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.

 

+----+ | | | | +----+----+----+ | | | | | | | | +----+----+----+----+ | | | | | | | | +----+----+----+ | | | | +----+




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