Petals Around the Rose: Fraternity Register

One throw. My very first guess at the rule proved to be correct.

Two throws. Sent this to several friends with a request to tell me how long it took to figure it out, and it appears that those who daily deal with "big picture" issues get it quickly, those who work with abstract theory or detail take longer. Nothing to do with innate intelligence. For example, these folks got it within 10 min: commercial banker, classical musician, charity case manager, wine buyer, retired businesswoman. These took significantly longer, or in a couple of cases are still stumped: med school professor, CPA, mechanical engineer. The exception is a nuclear sub specialist, who got it immediately. Anyhow, my hypothesis is that a tendency to "drill down" with data analysis and algorithms doesn't help in this situation, while a more expansive problem-solving approach works.

10 minutes... i love puzzles like this

Ah, for using up 7 minutes of my life, K-Lo must face the wrath of a Star Wars vs Star Trek marathon debate at the corner!

Well, I must be a redneck. It took me 12 throws to figure it out, then I ran through about a dozen more to make sure I understood. Oh, cruel game.

Got it in 13 minutes, even with a hillbilly education.

ahhh think differently

took me a week...but i finally go it

amusing little test.

I got it in about ten minutes.
pretty good.