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Towers of Hanoi (Posted on 2003-09-07) Difficulty: 3 of 5
You have three small poles and five hoops - XS, S, M, L, XL (as in extra small, small, medium, large and extra large). They are placed on pole 1 in order, with largest at the bottom.

You can move one hoop at a time, and the hoops you are not moving have to be on a pole. You also cannot place a hoop on top of a smaller one. How can you move the hoops so that they are in the same order as they are now, but on pole 3?

See The Solution Submitted by Lewis    
Rating: 3.0667 (15 votes)

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  Subject Author Date
Puzzle ThoughtsK Sengupta2024-03-15 00:06:22
No SubjectArjun2007-09-08 12:20:37
Some Thoughtsre: A non-recursive solutionXen2004-05-25 16:17:04
re(2): Stacks--Basic versionCharlie2003-09-09 14:14:52
re: Stacks--Basic versionCharlie2003-09-09 14:07:51
ParityBrian Smith2003-09-09 10:06:49
SolutionStacksDJ2003-09-08 13:28:35
SolutionA non-recursive solutionFederico Kereki2003-09-08 13:18:33
Some ThoughtsC++ functionDJ2003-09-08 12:29:22
follow this orderRyan2003-09-08 02:28:36
You blew it, Lewis !!!!!Dan2003-09-08 01:22:33
re: Recursion challengeCharlie2003-09-07 16:12:32
re(2): strategyCharlie2003-09-07 15:48:01
re: solution in 11 moves with 5 polesGamer2003-09-07 15:40:06
solution in 19 movesVictor Zapana2003-09-07 15:13:01
QuestionRecursion challengeGamer2003-09-07 14:19:04
re: strategyGamer2003-09-07 14:15:48
strategyCharlie2003-09-07 11:23:12
re: Holy Hula Hoops!Charlie2003-09-07 11:14:04
Steps to follow (not for the impatient)Jun2003-09-07 10:41:04
Number of movesJill2003-09-07 10:35:31
Holy Hula Hoops!Eric2003-09-07 10:12:37
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