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Jumping Coins (Posted on 2004-10-18) Difficulty: 2 of 5
There are 10 coins laid out on a table in a straight line
* * * * * * * * * *
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
The goal is to get 5 stacks of 2 coins each in only 5 jumps.
A coin must jump over exactly 2 other coins and land on a third.
Coins may jump in either direction.

Example:
Jump 1: Jump coin 10 on top of coin 7.
Jump 2: Jump coin 8 on top of coin 6. This is possible since coin 7 and 10 now form a stack of two coins.

See The Solution Submitted by Brian Smith    
Rating: 3.0000 (3 votes)

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  Subject Author Date
Puzzle ThoughtsK Sengupta2023-08-02 22:07:45
SolutionGeneralisationFrankM2008-03-13 12:26:47
AnswerDave2005-01-19 17:30:31
answerjessica2004-11-05 10:59:54
solutiondoremi2004-10-25 20:53:59
Solutionexhaustive searchCharlie2004-10-20 02:49:03
SolutionWorking backwardsCharlie2004-10-18 15:49:22
SolutionAnswer + Solutionnikki2004-10-18 12:36:53
5 JumpsBruce Brantley2004-10-18 11:38:03
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