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Three at a Time (Posted on 2004-10-26)

There is just one way to go from XXXXOOOO to XOXOXOXO in five moves if *three* adjacent coins are moved at each turn. How?

See The Solution Submitted by Brian Smith

Rating: 3.5000 (4 votes)

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Sol'n attempt - Probably not correct

| Comment 12 of 23 |

Ok, so Brian said only translating (sorry Rajat, I think that means no flipping)… here’s the best I could get, but I don’t think it counts (cuz I leave a gap in the middle, plus I only used 4 which should be a flag that I didn’t get the solution) so I’ll keep working on it.

   XXXXOOOO
XOOXXX   OO
XO   XOXXOO
XOXOOXOX  
XOXO   XOXO

I hope this helps others find the solution!

Posted by nikki on 2004-10-27 19:21:34

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