Madam Mushnik was getting ready for the four-day Solvitude Festival in a land far, far away. The four best students were to be rewarded for their superb puzzle-solving skills.
The total prize pot consisted of 16 coins. The first coin was worth 1 groan, the second was worth 2 groans, and so on. The coins were to be distributed according to the Solvitude rules:
Can you find a way that Madam Mushnik could distribute the coins so that all three rules are obeyed?
Drag each coin into a yellow circle. You can drag a placed coin back to the pool, or directly onto another circle to swap.
This is quite a difficult puzzle particularly if you are new to solving puzzles of this kind . If you're getting frustrated right now why not try a simpler puzzle in order to prepare for this puzzle.
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