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Theodoric · 28-07-2005, 15:44

And when you've successfully finished Solitaire have a go at the Tower of Benares; it should occupy a rainy afternoon. It consists of 3 poles. On the first pole there are 64 disks with holes in their centres. Each disk has a different diameter and they are arranged so that the largest disk is at the bottom of the pole and the smallest at the top, so that it looks like a cone with the apex at the top.

The aim of the game is to transfer all of the disks to one of the other poles. The rules are quite simple.

1) Only one disk may be moved at a time and it must be placed on any one of the poles before another disk can be moved.

2) A smaller disk may be placed on a larger disk but a larger disk may not be placed on a smaller disk.

28-07-2005, 15:44	#10
Theodoric Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: London Posts: 2,974	Re: Solitaire? And when you've successfully finished Solitaire have a go at the Tower of Benares; it should occupy a rainy afternoon. It consists of 3 poles. On the first pole there are 64 disks with holes in their centres. Each disk has a different diameter and they are arranged so that the largest disk is at the bottom of the pole and the smallest at the top, so that it looks like a cone with the apex at the top. The aim of the game is to transfer all of the disks to one of the other poles. The rules are quite simple. 1) Only one disk may be moved at a time and it must be placed on any one of the poles before another disk can be moved. 2) A smaller disk may be placed on a larger disk but a larger disk may not be placed on a smaller disk.