Vexed Spoilers

These "spoilers" detail how to solve the various levels in Vexed, version 1.4a (game by James McCombe, levels by Steve Haynal). Read no further if you want to solve them yourself!

There are eight types of block referred to:

Circle - block has a single circle on it
Dot - block has a filled-in black circle on it
Cross - block has a large "X" on it
Square - block has a single square on it
Funnel - block has a funnel-like object on it
Die - block has a black dot at each corner
Checker - block has a checkerboard pattern on it
Bolt - block has fat lightning-bolt on it

"Top", bottom", "left" and "right" refer to the block furthest in each of those directions. "Middle" means the middle block of three of the same type, either vertically or horizontally. If only some blocks can move, the references may refer only to the movable blocks. Remember that after EACH move the "left", right" etc. may refer to different blocks! Hopefully the block references are clear enough.

I do not claim these are the only solutions. If you find better ones by all means let me know. "Better" in this case means fewer moves. And of course, if I've stuffed up or been ambiguous, please let me know that too.

Thank you again, James for a really fun game, and Steve for all these new levels!

Level 0

Bottom Circle left
Left Die right
Left Die right
Left Die right
Bottom Circle right
Top Bolt right
Top Bolt left
Top Circle right
Top Circle right
Left Square right
Left Square right
Top Square left
Left Cross right
Left Cross right
Left Cross right
Top Cross left
Left Dot right
Left Dot right
Left Dot right
Top Dot left

Level 1

Right Bolt right
Bottom Die left
Bottom Die left
Bottom Die left
Right Square left
Right Square left
Right Square left
Right Square left
Bottom Checker left
Top Circle right
Top Circle right
Top Circle right
Top Circle right
Top Circle right
Top Die left
Top Die left
Top Die left
Top Die left
Top Die left
Top Circle right
Bottom Checker right
Bottom Checker right
Top Dot right
Top Dot right
Top Dot right
Top Dot right
Top Dot right
Top Dot right
Top Checker right
Top Checker left
Right Square left
Right Bolt left
Right Bolt left
Right Bolt left

Level 2

Right Cross left
Top Circle right
Right Circle left
Left Dot left
Left Dot left
Left Bolt left
Left Bolt left
Left Bolt left
Right Die left
Right Die left
Right Dot left
Right Dot left
Right Dot left
Right Checker left
Right Checker left
Top Square right
Top Square right
Top Square right
Top Square right
Top Square right
Right Die left
Right Die left
Right Dot left
Right Dot left
Top Checker left
Right Square right
Right Funnel left
Right Funnel left
Right Funnel left
Right Funnel left

Level 3

Bottom Dot left
Left Bolt right
Left Bolt right
Bottom Die right
Bottom Die right
Bottom Die right
Bottom Die right
Top Die right
Top Die right
Top Die right
Bottom Checker right
Bottom Checker left
Bottom Checker left
Bottom Checker left
Top Square right
Top Square right
Top Square left
Top Square left
Top Checker right
Top Checker right
Top Checker left
Top Circle right
Top Circle right
Top Circle right
Top Dot right
Top Dot right
Top Circle left
Top Circle left
Top Circle left
Top Circle left
Top Circle left
Top Checker left
Top Square left
Left Die right
Right Checker left
Right Checker left
Top Bolt left

Level 4

Right Dot left
Right Bolt left
Top Cross right
Right Square left
Right Square left
Right Square left
Right Dot left
Right Cross left
Right Cross left
Left Bolt right
Left Bolt right
Left Bolt right
Left Bolt right
Top Cross right
Top Cross right
Top Cross right
Top Circle left/li>

Level 5

Top Funnel left
Top Funnel left
Top Checker left
Top Checker left
Top Checker left
Top Square left
Top Square left
Top Funnel left
Top Funnel left
Top Checker left
Top Bolt left
Top Bolt left
Bottom Dot left
Bottom Checker left
Left Checker right
Bottom Dot right
Bottom Dot right
Right Cross left
Right Cross left
Right Cross left
Top Bolt left
Top Bolt left
Top Square left
Top Square left
Top Circle right
Top Circle right
Top Circle right
Top Circle right
Top Square right
Top Square right
Top Square right
Top Bolt right
Top Bolt right
Top Bolt right
Bottom Dot left
Bottom Dot left
Top Cross right
Top Cross left
Top Dot right
Left Cross right
Left Cross right
Left Cross right

Level 6

Left Funnel left
Left Funnel left
Top Bolt left
Top Bolt left
Top Bolt left
Left Bolt right
Left Bolt right
Right Cross right
Left Die left
Left Die right
Left Die right
Left Funnel right
Left Funnel right
Left Funnel right
Left Funnel right
Right Square left
Right Square left
Right Cross left
Right Cross left
Right Cross left
Right Cross left
Right Cross left
Right Cross left
Left Dot right
Right Dot left
Right Dot left
Top Dot left
Top Dot left
Top Dot right

Level 7

Left Cross right
Left Cross right
Top Cross left
Top Funnel right
Top Die right
Top Die right
Left Circle right
Top Circle left
Right Square left
Right Square left
Right Square left

Level 8

Top Checker right
Top Checker right
Top Checker right
Top Funnel left
Top Funnel left
Top Dot right
Left Cross right
Right Bolt left
Right Bolt left
Right Bolt left
Top Bolt right
Right Cross left
Right Cross left

Level 9

Right Square left
Right Square left
Left Checker right
Left Checker right
Top Checker left
Right Dot left
Right Dot left
Right Dot left
Right Dot left
Right Dot left

Level 10

Left Checker right
Left Checker right
Left Checker right
Left Checker right
Left Cross right
Left Cross right
Right Cross left
Right Cross left
Right Square left
Right Square left
Right Square left
Left Square right
Left Square right
Left Square right
Left Square right
Right Bolt left
Right Bolt left
Top left Funnel right
Same Funnel right
Top right Funnel left
Same Funnel left
Same Funnel left
Same Funnel left
Left Bolt right
Left Bolt right
Left Bolt right
Right Circle left
Right Circle left
Right Circle left
Left Circle right
Left Circle right
Right Die left
Right Die left
Right Die left
Left Die right
Left Die right
Left Die right
Top Funnel left
Same Funnel left
Same Funnel left
Top Dot right
Same Dot right
Top Dot left
Top Dot left
Top Funnel right
Top Funnel right

Level 11

Bottom Bolt left
Top Dot right
Top Dot right
Top Bolt left
Top Bolt left
Top Die left
Right Die left

Level 12

Top Square left
Top Dot left
Top Dot left
Bottom left Circle right
Bottom left Circle right
Right Cross right
Right Cross left
Bottom Funnel right
Left Cross right
Left Cross right
Left Funnel right
Top Die right
Top Checker right
Top Checker left
Bottom left Circle left
Bottom left Circle left
Bottom left Circle left
Right Circle left
Right Circle left
Right Circle left
Top Circle right
Top Circle right

Level 13

Right Cross left
Right Cross left
Top Square right
Right Checker right
Right Checker left
Right Checker left
Right Checker left
Right Die right
Right Die right
Right Die left
Right Die left
Right Die left
Right Funnel right
Right Funnel left
Right Funnel left
Left Funnel left

Level 14

Bottom Dot right
Top Circle right
Top Circle left
Left Funnel left
Right Funnel left
Left Cross right
Left Cross right
Left Cross right
Left Cross right
Left Cross right
Left Cross right
Left Square left
Left Square right
Left Square right
Left Square right
Left Dot right
Left Dot right
Left Funnel right
Left Checker right
Right Checker left

Level 15

Top Circle left
Top Circle left
Left Bolt right
Left Bolt right
Left Square right
Left Square right
Left Square right
Left Funnel right
Left Funnel right
Left Funnel right
Left Funnel right
Right Checker left
Right Checker left
Right Checker left

Level 16

Top Dot left
Top Dot left
Top Dot left
Bottom Square left
Top Checker left
Top Circle left
Top Circle left
Top Square left
Top Square left
Top Square left
Left Funnel right
Left Funnel right
Left Funnel right
Left Funnel right
Right Die left
Right Die left
Right Die left
Right Die left
Right Cross left
Right Cross left
Right Cross left
Right Cross left
Right Cross left
Right Cross left

Level 17

Right Bolt left
Top Funnel right
Top Funnel right
Top Square right
Top Square right
Right Dot left
Left Dot right
Left Dot right
Left Dot right

Level 18

Right Checker left
Top right Die right
Top Cross right
Top Cross right
Top Circle left
Top Dot left
Top Funnel right
Right Die left
Right Die left
Right Funnel left
Right Funnel left
Top Square left
Top Square right
Top left Bolt right
Top left Bolt right
Top Bolt right
Top Bolt right
Left Bolt right
Left Bolt right

Level 19

Middle Dot left
Bottom Bolt left
Top Die left
Right Die left
Right Die left
Right Die left
Right Die left
Left Checker left
Left Bolt right
Left Bolt right
Top Bolt left
Top Bolt left
Right Cross left
Right Cross left
Right Cross left
Left Cross left
Left Cross right
Top Dot right
Top Dot left
Left Circle right
Left Circle right
Right Circle left
Right Circle left
Top Circle left
Top Circle right
Right Checker left
Right Checker left
Right Checker left
Right Checker left
Right Checker left
Right Square left
Right Square left
Right Square left
Right Square left
Right Square left
Right Square left

Later levels not yet documented!