Corner-Swing Recovery

Level: Advanced

Restore your corner in as few moves as possible after a slip.

Sometimes you're forced to use the corner-breaking direction. What matters then is returning the big tile to its corner in as few moves as possible.

Once you've pressed the corner-breaking direction, immediately slide back in your original two directions to "swing" the big tile back into place. Aim to recover within a single move.

During recovery, a new tile can spawn in an awkward spot, so before you swing back, check that any empty cell it might appear in is safe. Sometimes it's better to hold off for a beat rather than force an immediate recovery.

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