did it on the first try.
-play a difficult game. such as RAY. for each move, press HINT. continually choose the worst MATCH. (the match that provides the least future match-potentials. for instance, the Worst MATCH is a match that provides no additional open tiles, such as a match of two tiles on the floor. another bad match is a match that opens up additional tiles, but doesn't provide new matches.
-play until you run out of moves.
-undo the most recent move 11 times.
-reshuffle.
-play the game to win. (always pick the move that opens the most tiles, or provides subsequent matches)