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Developed a puzzle to show the chances for deduction in four-hand <br>
Developed a puzzle to show the chances for deduction in four-hand <br>
game of OPERATION SEARCH without passing of files.
game of <u>OPERATION SEARCH</u> without passing of files.


For solution see 11/28
For solution see 11/28


___________'''N'''_______________'''W'''_________________'''E'''_______________'''S'''________  <br>
[column headings: N, W, E, S]
UL_________B__________________B_____________OWN___HAND__________A________ <br>
[row: UL, B, B, <u>OWN HAND</u>, A]
UF_________B____________OWN___HAND__________TABLE______________A________ <br>
[row: UF, B, <u>OWN HAND</u>, TABLE, A]
UM___OWN__HAND____________B___________________C_________________C_______  <br>
[row: UM, <u>OWN HAND</u>, B, C, C]
IL__________C_________________........_________________A_________________C________  <br>
[row: IL, C, (blank), A, C]
IF__________B____________OWN___HAND_____________C__________OWN___HAND_  <br>
[row: IF, B, <u>OWN HAND</u>, C, <u>OWN HAND</u>]
IM_________C___________________C___________________A______________TABLE_____ <br>
[row: IM, C, C, A, TABLE]
RL_________C___________________A___________________B_________________B________ <br>
[row: RL, C, A, B, B]
[row: RF, TABLE, B, <u>OWN HAND</u>, <u>OWN HAND</u>]
[row: RM, A, A, <u>OWN HAND</u>, A]
 
 
<u> A </u><br>
4 - R <br>
2 - SU <br>
1 - NM <br>
2 - W <br>
2 - EI <br>
 
<u> B </u><br>
1 - WR <br>
1 - UM <br>
2 - UL <br>
3 - W <br>
0 - EM <br>
 
<u> C </u><br>
1-SU <br>
0-NF <br>
1-SI <br>
3-N <br>
2-IL <br>
 
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Called Alice. Nothing new.
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Suggested three levels of play : -  <br>
1) With passing of all files. <br>
2) With passing of regular requests , but not of bonus requests. <br>
3) With no passing at all. (Egghead version) <br>
With the 3 hand game play with 3 hidden cards, but <br>
with the same 3 levels.