diamond geezer
Friday, August 19, 2011
Diamond puzzle : Arrange sixteen different playing cards so that each row, column and diagonal contains an A ce, K ing, Q ueen and J ack, and also a C lub, D iamond, H eart and S pade.
?? AC KC QC JC AD KD QD JD AH KH QH JH AS KS QS JS ?? AC KC QC JC AD KD QD JD AH KH QH JH AS KS QS JS ?? AC KC QC JC AD KD QD JD AH KH QH JH AS KS QS JS ?? AC KC QC JC AD KD QD JD AH KH QH JH AS KS QS JS
?? AC KC QC JC AD KD QD JD AH KH QH JH AS KS QS JS ?? AC KC QC JC AD KD QD JD AH KH QH JH AS KS QS JS ?? AC KC QC JC AD KD QD JD AH KH QH JH AS KS QS JS ?? AC KC QC JC AD KD QD JD AH KH QH JH AS KS QS JS
?? AC KC QC JC AD KD QD JD AH KH QH JH AS KS QS JS ?? AC KC QC JC AD KD QD JD AH KH QH JH AS KS QS JS ?? AC KC QC JC AD KD QD JD AH KH QH JH AS KS QS JS ?? AC KC QC JC AD KD QD JD AH KH QH JH AS KS QS JS
?? AC KC QC JC AD KD QD JD AH KH QH JH AS KS QS JS ?? AC KC QC JC AD KD QD JD AH KH QH JH AS KS QS JS ?? AC KC QC JC AD KD QD JD AH KH QH JH AS KS QS JS ?? JD
Watch out for the Jack of Diamonds.
Yes, there's more than one way of doing it.
And please don't post your solution in the comments box.
And if that's too easy, try this ace variant.
?? AS ?? AC KC QC JC AD KD QD JD AH KH QH JH AS KS QS JS ?? AC KC QC JC AD KD QD JD AH KH QH JH AS KS QS JS ?? AC KC QC JC AD KD QD JD AH KH QH JH AS KS QS JS
?? AC KC QC JC AD KD QD JD AH KH QH JH AS KS QS JS ?? AC KC QC JC AD KD QD JD AH KH QH JH AS KS QS JS ?? AC KC QC JC AD KD QD JD AH KH QH JH AS KS QS JS ?? AC KC QC JC AD KD QD JD AH KH QH JH AS KS QS JS
?? AC KC QC JC AD KD QD JD AH KH QH JH AS KS QS JS ?? AC KC QC JC AD KD QD JD AH KH QH JH AS KS QS JS ?? AC KC QC JC AD KD QD JD AH KH QH JH AS KS QS JS ?? AC KC QC JC AD KD QD JD AH KH QH JH AS KS QS JS
?? AC KC QC JC AD KD QD JD AH KH QH JH AS KS QS JS ?? AC KC QC JC AD KD QD JD AH KH QH JH AS KS QS JS ?? AC KC QC JC AD KD QD JD AH KH QH JH AS KS QS JS ?? JD