Which direction?

As well as how many right angles a shape is turned around, the direction it is turned around is also important.

This shows the movement of the shape clockwise.

This shows the movement of the shape anticlockwise.
You need to look for the shortest way a shape can turn to get to a position.

To get to position 1, it is quicker to turn 1 right angle clockwise.

To get to position 2, it is quicker to turn 1 right angle anticlockwise.

To get to position 3, you can turn 2 right angles either way.


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