Quote Originally Posted by ljkkjlcm9
I solve that little ship puzzle everytime and it never takes me more than 1 minute, but maybe that's just me, the hardest part is when you get down to the last 2 rows... or the last 5 numbers! Otherwise it's extremely easy

Oh and Unne that method works but requires extra work, you can put the 1 in place and leave it, then the 2 and leave, then just get the 3 and 4 in line, then put the 5 in place, then 6 and leave it, then 7 and 8 in line. THEN I get the 13 and 9 in line counter clockwise, slide the thirteen down with the 9 behind it going above it, then some minor manipulation to get the last 5 tiles in place! MUCH faster then doing an entire row at once, trust me!

THE JACKAL
Sounds like you solve it vertically instead of horizontally, with a bit of extra arranging along the way. It's mostly equivalent to how I do it. There are faster ways, yeah. I never put a whole lot of thought into it.