MALP Specialists Training Manual

Switching the Last Two Pieces

So far only person I know of who has ever come up with a way of switching the last two pieces when they need to be switched (Like in my 4 x 4 example of how to solve a MALP) is SG-2's XO, General Maverick, but his method doesn't work on all MALPs, it only works on the ones with an even number of columns. Here's an example of how to use his method (using the end result of my 4 x 4 example of how to solve a MALP as the starting place.)

1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 10 A 12
13 14 15 11

First you would click piece 12.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 10 12 A
13 14 15 11

Then you would click piece 13. (Yes, even though it's not next to the arrow piece.)
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 10 12 13
A 14 15 11

Piece 13 should 'jump' to where the arrow piece is. Then you would solve the MALP like you would if you had gotten to this point when unscrambling it. (All you should have to fix is the bottom two rows.) Next you would click piece 9.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
A 10 12 13
9 14 15 11

Then you would click piece 10.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
10 A 12 13
9 14 15 11

Then you would click piece 12.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
10 12 A 13
9 14 15 11

Then you would click piece 13.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
10 12 13 A
9 14 15 11

Then you would click piece 11.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
10 12 13 11
9 14 15 A

Then you would click piece 15.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
10 12 13 11
9 14 A 15

Then you would click piece 14.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
10 12 13 11
9 A 14 15

Then you would click piece 12.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
10 A 13 11
9 12 14 15

Then you would click piece 13.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
10 13 A 11
9 12 14 15

Then you would click piece 14.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
10 13 14 11
9 12 A 15

Then you would click piece 12.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
10 13 14 11
9 A 12 15

Then you would click piece 13.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
10 A 14 11
9 13 12 15

Then you would click piece 10.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
A 10 14 11
9 13 12 15

Then you would click piece 9.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 10 14 11
A 13 12 15

Then you would click piece 13.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 10 14 11
13 A 12 15

Then you would click piece 12.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 10 14 11
13 12 A 15

Then you would click piece 15.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 10 14 11
13 12 15 A

Then you would click piece 11.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 10 14 A
13 12 15 11

Then you would click piece 14.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 10 A 14
13 12 15 11

Then you would click piece 15.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 10 15 14
13 12 A 11

Then you would click piece 12.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 10 15 14
13 A 12 11

Then you would click piece 10.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 A 15 14
13 10 12 11

Then you would click piece 15.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 15 A 14
13 10 12 11

Then you would click piece 14.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 15 14 A
13 10 12 11

Then you would click piece 11.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 15 14 11
13 10 12 A

Then you would click piece 12.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 15 14 11
13 10 A 12

Then you would click piece 14.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 15 A 11
13 10 14 12

Then you would click piece 15.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 A 15 11
13 10 14 12

Then you would click piece 10.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 10 15 11
13 A 14 12

Then you would click piece 14.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 10 15 11
13 14 A 12

Then you would click piece 15.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 10 A 11
13 14 15 12

Then you would click piece 11.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 10 11 A
13 14 15 12

Then you would click piece 12.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12
13 14 15 A

Just like that.

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Last Updated: Sunday, December 26, 1999