Eight cards are placed in the diagram shown below, one in each numbered cell. These are the facts:

a) There are 2 Aces, 2 Kings, 2 Queens and 2 Jacks.
b) Every Ace borders a King.
c) Every King borders a Queen.
d) Every Queen borders a Jack.
e) No Queen borders an Ace.
f) No two cards of the same kind border each other.

        +---+
        | 1 |
+---+---+---+
| 2 | 3 | 4 |
+---+---+---+---+
    | 5 | 6 | 7 |
    +---+---+---+
        | 8 |
        +---+

In what cells could you identify the card in it ?

(In reply to To avoid misunderstanding by pcbouhid)

I just tried to solve it in a similar way to last time with corner cards being classed as bordering each other and it can't be done.
By elimination I found 6 had to be a King and then 4 had to be a Jack but in doing so then 3 and 5 have to be either both Queens, both Aces or one Ace and one Queen. This goes against Facts e and f so it can't be done this way.

Posted by Lisa on 2005-06-14 15:57:37