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Friday Puzzler -- Coin Hexagon
Alex Y
Place 6 identical coins in two lines on a table like this:
Then rearrange them into a hexagon like this:
in only three moves. Legal moves:
a) consist only of sliding a coin -- you cannot pick it up.
b) must not disturb any other coin -- you cannot push any other coin out of the way.
c) must end with the coin you are moving touching at least two other coins
Re: Friday Puzzler -- Coin Hexagon
Sharon in Topanga
How about 2 moves? Post solution or not?
Re: Friday Puzzler -- Coin Hexagon
Sharon in Topanga
Guess I should have just posted it.
Slide 5 out to below and right of 4, directly below 1.
Slide 3 over and around to below and left of 6 just touching 5 on it's left directly below 2.
Re: Friday Puzzler -- Coin Hexagon
Henry Higginbotham
-6 to below 4 and 5
-5 to below 2 and 3
-3 to complete, touching 5 and 6
Not a legal move
Alex Y
Slide 5 out to below and right of 4, directly below 1.
5 will not then be touching two other coins.
Correct!