March 2008
Problem of the Month

Aces and Faces Problem

Remove the Jacks, Queens, Kings, and Aces from a deck of cards, and lay out these four cards:


Next place the remaining cards in the columns below so that four rows and columns result (you will have a 4 x 4 square).

No two similar cards (in VALUE or SUIT) should appear in the same row, the same column, or either of the two main diagonals.

Solution to the Problem:

Richard Johnson also sent in another solution:

JD AC QS KH
KS QH AD JC
AH JS KC QD
QC KD JH AS 

Correctly solved by:

1. Richard K. Johnson	La Jolla, California
2. John Funk	Ventura, California
3. Cherish Register	Mountain View High School Mountain View, Wyoming
4. Katie Woody	Mountain View High School Mountain View, Wyoming
5. David & Judy Dixon	Bennettsville, South Carolina

Send any comments or questions to: David Pleacher