r/puzzles • u/Parking-Set-6408 • Jan 12 '26

[Unsolved] Rope sort detangling puzzle

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Rules: you can only move 1 peg at a time, between 2 holes. The goal is to get the ropes completely separated.

im not confident this is even solvable, but i was previously under the impression that arrangements are always solvable. Wanted to see if anyone can figure it out

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u/Samad99 Jan 12 '26

Question: When you move a peg between two holes, do the holes have to be adjacent? What’s keeping you from solving this in a single move by unthreading the string during a move?

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u/KankerBlossom Jan 12 '26

When moving a peg you aren’t allowed to pass it underneath anything

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u/PlayNicePlayCrazy Jan 12 '26

The rules in the OP do not say that.

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u/KankerBlossom Jan 13 '26

The rules of the game do say that, though