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15 puzzle

number game with 15 pieces but 16 spaces
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15 puzzle

Summary

15 puzzle is a mechanical puzzle[1]. It draws 1,129 Wikipedia views per month (mechanical_puzzle category, ranking #1 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • 15 puzzle's instance of is recorded as mechanical puzzle[3].
  • 15 puzzle's instance of is recorded as sliding puzzle[4].
  • 15 puzzle's Commons category is recorded as 15 puzzle[5].
  • 15 puzzle's derivative work is recorded as GNOME Taquin[6].
  • 15 puzzle's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[7].

Why It Matters

15 puzzle draws 1,129 Wikipedia views per month (mechanical_puzzle category, ranking #1 of 6).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → mechanical puzzle, sliding puzzle
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    Instance of → —
    Local thumb → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P9675]]: 13119, Add qualifier to Rosetta Code page ID `15_Puzzle_Game`"
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