLIDER holds the key? 250 "
59 A temporary setback. 178 "
60 ...and to all a good night. 140 "

 

Volume v-edc-04.dat
(my fourth set of rooms)

Room Number and Name

 Shortest Known Solution
   
61 You can retire at 60! 60 moves
62 Eeeny meeny miny moe. 98 "
63 Look before you leap. 145 "
64 The Unfinished Tunnel. 179 "
65 The Three Stooges. 90 "
66 The Staircase. 201 "
67 Around the World. 626 "
68 Temper Tantrum. 398 "
69 Come'on, how hard can it be? 213 "
70 ZAPPERS & PULLERS. 127 "
71 Left, right, left, right. 244 "
72 Clearing a path...II 190 "
73 Make room for those MOVERS! 275 "
74 The Four Musketeers. 181 "
75 Mission: IMPOSSIBLE. 1309 "

 

Volume v-mbm-01.dat
(Mike McKee's first set of rooms)

Room Number and Name

 Shortest Known Solution
   
76 A Tribute To Sokoban - I. 211 moves
77 A Tribute To Sokoban - II. 393 "
78 First try this with nine... 544 "
79 ...and now try it with ten! 605 "
80 31 Flavors, err... Pullers. 574 "
81 Zapperland III. 48 "
82 Triple Play. 306 "
83 Picasso. 406 "
84 Rerun. 518 "
85 Let Me Out! 93 "
86 Son of Extension Ladder! 1124 "
87 Push Me - Pull You. 1185 "
88 Trap Door. 627 "
89 The Extension Ladder. 952 "
90 Tetralogy. 717 "

 

Volume v-var-01.dat
(Various authors created these)

Room Number and Name

 Shortest Known Solution
   
91 One misstep could prove fatal. 36 moves
92 Care to swap? 298 "
93 Room 222. 222 "
94 Under lock and key. 133 "
95 Time to relax. 123 "
96 Blockade 222 "
97 Clean up this mess! 247 "
98 Don't overdo it. 434 "
99 Watch Your Step! 48 "
100 12.5 seconds flat! 125 "
101 Bill's Maze. 70 "
102 What a mess. 34 "
103 The Four Corners. 282 "
104 Move it or lose it III. 222 "
105 The Desert. 136 "

 

Volume v-wcc-01.dat
(Bill Collins' first set of rooms)

Room Number and Name

 Shortest Known Solution
   
106 The Six Room House. 145 moves
107 Take the shortcut. 144 "
108 The Monster. 121 "
109 The Mountain. 45 "
110 Supermarket Shopper. 306 "
111 The Incredible Bulk. 271 "
112 The Flower. 144 "
113 Get me in... get me out. 232 "
114 Mega Movers. 30 "
115 Get me in... get me out II. 128 "
116 There's a sneaky way out. 61 "
117 The Jackson Five. 125 "
118 The Green Meenie. 269 "
119 Up and Down. 246 "
120 Down and Out. 456 "

 

Volume v-var-02.dat
(Various authors created these)

Room Number and Name

 Shortest Known Solution
   
121 Young men go west. 193 moves
122 Santa Claus in trouble. 134 "
123 Toccata and fugue D-minor. 265 "
124 Vicious circle. 233 "
125 Hitchcock's Supermarket. 131 "
126 Double Trouble. 96 "
127 How to castle in Zapperland. 388 "
128 Sticky cork. 151 "
129 Conglomeration. 143 "
130 Yes, but can you break 2,300? 2,285 "
131 DdCapers Enhanced Room #3. 71 "
132 Can't get there from here? 183 "
133 Use your Zappers well! 192 "
134 Don't make a mistake. 156 "
135 It's not hard, it's extremely hard. 53 "