Reply to: Beer mat brain teasers

[OwlHoot]

Isn't my solution OK?

Nope.

If they're stacked they're not in a row surely?

I was using abstract coins, of zero thickness, so yes they are.

You don't mean to say you had to use real coins, surely? Oh dear

[SallyAnne]

I still dont get it.

I wish I'd never read the ******* thread now

[Pondlife]

Isn't my solution OK too?

Nope.

If they're stacked they're not in a row surely?

[OwlHoot]

We have a winner.

There's some alcohol free becks round at AtW's for the Mule.

Isn't my solution OK too?

[Spacecadet]

We have a winner.

There's some alcohol free becks round at AtW's for the Mule.

Yes, it depends on how the question's worded. I've seen this before so know the answer is a star but the semantics confuse me.

cheating shirely?

[Pondlife]

We have a winner.

There's some alcohol free becks round at AtW's for the Mule.

[Moscow Mule]

i see 5

Yes, it depends on how the question's worded. I've seen this before so know the answer is a star but the semantics confuse me.

[Spacecadet]

* is your key to this, or rather


--------*

*----*----*-----*

----*-------*

--------*

---*----------*

Edit: looks a bit crap (and is only 4 lines but hey ho)

i see 5

[OwlHoot]

Bingo!

..o..........o

..o..o......O

........o

..o

..o..........o

in which the uppercase "O" is two coins stacked on top of each other.

(You never said they had to be in distinct positions. )

edit: Moscow mule's solution is neater though.

[Moscow Mule]

* is your key to this, or rather


--------*

*----*----*-----*

----*-------*

--------*

---*----------*

Edit: looks a bit crap (and is only 4 lines but hey ho)

[Pondlife]

Nope

[OwlHoot]

Cracked it I think - watch this

...o...........o

o
....o
.............o
..................o
...........o
.......o
o
.........o

no wait, feck! only 4 rows of 4!

P.S. Unless you can wiggle the alignments round slightly to get an extra row. Can't see how though.

[Spacecadet]

   o           o
o
     o
             o  
                   o
            o
       o 
o
         o

owlhoots with some proper alignment

[OwlHoot]

(duplicate of post below)

[Pondlife]

Shakes head in disappointment.