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[hex set] #169 Queen Quandry

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mupdan · Boot Joined: 04 Aug 2005 Posts: 22 Location: Bath, UK

Pretty sure it's

**Posted:** Fri Nov 25, 2005 6:30 am

ReeKorl

Yep, that's right.

**Posted:** Fri Nov 25, 2005 6:49 am

Curlytek

The above answers are more than likely correct....but what if you had other pieces on the board as well, situated between Queens (preventing queens from attacking each other?) You could have at least 16, and likely more, that way...

**Posted:** Fri Nov 25, 2005 7:32 am

ReeKorl

In that case, take any position on the chessboard and put a queen there. Another queen cannot possibly be placed in any of the adjacent squares, so you might as well put something else there (such as a pawn) to block it off. the closest another queen can sit is therefore 2 squares away.

Don't think this is the answer they want, but just in case, it's been spoilerised.

**Posted:** Fri Nov 25, 2005 9:02 am

cheesey · Boot Joined: 23 Nov 2005 Posts: 24

surely it is just easier and quicker to guess!!!! Cool

**Posted:** Wed Nov 30, 2005 1:30 pm

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Bluzu · Boot Joined: 28 Nov 2005 Posts: 11

If anyone is interested I have made a solve gif which can be seen at:

http://www.buzzjobs.co.uk/solve.gif

(couldn't hide it in a spoiler it shows up still)

**Posted:** Fri Dec 02, 2005 6:49 pm

CherokeeParkes

Anyone remember The 7th Guest? When I saw this card it took me a while to remember that there was a task where you had to get a certain number of queens onto a chess board.

**Posted:** Thu Dec 08, 2005 3:40 am

commlal · Kilroy Joined: 08 Dec 2005 Posts: 1

Wow, what an easy card. At least I know I've seen this problem before if it was in 7th Guest.

**Posted:** Sat Dec 10, 2005 7:32 am

groovygirl20

do u no what i must say to this? i really like that sofa .....

**Posted:** Sat Jan 14, 2006 11:56 am

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kizandtango · Veteran Joined: 05 Feb 2006 Posts: 108

what the hell are u on about GG?

**Posted:** Sun Apr 23, 2006 8:55 am

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groovygirl20

on the card? the sofa? nevermind

**Posted:** Sun Apr 23, 2006 12:11 pm

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kizandtango · Veteran Joined: 05 Feb 2006 Posts: 108

well yeah thats what i thought, except the whole backgrounds a blur so how can you see a sofa...?

**Posted:** Tue Apr 25, 2006 7:47 pm

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groovygirl20

um.... easily ?

**Posted:** Thu Apr 27, 2006 2:33 pm

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rick stein · Guest

If they were all one colour then the answer could be 64. If they were black and white, which ones are attacking each other, etc.

This is a strange puzzle as it seems to use certain rules of chess and then ignore others.

**Posted:** Fri Dec 22, 2006 12:19 pm