Over the last two years and more, card tricks have provided us with the fodder for many of our puzzles. “Pile up more cards on this one by one, counting them as 6, 7, 8 and so until you reach 12, the number at which you must stop.” On top of the 5 I lay down 7 more cards as …
Over a year and a half, we have solved enough puzzles together to agree that tough does not necessarily mean best. He now calls upon the fourth victim: “Pick up Pile D and deal the top three cards face down on the table.” Victim #4 does as instructed. “Deal the next card on top of Pile A, the next on …
