Sokoban - The Challenge II
15-Puzzle Rubik's Cube Sokoban
Branching Factor 2-4 18 0-144
Solution Length 53 (1-80) 18 (1-20) 260 (97-674)
Search-Space Size 10**13 10**19 10**98
A*-Bound Complexity O(n) -> O(1) O(n) -> O(1) O(n**3) -> O(n**2)
Underlying Graph undirected undirected directed
  • The search-space size alone makes Sokoban hard, but...
  • The lower bound is expensive to compute, and...
  • Irreversible moves lead to deadlocks!

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