2021_Day23_Manual.txt

MANUAL AMPHIPOD REARRANGEMENT

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1. Move Amber out to allow Copper to swap places = 2A + 7A = 9 points
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2. Move first Copper and then Amber to their final location = 7C + 7C + A7 + A2 = 1,400 + 9 = 1,409
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# # # . # B # C # D # # #       # # # A # B # C # D # # #
    # . # D # C # B #               # A # D # C # B #
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3. Move top Desert and both Bronzes out = 2B + 2D + 3B = 50 + 2,000 = 2,050
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4. Bring Desert ones home! = 3D + 7D = 10,000
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5. Bring Bronze ones home! = 3B + 6B = 90
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9 + 1,409 + 2,050 + 10,000 + 90 = 13,558
18A + 14B + 14C + 12D