perplexus.info :: Logic : Red, White, Blue and Green

Red, White, Blue and Green (Posted on 2008-01-14)

    A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 1|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 2|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 3|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 4|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 5|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 6|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 7|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 8|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

Place two reds, two whites, two blues and two greens in every row, column and long diagonal.

The following clues will help!

1. Each blue is immediately right of each green.
2. There are no reds in cells E, F, G or H; there are no blues in cells
A, B, C or D.
3. The blues are adjacent.
4. No clue needed.
5. No clue needed.
6. The pattern of colours takes the form abccdadb.
7. The pattern of colours takes the form aabcbcdd.
8. The pattern of colours takes the form abbccdad.

A. No clue needed.
B. The blues are separated by five cells.
C. There are no reds in cells 5, 6, 7 or 8.
D. No clue needed.
E. The blues are separated by six cells.
F. The whites are separated by six cells; the reds by two cells.
G. There are no reds or greens in cells 1, 2, 3 or 4.
H. The whites are separated by five cells; the greens by two cells.

This is similar to Red, White and Blue

Submitted by Josie Faulkner

Rating: 4.0000 (3 votes)

Solution: (Hide)

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | G | B | R | G | B | W | W | R | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | R | W | G | R | G | B | B | W | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | W | G | R | W | R | G | B | B | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | G | R | B | B | W | R | W | G | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | W | W | B | G | R | G | R | B | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | B | R | W | W | G | B | G | R | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | B | B | W | R | W | R | G | G | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | R | G | G | B | B | W | R | W | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Please see nikki's solution at http://perplexus.info/show.php?pid=5918&cid=39389

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Subject	Author	Date
Proposed Puzzle Answer	K Sengupta	2022-02-22 01:49:41
re(4): computer/human collaboration	Josie Faulkner	2008-01-17 16:47:48
re(3): computer/human collaboration	Charlie	2008-01-17 11:03:31
re(4): computer/human collaboration	Josie Faulkner	2008-01-17 03:03:30
re(4): computer/human collaboration	Josie Faulkner	2008-01-17 03:02:13
re(3): computer/human collaboration	nikki	2008-01-16 23:35:26
re(3): computer/human collaboration	Dej Mar	2008-01-16 22:47:11
re(2): computer/human collaboration	Josie Faulkner	2008-01-16 16:43:43
re: computer/human collaboration	Charlie	2008-01-16 14:31:17
Solution	Dej Mar	2008-01-15 02:33:59
computer/human collaboration	Charlie	2008-01-14 18:59:19
Solution (with step by step walkthrough)	nikki	2008-01-14 13:04:30

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