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Guide - Final Fantasy Origins

Ship Jigsaw Puzzle Solution

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|  9  |  10 |  11 |  12 |
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|  13 |  14 |  15 |  X  |
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One of the most tedious aspects of Final Fantasy is saving up enough money to buy good equipment and spells. Fortunately the programmers of Final Fantasy Origins modified the ship mini-game found in the original version of FF to include massive cash prizes.

How do you get to the jigsaw puzzle? Press and hold X. Then just press circle about 55+ time to access it.

For setting new record times you earn:

  • 1st place: 10000 Gil - 100 Gil/Gold Needle/Potion/Antidote
  • 2nd place: 5000 Gil - 100 Gil/Gold Needle/Potion/Antidote
  • 3rd place: 2000 Gil - 100 Gil/Gold Needle/Potion/Antidote
  • 4th place or lower: - 100 Gil/Gold Needle/Potion/Antidote

The beginning time records are 2, 4, and 6 minutes. Using the strategy outlined below I typically earn times in the 40-45 second range. With a little practice you'll be breaking the 2 minute record with ease.

There is a variation of this technique which I suspect is slightly faster than this one. Unfortunately explaining it and it's possible problems would require at lot more space than this technique does. What I expect people will like most about this strategy is that you (almost) never have to worry about more than one tile at a time and you also position all the tiles in a very natural order.

So here is the order we'll do things in:

  1. Tile 1
  2. Tile 2
  3. Tiles 3 and 4
  4. Tile 5
  5. Tile 6
  6. Tiles 7 and 8
  7. Tiles 9 and 13
  8. Tiles 10 and 14
  9. Tiles 11, 12, and 15

Enough exposition maths; on to the strategy!

General Tip: Pressing Start pauses the timer but you can still see the screen. So, if you want some time to think just hit pause and resume when your ready.

Phase I: Tiles 1, 2, 3, and 4.

  • Step 1: Slide tile 1 into its position.
  • Step 2: Slide tile 2 into its position.
  • Step 3: Get tile 4 out of the way put it somewhere at the bottom of the board (This step isn't always necessary but it will insure that some nasty things don't happen).
  • Step 4: Put tile 3 into tile 4's position (the top right corner).
  • Step 5: Position tile 4 directly below tile 3.
  • Step 6: Position the blank spot where 3 belongs.

The board now looks like this:

Diag. 1

Key:  # = tile with that number on it
      X = empty square
      - = tiles we don't care about yet

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|  1  |  2  |  X  |  3  |
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|  -  |  -  |  -  |  4  |
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  • Step 7: Now slide 3 to the left and 4 up.

Phase I is complete.

Phase II: Tiles 5, 6, 7, and 8 will be done in the same way as the first 4.

  • Step 1: Slide tile 5 into its position.
  • Step 2: Slide tile 6 into its position.
  • Step 3: Get tile 8 out of the way put it somewhere towards the bottom left of the board. (This step isn't always necessary but it will insure that some nasty things don't happen.)
  • Step 4: Put tile 7 into tile 8's position.
  • Step 5: Position tile 8 directly below tile 7.
  • Step 6: Position the blank spot where 7 belongs.

The board now looks like this:

Diag. 2

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|  5  |  6  |  X  |  7  |
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|  -  |  -  |  -  |  8  |
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  • Step 7: Now slide 7 to the left and 8 up.

Phase II is complete.

Phase III: Tiles 9 and 13.

We have to change our strategy slightly because space is beginning to get cramped.

  • Step 1: Get tile 9 out of your way, put it somewhere to the right. (This step isn't always necessary but it will insure that some nasty things don't happen.)
  • Step 2: Slide tile 13 into tile 9's position.
  • Step 3: Position tile 9 directly to the right of 13.
  • Step 4: Position the blank spot where 13 belongs.

The board now looks like this:

Diag. 3

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|  5  |  6  |  7  |  8  |
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|  13 |  9  |  -  |  -  |
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|  X  |  -  |  -  |  -  |
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  • Step 5: Now slide 13 down and 9 to the left.

Phase III is complete.

Phase IV: Tiles 10 and 14 will be done in the same way as 9 and 13.

  • Step 1: Get tile 10 out of your way, put it somewhere to the right. (This step isn't always necessary but it will insure that some nasty things don't happen.)
  • Step 2: Slide tile 14 into tile 10's position.
  • Step 3: Position tile 10 directly to the right of 14.
  • Step 4: Position the blank spot where 14 belongs.

The board now looks like this:

  • Diag. 4
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|  5  |  6  |  7  |  8  |
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|  9  |  14 |  10 |  -  |
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|  13 |  X  |  -  |  -  |
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  • Step 5: Now slide 14 down and 10 to the left.

Phase IV is complete.

Phase V: The last 3 tiles.

By virtue of the mathematics underlying the 15-puzzle you get the last 3 tiles for free. Just rotate them until they are in the correct position.

Phase V is complete.