Three canned-food products are randomly stacked up. You need to rearrange them into stacks of the same product.
However, if you want to move a can that has cans on top of it, you have to move them all at once. Also, you can't have more than six cans stacked up at a time.
Sounds easy, right? Oh...one more thing. You have to do it in six moves or fewer.
UK Version
Three different types of tinned food are randomly stacked up. You need to rearrange them into stacks of the same food.
However, if there are tins on top of the tin you want move, you have to move them all at once. Also, you can't have more than six tins in a stack.
Sounds easy, right? Oh...one more thing: you have to do it in six moves or fewer.
If you plan your moves carefully, it shouldn't be too hard.
Here's a clue to get you started:
US Version
Your first move involves moving two cans at the same time. But which ones?
UK Version
Your first move involves moving two tins at the same time.
US Version
Grab the can of peaches from the middle stack and move it over to the left.
There's just a single can of fish in the middle now. Hmm... Well, why not move the can of fish from the right stack onto the stack in the middle?
UK Version
For example, grab the tin of peaches from the middle stack and move it over to the left.
There's just a single tin of fish in the middle now. Hmm... Well, why not move the tin of fish from the right stack onto the one in the middle?
US Version
Continuing on from Hint Two, if you grab the can of fish from the left stack and move it onto the two you've got stacked in the middle, then you'll have all three cans of fish together. Nice!
Now then, what's next?
UK Version
Continuing from Hint 2, if you grab the tin of fish from the left stack and move it onto the two you've got stacked in the middle, then you'll have all three tins of fish stacked together. Nice!
Now then, what's next?
US Version
Continuing on from Hint Three, move the can of cherries from the right stack to the left stack. Then move the cherries from the middle stack to the left.
Almost done now. You can do it!
UK Version
Continuing from Hint 3, move the tin of cherries from the right stack to the left stack. Now move the cherries from the middle stack to the left stack.
Almost there now. You can do it!
Solution
Correct
US Version
Can-do!
Now everything is in order. Nice!
UK Version
Stacktacular!
Now everything is in order. Nice!
Initial position
Move two cans from the second stack to the first stack
Move one can from the third stack to the second stack
Move four cans from the first stack to the second stack
Move one can from the second stack to the first stack
Move one can from the third stack to the first stack
Move two cans from the second stack to the third stack