Thursday market
Musician strings along one in ten
Thursday’s carousel went for 6 trades. 77 traders made a trade; 74 reached the carousel, 56 of them by the shortest route.
How the market went
- 77 made a trade
- 74 reached the carousel
- 56 found the 6-trade route
- 43 got three stars, with no undos
- 6.2 trades on average
- 1 minute 9 seconds median time to solve
- 22 countries solved it
The opening bell
The miller was the favourite first trade, with 70 traders: the only opening that keeps the 6-trade route open. 7 went to the musician first.
Dead ends
The musician left 8 traders with no way to the carousel; the tailor, 6; the clockmaker, 1.
The route
Only one set of 6 trades gets there. Open it only if you want the answer.
Show the 6-trade route to the carousel
- Give the miller your red paperclip for a jar of honey.
- Give the sailor your jar of honey for a bell and a compass.
- Give the clockmaker your bell for a lantern.
- Give the blacksmith your compass for a violin.
- Give the fisher your lantern and violin for a camera.
- Give the painter your camera for the carousel.