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BrainTwister #11: Club shuffling

Can you solve this week’s logic puzzle? Plus our quick quiz and the answer to last week’s problem

By New Scientist

13 March 2024

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#11 Club shuffling

Set by Peter Hajek and Sam Hartburn

I play golf with three of my friends, and we split into two teams for each game, one team against the other. We change partners after each game until every possible pair of teams has played.

How many games will be played altogether?

If I win all my games, how many games can each other person win? What if I lose all my games?

If we add two more friends to the group and play in two teams of three instead, how does this change the answers to the questions…

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