[UF067] Noodling Around

067 - Noodling Around

Noodling Around (Pork Noodle Line-up in the UK version) is a puzzle in Professor Layton and the Unwound Future.

Puzzle

US Version

Bowls of plain noodles and pork noodles are lined up in a row on the counter.

Arrange the food so that bowls of plain noodles and pork noodles alternate, but make sure they all remain evenly spaced on the counter.

What is the fewest number of moves it will take to accomplish this task?

Also, in this puzzle, simply switching the places of two bowls counts as two moves.

UK Version

Bowls of plain noodles and pork noodles are lined up in a row on the counter.

With the minimum of fuss, line up the bowls so that bowls of plain noodles and pork noodles alternate along the counter.

What is the lowest number of moves it takes to accomplish this task?

Note that in this puzzle, simply switching the places of two bowls counts as two moves!

Hints

Click a Tab to reveal the Hint.

US Version

You can move the bowls with your stylus, so go ahead and try rearranging them.

UK Version

You can actually move the bowls yourself, so go ahead and try out some different possibilities.

US Version

There's something a bit...tricky going on here. Look at the way the bowls are arranged to begin with. You might notice something useful.

UK Version

This one's possibly a little bit sneaky. Take a good look at the complete line-up, you might notice something.

US Version

Have you noticed that there's room for one bowl on the right side of the counter?

UK Version

Did you notice that there's space for one more bowl to the right of the five already on the counter?

US Version

All you need to do is move a bowl of plain noodles from one end to the other! The order will then alternate plain and pork, and the bowls will remain evenly spaced.

Pretty easy, huh?

UK Version

Just move a bowl from one end to the other and the pork and plain noodles will line up alternately along the counter.

Give it a try.

Solution

Incorrect

US Version

Too bad!

Remember, switching the places of two bowls counts as two moves.

UK Version

Too bad.

What does "with the minimum of fuss" mean?

Correct

US Version

Noodle-riffic!

You don't need to switch any of the bowls around. You just need to move a bowl of plain noodles from one end to the other!

UK Version

That's right!

Don't switch the bowls around, just move one.

The chef in the illustration probably got angry at his colleague because he spent too long over the puzzle and the noodles got cold!

v · d · ePuzzles in Professor Layton and the Unwound Future

Normal	001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 UK 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040 041 042 043 044 045 046 047 048 049 050 051 052 053 054 055 056 057 058 059 060 061 062 063 064 065 066 067 068 069 070 071 072 073 074 075 076 077 078 079 080 081 082 083 084 085 086 087 088 089 090 091 092 093 094 095 096 097 098 099 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168

Weekly	See here for weekly puzzles.

Hidden Door	???

Puzzle Index: CV · DB · UF · LS · MM · AL · VS