Uh-oh, the pirates have got you surrounded! Move the pieces around the board according to the rules below, and turn all the pirates into sailors!
- Sailors and pirates can only move by leaping over pieces adjacent to them.
- Multiple sailors and pirates can be leapt over in one movement.
- Pirates that are leapt over will turn into sailors, and sailors that are leapt over will turn into pirates.
Your opening move is crucial, so think about it carefully. The first piece you should move is a pirate. Move the sailor and you'll only have to move it back, making it a completely pointless endeavour.
First, think about the first few moves. Start with the pirate at the bottom left, moving him up to the top right. After that, move the pirate in the middle down to the bottom-right corner.
Following on from Hint 2, move the pirate at the top right to the middle. Then move the pirate at the top right to the middle. Then move the pirate at the bottom right all the way over to the top-left corner. Finally, move your leftmost sailor into the bottom-right corner.
You're nearly close to solving this one now.
After completing the steps given in the previous hints, the next part is a little tricky. Move the sailor that's closest to the centre into the space at the top left, then move the pirate in the top-left corner down to the space at the bottom right. After that, move the sailor in the bottom-right corner over to the top-left corner.
You've only got one pirate left to deal with. Hop over him with a sailor and claim victory!
Solution
Correct
Yo ho ho!
The ocean waves are safe once more.
Initial position
Jump the bottom left pirate
Jump the middle pirate over the one below
Jump the top right pirate
Jump the bottom right pirate
Jump the top sailor
Jump the top sailor
Jump the top pirate
Jump the sailor
Jump the sailor in the middle over the last pirate