536 Puzzles and Curious Problems

136 Geometrical Problems

378. THE ANGELICA PUZZLE

Here is a little puzzle that will soon

become quite fascinating if you at-

tempt it. Draw a square with three

lines in both directions and place on

the intersecting points eight lettered

counters as shown in our illustration.

The puzzle is to move the counters,

one at a time, along the lines from

point to vacant point until you get

them in the order ANGELICA thus:

A N G

E L

C A

Try to do this in the fewest possible

moves. It is quite easy to record your

moves, as you merely have to write

the letters thus, as an example:

A E L N, etc.

379. THE FLANDERS WHEEL

Place eight lettered counters on the
wheel as shown. Now move them one
at a time along the lines from circle to
circle until the word FLANDERS can
be correctly read round the rim of the
wheel as at present, only that the F is
in the upper circle now occupied by
the N. Of course two counters cannot
be in a circle at the same time. Find
the fewest possible moves.

380. CATCHING THE PRISONERS

Make a rough diagram on a sheet of paper, and use counters to indicate the
two warders (the men in peaked caps) and the two prisoners. At the begin-
ning the counters must be placed in the squares shown. The first player moves
each of the warders through a doorway to the next cell, in any direction. Then
the second player moves each prisoner through a doorway to an adjoining cell;