Saturday, February 13, 2016

Maths Puzzle - Pebble

A friend sent me  this lovely puzzle. 

There are 63 pebbles in a bowl : there are two players : each player can take any count of pebbles from 1-5. If you are the first mover : what is the first pick to ensure u get the last pick as well?
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