Stone puzzle

Logic Level 2

The puzzle below has a set of rules to follow:

  • Stones jump over each other towards empty spots.
  • One jump counts one move.
  • If the stone being jumped over is the same color, then it is removed.
  • The goal of the puzzle is to have one of each color remaining.

What is the minimum number of moves required to solve this puzzle?

3 4 5 6

Brack Harmon by Brack harmon , 18, USA

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2 solutions

Brack Harmon
May 8, 2018

Below is a solution

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Joshua Lowrance
May 8, 2018

You want one stone of each color remaining after you are done. This means you must somehow take away two green stones and two red stones, four stones in total. This requires at least four moves. There is a solution that allows only four moves, so the minimum is 4

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