Assigning the letters to the pieces as is shown in the Start illustration above, the position in the Goal illustration can be reached in 30 moves*:
E, O, R, E, L, N, O, L, N, O, N, N, O, E, E, O, L, R, O, L, N, O, R, N, E, N, O, R, N, E.
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*The above solution was found by Taniguchi's Sliding Block Puzzle Solver. |