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Puzzles and Curious Problems by Henry Ernest Dudeney: $111$
- Odds and Evens
- Every asterisk and letter represents a figure,
- Can you construct an arrangement complying with these conditions?
- There are $6$ solutions.
- Can you find one, or all of them?
******* ---------- ***)********* OE* ----- **** OO** ----- *** EE* ---- *** EO* ---- **** EE** ----- *** OO* ---
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Historical Note
This puzzle was originally submitted to Henry Ernest Dudeney by a person identified merely as the Rev. E. F. O.
Sources
- 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Digital Puzzles: $111$. -- Odds and Evens
- 1968: Henry Ernest Dudeney: 536 Puzzles & Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Skeleton Puzzles: $148$. Odds and Evens