15 puzzle

Summary

15 puzzle is a mechanical puzzle^[1]. It draws 216 Wikipedia views per month (mechanical_puzzle category, ranking #1 of 6).^[2]

Key Facts

• 15 puzzle's image is recorded as 15-puzzle.svg^[3].
• 15 puzzle's instance of is recorded as mechanical puzzle^[4].
• 15 puzzle's instance of is recorded as sliding puzzle^[5].
• 15 puzzle's Commons category is recorded as 15 puzzle^[6].
• 15 puzzle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027td7^[7].
• 15 puzzle's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Fifteen-Puzzle^[8].
• 15 puzzle's MathWorld ID is recorded as 15Puzzle^[9].
• 15 puzzle's derivative work is recorded as GNOME Taquin^[10].
• 15 puzzle's Rosetta Code page ID is recorded as 15_Puzzle_Game^[11].
• 15 puzzle's Rosetta Code page ID is recorded as 15_puzzle_solver^[12].
• 15 puzzle's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[13].
• 15 puzzle's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2777357507^[14].
• 15 puzzle's TV Tropes ID is recorded as Main/FifteenPuzzle^[15].

Why It Matters

15 puzzle draws 216 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.^[16] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]