Answer to the October 25, 2004 Problem of the Week

The Treasure Hunt   from Games Magazine September 2004

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To reveal the location of a hidden treasure, place the three gems on the map in a way that satisfies these five conditions:

• The red gem is two hexes away from the closest mountain hex.
• The green gem is two hexes away from the closest forest hex.
• The purple gem is two hexes away from the lake hex.
• The three gems are on hexes of different types of terrain.
• There is a hex -- the treasure's location -- that is two spaces away from each gem and that has a type of terrain different from that of any gem's hex.

Give the numbered hex on which each gem resides and give the numbered hex for the treasure.

 

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Solution to the Problem:

The Red Gem is on Hex #1.
The Green Gem is on Hex #4.
The Purple Gem is on Hex #8.
The Treasure is on Hex #3.

Another solution would be the mirror image:
red on 3
green on 6
purple on 8
treasure on 1

Another possible answer is:
red on hex #1,
green on hex #8,
purple on hex #9.
treasure on hex #3.

Correctly solved by: