A clever interpretation of the ancient Rings Puzzle by WILLIAM USSHER DARE you take up the challenge of the Sultan's -Rings? In front of you are three poles. On one are stacked coloured rings each of a different diameter. By moving one ring at a time you must restack the rings — in the same order to make things difficult - on one of the other poles. You may only place a smaller ring on top of a larger one and you must complete the challenge in the least moves possible. Although simple in concept, the game is not as easy as you might think. On running the program, you are asked for the number of rings you want - from three to six. To play you move the rings using the numeric keys 1, 2 and 3 to show which poles you want the ring moved from and to. The top ring on the pole is the one which will be moved in each case. The number of moves you have taken is recorded and when you have restacked the column you are told if you have solved the puzzle or not. CWTA |