Eight Knights -- numbered 1 through 8 -- are to be seated facing the Round Table in such a way that no knight sits next to
any knight whose number is one away from his own.
Additionally, knight 6 may not sit either one or two places to the right of the seated knight 2.
With knights 2, 4, and 7 seated as shown, seat the rest of the knights.
You may send in your answer in the form: 4 - x - x - 2 - x - x - 7 - x
beginning with 4 and going clockwise around the table.
Solution to the Problem:
Beginning with knight 4 and going clockwise around the table,
the answer is: 4 - 8 - 5 - 2 - 6 - 3 - 7 - 1
Correctly solved by:
1. Alp Aribal | Istanbul, Turkey |
2. James Alarie | Flint, Michigan |
3. David Yang | ---------- |
4. Navin Sivasankaran | Brisbane, Australia |
5. Mary Murtishaw | Cabot, Arkansas |