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The Fifteen Steps (Posted on 2004-04-26)

There are 15 stairs arranged in a line. There are 6 people on various different steps.

The only rule is you can only move a person if you move it to any lower vacant stair.

In a two player game, you alternate moving single people. The last one to move a person wins! What strategy should you use in order to win?

What strategy would be used if the people couldn't pass each other when moving down the stairs?

No Solution Yet Submitted by Gamer

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Subject	Author	Date
It's Nim, no?	FrankM	2008-03-27 18:16:23
the solution	James	2005-08-23 04:48:28
Finally, the solution for the no-passing game.	Brian Smith	2005-04-19 15:36:55
re: The second part {Well Done}	Rhys	2004-10-17 02:44:10
RE:solution	jennifer	2004-08-06 15:23:37
re(2): Half the answer	Anon Ymous	2004-05-14 13:19:37
my crappy thoughts	luke	2004-04-27 23:07:19
re(2): The second part	Charlie	2004-04-27 20:50:12
re: The second part	Federico Kereki	2004-04-27 16:53:05
Play:	Gamer	2004-04-27 16:08:13
Four man game	Brian Smith	2004-04-27 15:24:16
re: The second part	Charlie	2004-04-27 09:50:26
The second part	Brian Smith	2004-04-27 08:40:16
re: Half the answer	Charlie	2004-04-27 08:35:42
Half the answer	Federico Kereki	2004-04-27 06:49:31
Some thoughts	Timothy	2004-04-26 21:46:08

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