# The Parking Lot

> The red Dacia is boxed in on row 3 of the car park. Slide the cars around it, clear a path and drive it out of the right-hand gate in as few moves as you can.

## The game

The board is 6 by 6, and the red Dacia, two cells long, sits on row 3. Every car slides lengthwise only: horizontal cars go left and right, vertical cars go up and down.

In the interactive version, cars are dragged with a finger or a mouse; or one is picked with a click and moved with the arrow keys. One move means one car drawn any distance in one direction; with the arrow keys, each press moves one cell.

The 8 levels, in order:

1. First exit — par 2
2. Move the neighbour — par 3
3. Two locks — par 4
4. Monday gridlock — par 5
5. Saturday market — par 6
6. Underground garage — par 8
7. Rush hour — par 9
8. The great exit — par 15

Levels open in order. The stars follow par: three stars for par or under, two stars for at most double par, one star otherwise.

## Why a car park

Every crowded car park is a puzzle: the car you need is blocked by others, and the others are blocked among themselves. The game keeps the scene and removes everything that does not matter: the board, the cars and the exit stay.

The levels are original, and the optimal move count is computed from the rules for each level. Progress stays on your device.

Text: Marius Comper (<https://mariuscomper.uk/en/>). Romanian edition: <https://mariuscomper.uk/parcarea/>.