Lucky the black cat is back, but this time she has only seven white kittens with her on the 5 x 5 board. Both Lucky and the kittens can jump over any kitten that is in a horizontally, vertically or diagonally adjacent square. Jumping over a kitten removes that kitten from the grid, but Lucky cannot be jumped over.
Can you make the cats up around the board so that Lucky is once again left alone on the board, sitting in the middle?
UK Version
Lucky the black cat is back, but this time she only has seven white kittens with her on the 5 x 5 board. Both Lucky and the kittens can jump over any kitten that is in a horizontally, vertically or diagonally adjacent square. Jumping over a kitten removes that kitten from the grid, but Lucky cannot be jumped over.
Can you make the cats jump around the board so that Lucky is once again left alone on the board, sitting in the centre?
In this puzzle, Lucky shouldn't jump until the very end. Start with the kittens, and try to remove as many as you can.
US Version
First, you need to move the top kitten down. Now, say that down is south again. The next step is to move the kitten nearest Lucky towards the northwest.
This will leave you with five kittens and Lucky.
UK Version
If you think of down as south again, then the next step is to move the kitten nearest Lucky towards the north-west.
This will leave you with five kittens and Lucky.
US Version
Continuing from Hint 2, move the bottom-left kitten to the northeast and then the top-left kitten straight south.
That now leaves you with three kittens and Lucky.
UK Version
Continuing from Hint 2, move the bottom-left kitten to the north-east and then the top-left kitten straight south.
That now leaves you with three kittens and Lucky.
US Version
You're almost there. Make the bottom-left kitten jump twice: first northeast, then south.
The last move is to jump Lucky into the middle, and that's it!
UK Version
You're almost there. Make the bottom-left kitten jump twice: first north-east, then south.
The last move is to jump Lucky into the centre and that's it!
Solution
Correct
Correct!
US Version
Now where have those kittens gone?
UK Version
Now where have those kittens got to?
Initial position
Move the top kitten over the kitten below
Jump the second column bottom kitten over the kitten above
Jump the fourth column bottom kitten over the kitten above
Jump the top right kitten over the kitten below and left
Move the bottom kitten over the kitten above and right
Jump the top kitten over the kitten below and right