October 2007
Problem of the Month

Pumpkin Maze
from Games Magazine



Travel along the colored paths from Start to Goal.   At each pumpkin, change to a path of a different color from the color you were just on -- any different color.   U-turns are prohibited.



Please send in your answer in the following format:

Start
F
:
:
M
Goal



Solution to the Problem:

After Start, visit the lettered pumpkins in this order:
F - E - D - C - B - A - J - I - H - Q - R - K - L - R.

The last letters take you around a loop, and could have been visited in the order L - K - R.

Now retrace your path in the opposite direction:
Q - H - I - J - A - B - C - D - E - F.

At this point, continue O - N - M - Goal.



Correctly solved by:

1. John Funk Ventura, California
2. Tristan Collins Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia
3. Garie Tripp and Russel Mountain View High School
Mountain View, Wyoming
4. Randall Obrien Mountain View High School
Mountain View, Wyoming
5. Scott Woody Mountain View High School
Mountain View, Wyoming
6. Wynston Anglen Mountain View High School
Mountain View, Wyoming
7. Courtney Peterson Mountain View High School
Mountain View, Wyoming


Send any comments or questions to: David Pleacher