do not check for solved during initial shuffle

src/Taquin.gd

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ func compute_padding(piece_size: int) -> Vector2:
 	return p
 
 func _ready() -> void:
+	print_debug("")
 	$AnimationPlayer/MockPiece.visible = false
 	$Particles2D.emitting = false
 
@@ -71,10 +72,7 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 	$Background.rect_size.y = height
 	
 	rng.randomize()
-#	var piece_size: int = compute_piece_size()
-#	padding = compute_padding(piece_size)
-#	print("piece size: ", piece_size)
-#	print("padding: ", padding)
+
 	var pieces_order: Array = []
 	for order in range(1, rows * columns + 1):
 		pieces_order.append(order)
@@ -143,7 +141,7 @@ func _input(event):
 				var current_position = current_sliding_piece.position
 				if current_position.distance_to(current_origin) > current_position.distance_to(current_goal):
 					current_sliding_piece.position = current_goal
-					commit_slide(true)
+					commit_slide(true, true)
 				else:
 					reset_position(current_sliding_piece)
 					reset_slide()
@@ -209,11 +207,11 @@ func sliding_piece_for_direction(direction) -> Piece:
 	
 	return piece
 
-func move_piece(direction, speed: float) -> void:
+func move_piece(direction, speed: float) -> bool:
 	current_sliding_piece = sliding_piece_for_direction(direction)
 	if current_sliding_piece == null:
 		reset_slide()
-		return
+		return false
 
 	if speed > 0.0:
 		var moving_piece_animation: Animation = $AnimationPlayer.get_animation("MovingPiece")
@@ -233,11 +231,12 @@ func move_piece(direction, speed: float) -> void:
 		moving_piece_animation.track_set_key_value(moving_piece_track_index, 1, missing_piece.position)
 		$AnimationPlayer.play("MovingPiece")
 	else:
-		commit_slide(false)
+		commit_slide(false, false)
 		update()
-		check_solved()
 
-func commit_slide(audio: bool):
+	return true
+
+func commit_slide(audio: bool, check_solved: bool):
 	assert(current_sliding_piece != null)
 	assert(current_origin != Vector2.ZERO)
 	
@@ -253,7 +252,8 @@ func commit_slide(audio: bool):
 
 	ensure_validity()
 	reset_slide()
-	check_solved()
+	if check_solved:
+		check_solved()
 
 func reset_slide():
 	current_sliding_piece = null
@@ -270,10 +270,27 @@ func swap_pieces(a: Piece, b: Piece) -> void:
 	pieces[a_index.x][a_index.y] = b
 
 func shuffle(count: int, speed: float) -> void:
+	print_debug("")
+	var previous_direction: int = Direction.DOWN
+
 	while count > 0:
-		count -= 1
 		var direction = rng.randi_range(Direction.UP, Direction.RIGHT)
-		move_piece(direction, speed)
+		
+		# Avoid reversing the previous move
+		if direction == Direction.UP and previous_direction == Direction.DOWN:
+			continue
+		if direction == Direction.DOWN and previous_direction == Direction.UP:
+			continue
+		if direction == Direction.RIGHT and previous_direction == Direction.LEFT:
+			continue
+		if direction == Direction.LEFT and previous_direction == Direction.RIGHT:
+			continue
+
+		# Retry until the move is valid
+		if move_piece(direction, speed):
+			previous_direction = direction
+			count -= 1
+			debug_print_direction(direction)
 
 func check_solved() -> bool:
 	for c in range(columns):
@@ -337,6 +354,7 @@ func load(saved_state) -> void:
 	init(saved_state["pieces"], saved_state["hidden_piece"])
 
 func init(pieces_order: Array, hidden_piece: int) -> void:
+	print_debug("")
 	var piece_size: int = compute_piece_size()
 	padding = compute_padding(piece_size)
 	print("piece size: ", piece_size)
@@ -344,11 +362,9 @@ func init(pieces_order: Array, hidden_piece: int) -> void:
 
 	if pieces.size() > 0:
 		for c in range(pieces.size()):
-			for r in range(pieces[0].size()):
-				var piece: Piece = pieces[c][r]
-				$Background.remove_child(piece)
-				piece.queue_free()
-		pieces.clear()
+			for r in range(pieces[c].size()):
+				var piece: Piece = pieces[c][r].queue_free()
+	pieces.clear()
 
 	for c in range(columns):
 		var pieces_row: Array = []
@@ -394,7 +410,7 @@ func _on_Timer_timeout():
 func _on_AnimationPlayer_animation_finished(anim_name):
 	match anim_name:
 		"MovingPiece":
-			commit_slide(true)
+			commit_slide(true, true)
 			update()
 			check_solved()
 

src/Taquin.tscn

@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ difficulty = 0
 margin_right = 512.0
 margin_bottom = 512.0
 color = Color( 0.12549, 0.235294, 0.337255, 1 )
+__meta__ = {
+"_edit_use_anchors_": false
+}
 
 [node name="AnimationPlayer" type="AnimationPlayer" parent="."]
 anims/MovingPiece = SubResource( 1 )