Some other
snippets about
sokoban.
- It was invented in 1982
by Thinking Rabbit Inc.
- Sokoban is the Japanese word for warehouse keeper.
- Solving sokoban positions automatically is
a subtle AI problem.
- There is a standard format for sokoban positions.
- #
denotes a wall in the maze
- . is used for a goal and
- $ is used for a crate.
- @ is the man.
- + is used for the man on a goal.
- * is a crate
that is stacked on a goal.
Here's a position (created by Noether):
####
# #
### ###
# .* #
# #**# #
# *@ #
## ###
#$# #
# #
#####
Creating Sokoban positions is a mixture of art and science.
Why not have a go?