From: bodom@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Brian Odom)
Newsgroups: rec.puzzles
Subject: Logic Problem: On the cards
Date: 31 Aug 92 18:19:03 GMT
Organization: Indiana University


The following logic is from Penny Press Original Logics #77 August 1992:

Ms. Howatt is one of eight people seated at two card tables.  A hand has just 
been dealt at each table, and each person is currently holding a different high
card.  Of these eight cards, two are jacks, two are queens, two are kings, and
two are aces (in order from lowest to highest).  From the information provided,
determine the first (one is Daniel) and last names of the person in each seat
at each table (tables 1 and 2, seats A through D), as well as the high card 
each person is holding.  (Note: Diamonds and hearts are red, and clubs and 
spades are black.  The only card mentioned for each player is his or her high
card.  All cards of the same face are the same value, regardless of suit.)


1. Norman, the one surnamed Brown, and the one holding the highest diamond are
at the same table.  All three are holding higher cards than the one seated in
position A at their table.

2. The four people seated at one of the tables are Jonathan, the one surnamed
McKinley, the one holding the highest heart, and the one seated in position A
(who holds a card with the same value as the highest heart).

3. The one surnamed Finley, who is at the same table as and directly opposite
Keisha, has the same seat letter as the one holding the queen of diamonds.

4. The one surnamed Warwick, who is sitting at table 2 but not in seat D, is
seated next to the one holding the jack of spades.

5. At one table, Ruby is between the one surnamed Ashe and the one holding the
ace of spades.  Ruby and Ruth (who is not the one surnamed Brown) have the 
same seat letter.

6. Arlene, who is holding the lowest club, has the same seat letter as Elsie.

7. The one surnamed Pollock is at the same table as a man holding a black 
queen.

8. The one surnamed Carter is not holding the highest heart.

9. Each of the four cards at either table is of a different suit.



              TABLE 1                                TABLE 2


             +-------+                              +-------+
             |   A   |                              |   A   |
             |       |                              |       |
       +-----+-------+-----+                  +-----+-------+-----+
       |                   |		      |                   |
       |                   |		      |                   |
  +----+                   +----+	 +----+                   +----+
  |    |                   |    |        |    |                   |    |
  | D  |                   |  B |        | D  |                   |  B |
  |    |                   |	|        |    |                   |    |
  +----+                   +----+        +----+                   +----+
       |                   |		      |                   |
       |                   |		      |                   |
       +-----+-------+-----+		      +-----+-------+-----+
             |       |                              |       |
             |   C   |                              |   C   |
             +-------+                              +-------+




Difficulty rating: 8

I'll post a step-by-step solution in about 3 days

Have fun!!!

If there's a demand for these, I could post some more of these. 




-- 
Brian T Odom
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