Place two Aces, 2 Kings, 2 Queens, and 2 Jacks in
the spaces below so that:
- Every Ace borders a King.
- Every King borders a Queen.
- Every Queen borders a Jack.
- No two of the same cards border each
other.
- No Ace borders a Queen.
Border means horizontal or vertical.
Border means horizontal or vertical.
+----+ | | | | +----+----+----+ | | | | | | | | +----+----+----+----+ | | | | | | | | +----+----+----+ | | | | +----+
Solution:
+----+ | K | | | +----+----+----+ | Q | J | Q | | | | | +----+----+----+----+ | A | K | J | | | | | +----+----+----+ | A | | | +----+
Correctly solved by:
1. Richard Mocarski | Winchester, VA |
2. Tom Marino | Winchester, VA |
3. Jia Ran | Rome, Italy |
4. Eric Harding | McLean, VA |
5. Liz Cotter | Oak Hill, VA |
6. Sam Stiebel | Winchester, VA |