Wow. This is my favorite Hard level by far. When I first looked at it I got very confused, and there were several times I went "Is this really possible?". found 2 different 2 off routes using different blocks to fill the hole before I found the right path.
Also 2-off...
Really wonder what else I can choose... Edit: After 4 months, finally decided to do something different, beaten finally :) :)
Time to take a rest now.
Unexpectedly, saved 12 steps... picking the correct blocks in this kind of levels is always fun :) lots of possibilities
(reply: Don't know which path would lead to 281 too, after finishing quasi-crystal, I found the path there could be implemented in a similar way, so got this immediately).
Nicely spotted :). I haven't got a clue what my original 281 path was on this one :x.Can't see anywhere you can really lose 12 moves on it in one go; and I can't see an alternate path to 281 :\
agree with what neemo said, difficult to figure out what you should push if not analyzing enough... and now I am 2-off several ways... EDIT: got it, was taken the false path overall, those false path just seemed so fitted into the level when I don't know the right one.
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