Today’s, blog is based on the improved version of Sokoban called Sokoban unleashed. Sokoban is basically a Japanese puzzle game, in which we are in a warehouse and we have to push around boxes/crates upon the desired location.
In Sokoban Unleashed we made certain changes to make the game more interesting. In the newer version, each box will have a box which moves simultaneously with the movement of the original (twin boxes). The twin boxes can be colored same to denote that they are twins. E.g. if we move a purple box, its corresponding twin will also move in the same direction. Boxes can even be numbered the same to denote twins.
The player has to strategically move the crates, in such a way that the twin does not block its future path, otherwise the player will have to just go back again, which will increase the number of moves. Player with the least amount of moves taken to reach the goal wins.
In the below map, the crates are represented with coins. Each coin has a twin. So the player has to carefully think that in the least amount of moves/crate movements how to reach the goal. The red unit is the player. And the coins are the crates. This is just level 1 so it may look easy. But as the levels increase the complexity will increase. This improved version will be fun and mentally challenging for many age groups.
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