Difficulty guide · Tier 3 of 3

Hard Slidesmith: today's hard sliding puzzle

Plan it. Four-tile shapes and the most walls. The later rounds take three or four moves to find. Made for players who land near par on the medium run and want longer rounds to read.

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Hard · Oct 6

par 12

Play today's hard run

Easypar usually 5 to 7 Mediumpar usually 9 to 12 Hardpar usually 12 to 15

Every tier plays on the same 5×5 board. The tier decides which patterns you are asked for and how far each one sits from the board on the par line.

What "hard" means here

The hard run is about planning. It mixes every shape, mostly four-tile ones, on the most walled course of the day, and the later rounds need three or four moves each. Every round still stands alone: play each one in the fewest moves and you land on par. Finding those fewest moves is the hard part.

The shapes are drawn fresh every day, weighted toward the square, T-shape and L-shape on this tier. Each round on the par line needs at least as many moves as the round before it, so a run always ramps up.

Square
T-shape
L-shape

Recent hard runs

Missed a day? Nothing here expires. 17 hard runs have been released so far.

Every past run, all three tiers →

Moving between tiers

If the hard run keeps finishing well over par, the medium run is the place to practise reading a slide two moves ahead. Past hard, the only thing left is beating par.

Hard Slidesmith FAQ

What is in a hard Slidesmith run?

Five rounds on one board, with the shapes drawn at random each day (most often square, T-shape and L-shape). Par is usually 12 to 15 moves.

How is par worked out for a hard run?

The server plays every round to its own minimum from wherever the previous round could end, adds the five up, and publishes the total before the run goes live. It never changes.

Can I replay a hard run?

As often as you like. Only your best attempt is kept, and every past run stays playable in the archive.

Slidesmith is an original game by TryHard Puzzles.