From a standard pack of cards, I remove four cards, one of each suit, and one of each of he ranks Jack, Queen, King and Ace. I lay them out in a line face downwards. Now, you have been given the following facts:

(a) The Heart isn’t next to the Club.

(b) No card is next to its immediate senior in rank.

(c) The colors of the suits alternate.

(d) The king and Queen are facing opposite directions.

Identify the four cards and their correct order.

Not so, in a standard deck only the queen and king of spades face to the right, all the other kings and queens face to the left. I still stand by my solution since the criterion that no card is next to its IMMEDIATE senior in rank is met.

Posted by Robin Gatter on 2003-01-31 05:38:04